NBA Power Rankings: Will the Warriors ever lose again?

Previous: . Houston Rockets. 9. team. 169. The Houston Rockets are only getting more and more comfortable with being an offense-first and offense-second team. Led by the offensive genius of James Harden, scoring comes very easily for this group. While Russell Westbrook might be averaging a triple-double for a month, it’s more likely that Harden is able to sustain his level of production over a full season. If the Rockets are able to keep forging ahead and keep their record better than the Thunder’s, then Harden could be bringing home an MVP trophy that he feels he deserved two years ago. Also, the move to bring Patrick Beverley off the bench since his return has paid dividends for Mike D’Antoni. The offensive guru is at the top of his game and Harden and the Rockets are the primary beneficiaries. This last stretch of games has helped the Rockets climb all the way up to fourth in the Western Conference standings. If this team is able to secure home-court advantage then there truly should be no debate over who is the Most Valuable Player this season. There’s a lot of guys doing amazing things this season, but besides Rusell Westbrook and LeBron James, there aren’t many players who have as big of an effect on their team’s play than Harden has this season.. 11-6