Why Rockets will regret ugly past week at regular season’s end

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 13: Ime Udoka of the Houston Rockets watches a play against the Boston Celtics during the first quarter at the TD Garden on January 13, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images)

Brian Fluharty/Getty ImagesThe Houston Rockets, despite an ugly 3–7 record across their last 10 games, still find themselves in the thick of the NBA postseason play-in race, just two games back of the Lakers and Jazz for the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference as of…