For the second time this season, the Houston Rockets got a long layoff before heading on the road for a tough road trip. Houston is still without a road win, but only one of the five games has been a blowout, and that came all the way back on Opening Night against an Orlando Magic team that is showing that they’re for real in the East.
The quality of the opponents matter as well. Orlando, both LA teams, and Golden State are good teams that all figure to be playoff teams at this stage of the season.