After Saturday night’s victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Houston Rockets have the second seed in the Western Conference.
The Russell Westbrook and James Harden experience has been a positive, as the Rockets are riding a seven game win streak. Harden is currently on pace to reach a career high in scoring, yet again, and Westbrook has been averaging 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game on 43.1 percent from the field. Westbrook’s field goal percentage is up over last season and he is playing 32.8 minutes per game, which are his fewest since the 2013-14 season in which he played 30.