Houston Rockets Win 22nd Straight Game
It’s a pretty safe bet that no one on Earth could’ve written this script….
Rockets win 12 straight, then lose All-Star center Yao Ming for the remainder of the season due to a stress fracture in his foot. That didn’t stop them, as they proceeded to win their 13th straight game - this one without Yao.
And even then, when most people had written them off, the Houston Rockets reel off another 10 straight wins and takeover sole possesion of 1st place in the Western Conference…. “1st place”. They are better than the defending Spurs, the Kobe-led Lakers, the Nash-Stoudemire-Shaq Suns, Chris Paul & Co. in New Orleans and even the Dallas Mavericks. Yes, almost 1/2 of it without the services of Yao Ming.
Tracy McGrady has been solid during the streak and has attained the title of a possible MVP candidate. Certainly, if the Rockets finish with a better record than the Lakers & Cavs, McGrady would deserve it more than Kobe or Lebron.
The streak is now the 2nd longest in NBA history, trailing only the 33 wins in a row L.A. Lakers. Houston has moved from the 7th playoff spot, all the way up to the 1st seed (if the playoffs started today)… an amazing run for any team.
I think Shane Battier said it best when he said the Rockets were probably the worst 22-win team in the history of the league. That might be true, but as leaders of the packed Western Conference, he might get a few arguments, especially from his own teammates.
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