It is a team that should strike fear into the hearts of its opponents, with a roster that should generate a buzz in every city.
The Houston Rockets should be a lot of things. They should be better than their near .500 record, they should be higher in the NBA’s Western Conference standings and, three seasons into their marriage of Dwight Howard and James Harden, they should have a better resume than they do.
The word “should” should never pop up that often.
The Rockets will face the Raptors on Sunday trying to scrape their way into the playoffs for the fourth straight year.