Houston Rockets playoff scenario after win vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Houston Rockets registered another important win, this time against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Paycom Center on Wednesday. It was the Rockets’ 10th consecutive win in the competition.

Rockets win over the Thunder kept them within touching distance with the 10th-placed Golden State Warriors.

As things stand, they are the 11th-placed side on the Western Conference table with 37 wins and 35 defeats, just slightly behind Warriors who have won 38 matches and suffered 34 defeats in the ongoing campaign.

Rockets upcoming fixture list gives them a real hope of making it to the play-in tournament ahead of the all-important playoffs.

Out of the remaining 10 fixtures, six will be on the road and four will be at home. Out of the 10, Rockets will face already eliminated Utah Jazz twice, Portland Trail Blazers, struggling Warriors and out-of-form Los Angeles Clippers as well.

Therefore, the fans can hope that the race for a finish in the top 10 will go all the way down to the wire.

Green has continued his phenomenal patch for the Rockets as he was undoubtedly the star performer for the winning team on Wednesday as well. The 22-year-old registered 37 points for the winning team on the night to go with 10 rebounds and seven assists.

In the last seven matches, Green is averaging 33.71 points per game to go with 6.14 rebounds and 2.71 assists.

The fans and the team management will be hoping that the youngster will carry on doing what he has done in the recent past and help the side finish in the top 10 this season.