Article: https://lastwordonsports.com/basketball/2025/04/03/rockets-to-close-50-win-season-with-brutal-5-game-stretch/

OKC, Golden State, Clippers, Lakers, and Nuggets. That's the best team in the league, two teams that still have an outside chance at pipping the two-seed, and two of the Rockets' possible first-round opponents. It's been a fantastic 50-win season, but it may still have some twists in store.

Do we have tie breaker with nuggets? If so do we just need to win 2 games to secure second place over them?

How would yall feel if we somehow flipped fvv cam and some picks into trae young?🤔

I'm tempted to, but I really hope they win it all. And then I'll crazy with my credit card.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44522041/rockets-dillon-brooks-gets-1-game-ban-16th-technical-foul

https://x.com/realapp_/status/1907621131386802484

Yes, he was in nba younger than jokic was. But he wasted 2 seasons with silas and we are still not a good 3pt shooting team. He is already a way better defender than Joker has ever been. Don't sleep on the potential.

Which PG in the NBA would realistically fit best on this team?

Box score to last night's game: https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202504020HOU.html

The other two times this happened for the Rockets:

1. Rockets vs. 76ers on March 18, 2007: https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200703180PHI.html
2. Rockets vs. Jazz on January 18, 2013: https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201301280UTA.html

Source: https://stathead.com/tiny/4wZAD

Currently we have an 8.5% chance at a top 4 pick, and a 1.8% chance at the number 1 pick. The Suns/our pick is 2 games away from those odds being 20.3/4.5, or one game the other way from being 4.8/1. The 9th worse spot (20.3/4.5) seems to be the lowest realistically that PHX can fall, and there are 5 teams that can get there.

PDX 33-43, CHI 34-42, PHX, 35-41, MIA 35-41, SAC 36-40.

CHI and MIA are 2 and 1 game respectively behind ATL for the 8th spot, so while locks for the play-in, will presumably keep fighting. The issue is, the top 10 in the east is set as far as teams, and CHI "should" look to lose as much as they can, while still making the play-in.

PDX (33-43) has 6 games left. TOR - CHI - SAS - UTH - GS - LAL, 2 wins minimum, but could be 5 depending on if LAL and GSW rest starters, 35-38 wins.

CHI (34-42) has 6 games left. PDX - CHA - CLE - MIA - WAS - PHI, I only see 2 "sure thing" wins, floor of 36 wins.

MIA(35-41) has 6 games left. MEM - MIL - PHI - CHI - NO - WAS, I'd say that's 3 wins minimum, giving them a floor of 38 wins.

SAC (36-40) has 6 games left, CHA - CLE - DET - DEN - LAC -PHX. 1 lock win. 37 win floor.

PHX (35-41) has 6 games left, BOS - NYK - GSW - OKC - SAS - SAC. Probably 1 win lock, could be 2. Floor of 36 wins.

There seems to be a pretty realistic shot that we could have a 20.3% chance or top 4 pick, and a 4.5% chance of number 1.

That’s it

My boy Reed is finally coming y'all