The Rockets have regained their strength with Chris Paul and Clint Capela back from injury and newly added Kenneth Faried has played well. James Harden is still a top-three MVP candidate but while Houston is trending upward, are the Rockets the best team to defeat the Warriors in the playoffs?
On the latest on The Crossover podcast, Chris Mannix and Rohan Nadkarni debate whether the Rockets are legitimate threats in the Western Conference.
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