Timing is everything.
A month ago, a Rockets-Bulls game looked like a guaranteed Rockets win. Yet here we are, with Houston losers of seven of their last nine games and Chicago on a 11-6 stretch.
Chicago’s defense is still nothing special, but neither is Houston’s these days. After starting out the year as defending fiends, the Rockets have turned into a sieve. Despite the injuries, the Rockets have the ability to throw out a lineup of Chris Paul, Eric Gordon, Trevor Ariza, P.J. Tucker, and Clint Capela.