Last season, the only team that pushed the eventual Champions Lakers to the limit - a 7 game series - was the Houston Rockets and this is a clear sign of how tough this team is. Even though they had lost their best player Yao Ming, the Rockets didn't give up and showed an incredible resilience. This isn't anything new for them because if you remember, a couple of seasons ago, they had a 22-game winning streak and... Read more

Besides the Celtics and the Lakers no other team had the spotlight the Rockets had last season. After all, the team had a winning streak of 22 games (the second longest ever on the NBA) and to prove how competitive has been the Western conference, the Rockets even with the streak still finished the regular season tied with the Suns on the 4th position of the conference. Rick Adelman had a good first season in... Read more