The Houston Rockets strung together 14 wins in a row between Nov. 16 and Dec. 18. We knew that they would lose eventually, but they looked nearly unbeatable at the time. Well, the Rockets are doing it again.
Despite missing Trevor Ariza, the Rockets have looked like the best team in the league over the last few weeks. Houston has won eight games in a row, which is the second longest winning streak in the NBA behind Utah’s 10-game winning streak.
Yesterday, the NBA announced that James Harden won the Western Conference Player of the Week award for the second consecutive week.