Houston Rockets: What To Make Of The Home Stretch?

Here were are Houston Rockets fans!

We’re on the home stretch with just 12 games to go.

Yep, that’s right, just 12 games.

And you know what the crazy thing is?

The Rockets WILL qualify for the playoffs because they’re going to make a hard push for it to get in.

It’s also a matter addition and subtraction, the Utah Jazz are fading, the Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies are all hanging in there.

There not doing anything earth-shattering but are right in the midst of things.

The Jazz are likely going to fall short of contending because it does seem that Gordon Hayward will continue to battle with his plantar fasciitis injury and will not be 100 percent until that foot heals.

I’ve had a mild case of it — I’m a long-distance, cross-country runner — so it pops up every now and it’s no fun when it’s there.

It’s extremely debilitating as far as what it can do to you.

But anyway, as wildly inconsistent as the Rockets are, they will still be able to battle with a team at least for one round in the upcoming playoffs.

I’d love to see us match up with either the Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder or even the Los Angeles Clippers in a seven-game series.

Who I didn’t mention?

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The San Antonio Spurs.

They’ve had our number for the entire season — with the exception of the Christmas Day game — and there’s no way we’re going to be able to hang with them.

The Spurs were built to win a championship right now and I don’t see anybody standing in the way of their path with the exception of the Warriors.

They’re just too good on defense and our lackadaisical-style is not going to work well against them.

We match up quite well with the Thunder and the Clippers as we have talent that can go tit-for-tat with each an every possession.

As far as the Warriors, they’re clearly the talented team but I think we can try to catch them while fatigued.