Rockets offense has been incredible since the all star break, if any opponent tries to play at the Rockets pace then they are in for a tough night. The defense has been picking up just in time luckily, but still is obviously the struggle for this team. Luckily Courtney Lee down the stretch did a great job on Joe Johnson and Chuck Hayes obviously owned Al Horford multiple times, seeing Chuck own someone on D has become a norm. I don't think any player gets me more pumped on D than Chuck Hayes, his defense is just ridiculous and he does it every game down in the post, he was kind of an offensive machine last night as well lol. I'm really happy with the way the Rockets have bounced back, would have hated to see them tank or give up I would lose way more respect for the team compared to what they are doing now. At least now if they win out or at least end it strong which looks like they will they can say they did everything they possibly could to grab that 8th spot and I think that's extremely respectable in a year which saw Yao Ming go down immediately and two important pieces to this team get traded. I know missing the playoffs is nothing to brag about, but this stretch has been great to watch, cant complain when it's clear your favorite team is doing everything they can.