Their matchups against the Cavaliers and the Nuggets this week present their first real gauntlet of the season.
As the Houston Rockets have climbed to a 9-3 record to start the season, their schedule, as hard as it may be to admit, has been a relatively easy one, with the team having yet to play a singular back-to-back and already having conducted four matchups against bottom-feeding teams.
Yet, through that stretch, they have still been immensely impressive offensively, and, this week, they will get their first true opportunity to put their viability as championship contenders to the test.