At this point in the 2021-22 season, alarm bells ring whenever the Houston Rockets win a game. When they win two in a row, the townsfolk start looking for their pitchforks.
Any angst is understandable. Rockets fans have been through the wringer this year. At 20-55, the team has nothing left to play for. More aptly, they have nothing left to win for.
Do they have nothing left to lose? Do they have nothing left but to lose? However you frame it, the fanbase is acutely aware of the benefits of defeat.