The Houston Rockets have nothing left to play for. With the top seed in the Western Conference on total lockdown and the best record in the NBA just about clinched (the Rockets need one more win or a Raptors loss to assure it), Houston is starting to give some much-needed rest to their main players.
James Harden and Clint Capela sat out this week’s win over the Chicago Bulls, and Chris Paul, Nene, and Eric Gordon took the night off in last night’s come-from-behind victory over the Phoenix Suns.