The Houston Rockets are currently 9-11, putting them in 14th place in the Western Conference 20 games into the season. They are only 5.5 games behind the first place Los Angeles Clippers, however.
They have been the embodiment of inconsistency as they have had a season of losing streaks and winning streaks.
Though 9-11 is bad; when the record is looked at more closely, a big reason why Houston is struggling is that they have not had their starting backcourt of Chris Paul and James Harden for 40% of the season.
The stars have been out
James Harden and Chris Paul have missed a combined total of eight games out of twenty and are 1-7 in those eight games.