Jalen Green and the Houston Rockets have a bright future. What does it mean next season in a loaded Western Conference? for the Western Conference's final play-in tournament spot seemed laughable. The Warriors were seven games ahead of the Rockets, who then sat 12th in the standings.
The Rockets' deficit remains three games heading into Thursday's virtual must-win home showdown against the Warriors. But while Houston's playoff hopes are slim -- simulations based on ESPN's Basketball Power Index show the Rockets reaching 10th just 1.5% of the time -- we could be watching the origin story of the NBA's next young contender.
What can we take from the Rockets' strong finish? How crowded might the West postseason race be a year from now? Let's take a look. Still, March success has largely carried over to the next season. Of the other eight teams since the lockout season who have improved their winning percentage at least 28 percentage points from the start of the month, four jumped to 49 wins or better the following season -- although the 2018-19It's also worth noting the magnitude of the Rockets' March improvement is unparalleled in NBA history.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: Covers - 🏆 341. / 59 Read more »
Source: Covers - 🏆 341. / 59 Read more »
Source: Covers - 🏆 341. / 59 Read more »
Source: Covers - 🏆 341. / 59 Read more »
Source: FOXSports - 🏆 280. / 63 Read more »
Source: SInow - 🏆 273. / 63 Read more »