The Western Conference is in total chaos at the present moment, with the gap between the 3 and 10 seeds at a mere 4.5 games. As contenders jockey for playoff positioning, the two-team race for the top seed comes down to the Houston Rockets, winners of 16 straight, and the Golden State Warriors, just 0.5 games back and on a 6 game winning streak of their own. Both teams are embarking on or have embarked on the toughest stretches of their respective seasons. For the Rockets, Tuesday night’s victory over the Thunder steers them towards road matchups against Milwaukee and Toronto, part of a three-games-in-four-nights stretch that is capped by Daylight Savings Time kicking in.
Sufficient (Warriors 114, Nets 101)
