Don’t look now, but the Houston Rockets are suddenly within two games of the second seed in the Western Conference. Winners of eight out of 10 and on a four-game winning streak, the new roster has come together like they’be been playing basketball as a unit for years.
Houston’s only two losses since making their deadline deals have either been at the hands of a buzzer-beater or on the road without Russell Westbrook. The Rockets’ hot streak has them sitting in sole possession of fourth in the West at 37-20, now at a season-best 17 games above .