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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.
The Houston Rockets have a tough stretch ahead of them in the days ahead, but a few injuries to the Indiana Pacers -could do them huge favors heading into Wednesday's match-up.
After dropping all three games to the San Antonio Spurs (53-16) this season, the Houston Rockets (37-31) look to finally take a game for themselves, while the Spurs aim to make it a clean sweep on the Rockets Sunday.
James Harden, Jeremy Lin and the Houston Rockets (37-31) find themselves in a major push for positioning in the NBA Playoffs.
This season has marked a huge turnaround in Houston Rockets basketball, with the fruits of the Rockets' shrewd offseason moves paying huge dividends in making the Rockets respectable again.
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.
It's been roughly eight months since Jeremy Lin jumped ship to Houston from the limelight of New York, which helped set the stage for some rapid redevelopment in both basketball franchises.
The playoff race is starting to heat up for the Houston Rockets (33-29) as they get ready to play a playoff rival in the Golden State Warriors (35-27) Friday night in Oakland, Calif.
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.
For 48 minutes, the Houston Rockets has what they were looking for Wednesday night.
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.