Tracy McGrady's Rockets are the hottest team in the NBA; the last time they lost a game was January 27th! People may think that it's not a big deal with the team they have but the last 9 games were won with out All Star center Yao Ming. Ming is out for the rest of the season because of a foot injury but it seems that Houston doesn't miss him so much.
Houston has been averaging about 98 point per game despite missing second leading scorer Yao Ming. Their whole team has been stepping up especially Dikembe Mutombo, who took Yao's place; Mutombo has been a huge presence on the defensive end. Battier, Scola, and Alston have been playing the best basketball of their careers this season.
It all started in Golden State where they got their first win, 111-107; over their streak they have beaten top teams like Cleveland, New Orleans, Chicago, Denver, and Dallas.
The Rockets 21-game win streak is the second longest in NBA history (longest is 33 games by the '71-'72 Los Angeles Lakers). They went from 10th place in the Western Conference to 1st place over this run and will face the Lakers tonight for their 22-game win streak.
My Opinion: I would have never thought that the Houston Rockets would become one of the best teams in the NBA; obviously they are playoff contenders but winning 21 games in a row is very surprising. Once Yao Ming went down with the injury, I didn't think they would have been able to continue their 9-game win streak. But everyone has been stepping up and now they are atop of the West!
Houston has been averaging about 98 point per game despite missing second leading scorer Yao Ming. Their whole team has been stepping up especially Dikembe Mutombo, who took Yao's place; Mutombo has been a huge presence on the defensive end. Battier, Scola, and Alston have been playing the best basketball of their careers this season.
It all started in Golden State where they got their first win, 111-107; over their streak they have beaten top teams like Cleveland, New Orleans, Chicago, Denver, and Dallas.
The Rockets 21-game win streak is the second longest in NBA history (longest is 33 games by the '71-'72 Los Angeles Lakers). They went from 10th place in the Western Conference to 1st place over this run and will face the Lakers tonight for their 22-game win streak.
My Opinion: I would have never thought that the Houston Rockets would become one of the best teams in the NBA; obviously they are playoff contenders but winning 21 games in a row is very surprising. Once Yao Ming went down with the injury, I didn't think they would have been able to continue their 9-game win streak. But everyone has been stepping up and now they are atop of the West!
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