After starting just 3-3, the Houston Rockets are on a four-game winning streak and are tied for third place in the Western Conference. Admittedly, Houston has played four bad teams in each of those wins, as both Chicago and Memphis are rebuilding and both Golden State and New Orleans were without multiple starters.
Speaking of New Orleans, the Houston Rockets beat the Pelicans 122-116 in the Big Easy. The Rockets shot just 12-for-41 from the 3-point line, but they made 22 free throws and they shot 51.8 percent from the field overall.
Five players finished in double-figures for Houston, but it was James Harden’s huge fourth quarter that sealed the win for the Rockets.