MINNEAPOLIS -- Coach Mike D'Antoni's concern about the Houston Rockets losing their rhythm after clinching the NBA's top overall seed with a couple of weeks remaining in the regular season has come true.
The Rockets cruised to the league's best overall record with a historically elite offense, but Houston hasn't been nearly as efficient since clinching homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs in late March.
"I'd say [the last] couple months we haven't played really well," D'Antoni said before Sunday's practice, a day after a 121-105 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves that trimmed the Rockets' series lead to 2-1.