Can The Rockets Make A Run At The Play-In After 5 Straight Wins?
The race for the playoffs within the Western Convention has been congested all season lengthy, and it seems that we are going to have an entertaining closing month as three video games presently separate the fifth by tenth seeds. The remainder of the groups within the convention haven’t been given a lot of a shot at making a run at a spot within the Play-In, however the Houston Rockets have caught fireplace currently, and could possibly be knocking on the door if issues go their approach this coming week.
Houston Rockets Have NBA’s Longest Profitable Streak
The Houston Rockets are 3 video games out of the playin whereas successful 5 video games in a row and seven out their final 8.
Don’t quit on the season simply but pic.twitter.com/kkSowkXCsi
— Clutch Metropolis Leisure (@ClutchCityENTX) March 16, 2024
After their loss to the Clippers on March sixth, the Rockets had been in twelfth place within the West. It dropped their document to 27-35, they usually had been 6.5 video games behind the tenth place Lakers, who had been sitting within the closing Play-In spot.
They haven’t misplaced since. Houston received three straight highway video games beginning final Friday, defeating the Path Blazers, Kings, and Spurs, and got here residence to care for enterprise towards the Wizards to offer them 4 straight victories. Then, on Saturday, they had been in a position to overcome an underdog standing with a view to defeat the Cavaliers by 14 factors, giving them the longest energetic successful streak within the NBA. (The Celtics received on Sunday, matching Houston’s streak of 5 straight)
Can They Catch The Lakers For The tenth Spot?
The Houston #Rockets subsequent 4 video games:
Wizards — 11-56
Bulls — 33-35 (@ House)
Jazz — 29-38 (@ House)
Blazers — 19-48 (@ House)In the event that they’re critical a couple of play-in push, there’s an actual likelihood their present 5 sport successful streak will get prolonged to 9. pic.twitter.com/YRMeR6GsYk
— Bradeaux (@BradeauxNBA) March 17, 2024
Mixed with their back-to-back wins earlier than the loss towards the Clippers, Houston has now received 7 of their final 8 video games, and at the moment are 3.5 video games behind the Lakers after LeBron James and firm fell to the Warriors on Saturday.
Their schedule will definitely assist them out over the following week. The Rockets have 4 straight video games developing towards groups which are underneath .500, a stretch that may carry all of them the best way to subsequent Wednesday’s sport towards the Thunder. Issues will get more durable after that as they nonetheless have video games towards the Clippers, Warriors, Timberwolves left on the schedule, and two towards the Mavericks.
So far as power of schedule goes, the Rockets have the twentieth hardest remaining path, whereas the Lakers are available at quantity 23. The Warriors, who’re simply proportion factors forward of LA for the ninth spot, have the twenty sixth hardest.
It’s the thrid time this season that Houston has received at the very least 5 straight, with the earlier two occasions coming earlier than Christmas.