BOSTON -- Finally, almost five months into a rocky grind of a regular season, the Houston Rockets resemble the contender-caliber team that James Harden expected them to be.
"It feels really, really good to kind of have a full roster and catch a rhythm," Harden said after the Rockets' 115-104 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday that extended the NBA's longest active winning streak to five games. "This is a perfect time for it.
"We haven't had an opportunity to push, push, push. This is a perfect time to push, push, push and catch a groove going into the postseason.