Depends which Rockets team shows up. Hell, in the first game against the Mavs, both Rockets teams(albeit sans Dwight) showed up in the same night. The first 2 1/2 quarters, they played smart on offense, moved the ball around, and knocked down open jumpers. Then for the next quarter and a half they went into ISO, stand-around mode and were about to lose the game before playing some of their best basketball of the season in the final minute and a half.
If we play like we have the last 7 or 8 games or so, it won't be pretty. But I'm optimistic. Fri, Jan 2, 2015 @ New Orleans Pelicans L Sat, Jan 3, 2015 Miami Heat W Mon, Jan 5, 2015 @ Chicago Bulls L Wed, Jan 7, 2015 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W Thu, Jan 8, 2015 @ New York Knicks W Sat, Jan 10, 2015 Utah Jazz W Mon, Jan 12, 2015 @ Brooklyn Nets W Wed, Jan 14, 2015 @ Orlando Magic W Thu, Jan 15, 2015 Oklahoma City Thunder L Sat, Jan 17, 2015 Golden State Warriors W Mon, Jan 19, 2015 Indiana Pacers W Wed, Jan 21, 2015 @ Golden State Warriors L Fri, Jan 23, 2015 @ Phoenix Suns L Sun, Jan 25, 2015 @ Los Angeles Lakers W Wed, Jan 28, 2015 Dallas Mavericks L Fri, Jan 30, 2015 @ Boston Celtics W Sat, Jan 31, 2015 @ Detroit Pistons W 11-6
Fri, Jan 2, 2015 @ New Orleans Pelicans W Sat, Jan 3, 2015 Miami Heat W Mon, Jan 5, 2015 @ Chicago Bulls L Wed, Jan 7, 2015 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W Thu, Jan 8, 2015 @ New York Knicks W Sat, Jan 10, 2015 Utah Jazz W Mon, Jan 12, 2015 @ Brooklyn Nets W Wed, Jan 14, 2015 @ Orlando Magic W Thu, Jan 15, 2015 Oklahoma City Thunder L Sat, Jan 17, 2015 Golden State Warriors W Mon, Jan 19, 2015 Indiana Pacers W Wed, Jan 21, 2015 @ Golden State Warriors W Fri, Jan 23, 2015 @ Phoenix Suns W Sun, Jan 25, 2015 @ Los Angeles Lakers W Wed, Jan 28, 2015 Dallas Mavericks W Fri, Jan 30, 2015 @ Boston Celtics W Sat, Jan 31, 2015 @ Detroit Pistons W Call me optimistic, but I think 15-2 is very possible.
When the Rockets play well, they can beat anyone in this league in any arena(well, except for maybe the Clippers). The problem is we don't always get that Rockets team to show up.
That schedule looks pretty good actually, once we get through that we should have jones back and ready to roll
12-5 Losses to Bulls, OKC, GSW on the road... and then 2 random losses cus of games like the Washington game where players decide not to show up.
17-0 and it will be capped off by josh smith's career night @Detroit where he scores 40 and grabs 25 boards