Rockets Extend Win Streak To 19

Ill be the first to admit that I gave the Rockets no chance without Yao. I didn't think there was any scenario in which they made the playoffs, but somehow they keep proving me wrong. They have now won 19 straight games, 7 without Yao, and are currently the 3rd seed in the Western Conference. This is absolutely astonishing to me. I completely wrote them off when Yao went down, but they haven't missed a beat. This is due in large part to Tracy McGrady's play, he has carried the team and is now a top 5 contender for MVP honors. The Rockets' defense is also a very important key to their success. They are a hard working group of guys that do the little things to get wins. Outside of McGrady and Battier the team consists of a bunch of hard working role players, that do whatever it takes for a victory and it has been working so far. With all this being said the Rockets haven't played a very tough schedule of late, but we will soon see if they are legit with upcoming games against the Lakers, Celtics, Hornets, Warriors and Suns approaching. Winning 3 of these 5 games would be pretty impressive and would legitimize the Yaoless Rockets.