I know we’re only 12 games into the NBA season, but the Houston Rockets continue to amaze me.
Forget the fact that the media constantly writes off the Rockets; they keep on winning on the hardwood, and that’s all that really matters.
One game after Houston knocked off the LA Lakers on the road, they faced an uphill battle in a matchup with the Phoenix Suns at Toyota Center.
And early on, it looked like the Rockets were going to cruise to a second consecutive victory over a team with only two prior losses; unfortunately, Houston fell apart late as the Suns regained control in the fourth and final quarter to defeat the Rockets at home.
However, Houston bounced right back with a big win against Minnesota on the road just one night after falling to the Suns.
Currently, the Rockets hold a 7-5 record heading into Friday’s showdown with the league-leading Atlanta Hawks (10-2).
“I hope the guys in the locker room can look at our team and say that when we play hard and play together we can be competitive with anybody,” Houston Rockets court leader Shane Battier told Rockets.com staff writer Jason Friedman.
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Houston Rockets Continuing To Grow, Mold, Succeed As a Team
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