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Houston Rockets: Shades of the 2017 Astros

By David Graf

HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 23: Dallas Keuchel #60 of the Houston Astros and James Harden of the Houston Rockets share a laugh after Harden threw out the first pitch at Minute Maid Park on September 23, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 23: Dallas Keuchel #60 of the Houston Astros and James Harden of the Houston Rockets share a laugh after Harden threw out the first pitch at Minute Maid Park on September 23, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /
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The Houston Rockets 2017-2018 campaign is beginning to look a lot like the Astros run in 2017.

The Houston Rockets knotted up the Western Conference Finals at two games apiece yesterday. As I was jumping up and down off my couch after each made Chris Paul three, I couldn’t help but notice the similarities between this 2017-2018 Rockets squad and the 2017 Houston Astros.

These teams felt similar from the paths that they took, to James Harden and Jose Altuve, and to A.J. Hinch and Mike D’Antoni. They have also had their rosters constructed similarly and had to vanquish familiar foes.

Everything also feels bigger after events that took place in Houston, as the Southeastern Conference would say, “It just means more.”

Let me elaborate on these feelings of déjà vu.

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