How many games short of the final playoff spot will the Rockets be?

In light of the good basketball that the Rockets have been playing, do you think they can sustain it for the rest of the year and finish strong? I was wondering how many games short of the final playoff spot the Rockets will be? Realistically I see the Rockets making up 5 - 6 games and being about 4 to 5 games short. Mathematically the Rockets are not out of it and I think if they could get on a 6 or 7 game winning streak people might notice.

Lets look at the next few games:

Chicago,@Clipps,@Sac,@Seattle,@G.S,@Utah

Of these 6 I believe 5 of them are winnable with beating Sacramento at home damn near impossible. But if somehow we could win that one also, that would be a 9 game winning streak.

We could easily be 6 or 7 games behind UTAH at that point and with a win would own the tiebreaker.

UTAH's next games until they play Rockets:
@Charlotte,@Det,@Minn,Det,Washing,G.S,@Seattle...all except G.S are playoff contending teams so they will get their best games from them. I say they go 2-5. They are getting killed by Charlotte as I type. I say Utah we could possibly catch before Seattle. 8 of their last 10 games are against playoff contending teams.

Seattle has an easier schedule:
Wash,@Clips,G.S.,Houston,@Denver,Utah...It would be real hard to catch them and it would take a massive nosedive from them and us to basically go on a couple of winning streaks.

In my opinion we will catch the Clips and Phoenix.
Clips have games remaining against :
@Lakers,@Seattle,Houston,,@G.S, Phoenix,S.A,@SAC,@PHX,UTAH,@UTAH,@Dallas,Denver,@Seattle,SAC,Min,Memphis,@G.S.

Phoenix has 7 of their last 8 games against playoff contenders and it doesnt matter with them cause they will self-destruct. I guarantee we will catch them.

Yea yea I know it is wishful thinking but hey we still have a chance. That fat lady is only warming her vocals in my opinion but most of you probably think she has just about finished her concert.

If we win half of those 15 that we lost in a row then we are a shoe-in for the playoffs.

As long there is life there is reason to hope which is what keeps me tuned.

 

Crispee, thanks and where have you been? Anyway that game against Utah was a great game. I was also a part of the high 5 club that night and that was one of the best days of my life. I swear I was like a kid in the candy store.

Anyway I agree with you on Mobley's progress and Griffin's progress. And I am even more surprised by Kenny's this year since I have had my doubts and like Mo Taylor better as a player. But Kenny's game has been taken to another level this year and next year is gonna be interesting.

Anyway we will win big the rest of the year I believe but hey I always believe the Rockets will win every game. (Except for Sacramento) Ever notice how they hit everything when they play against us? They got killed by NY tonight and Stojokavich only had 12 on 6/15 but against us he will be like 13 of 18.