Well, here we are. This is (hopefully) rock bottom for the Houston Rockets.
After rebounding from the slow start to the year, they began to look like the team we expected with a five-game win streak, including defeats of the Golden State Warriors, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, and Detroit Pistons, all teams with winning records.
But right after Thanksgiving, with a lineup of opponents most expected the Rockets to beat, the team has sunk lower than at any time in recent memory. Following last night’s embarrassing loss to the cross-state Mavericks, the Rockets have now lost four games in a row and sit in next-to-last place in the Western Conference with a 9-11 record.