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The NBA's Southwest Division has been traditionally strong with presence of the Texan triumvirate that are the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. But with the emergence of the Memphis Grizzlies as the defensive powerhouse and the solid offseason acquisitions done by New Orleans Pelicans, it's not crazy to think that all five teams in the division may play deep into April this coming season.
Whenever star scorers like James Harden go down, a team can struggle looking to adjust on offense.
James Harden, Jeremy Lin and the Houston Rockets (37-31) find themselves in a major push for positioning in the NBA Playoffs.
Houston Rockets fans already see the team's stars James Harden, Jeremy Lin and Chandler Parsons as superheroes, but a Japanese comic strip has taken it one step further.
On Wednesday, the Houston Rockets (33-28) will play the Dallas Mavericks, the first of a 12-game schedule they face in the month of March with 21 games left in the NBA season.
The Houston Rockets have arguably the most intense, fast-paced offense in the entire NBA this season.
For 48 minutes, the Houston Rockets has what they were looking for Wednesday night.
The third round of votes in the 2013 NBA All-Star Game balloting show that Jeremy Lin and James Harden are still in the mix to start for the West when the game comes to Houston in February.
The Houston Rockets (17-14) are starting to shake off the effects of two major losses to San Antonio and Oklahoma City, but face a stiff challenge tonight against rookie sensation Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Hornets (7-24) at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.