Houston has had their fair share of early season struggles, but they are not a team to sleep on.
The Rockets have been an even bigger disappointment to start the season than the Wizards. After making it to the conference finals last year in a loaded Western Conference, Houston is currently stuck in the middle of the Western conference. Coach Kevin McHale was fired back in November, and J.B. Bickerstaff has taken over interim coaching duties. Houston is led in both points and assists by last year’s MVP runner-up James Harden, and are anchored in the paint by Dwight Howard.