Houston Rockets Will Contend For NBA Championship

We're a fourth of the way through the NBA season, and people are seemingly forgetting the Houston Rockets Why people aren't talking about the Rockets is baffling to me. They are leading (or at least sharing the lead) in one of the toughest divisions in basketball, and are doing so with an assortment of injuries Shane Battier, who is a vocal leader on the Rockets, missed significant time in the first part of the season which went basically unnoticed to those who did not pay attention. When he is back to full strength, he will give Ron Artest some much needed rest. Tracy McGrady has been out since Nov 29, but the Rockets are still rolling. In fact, we beat San Antonio who had their big three all back and healthy (well, they played anyway) without T-Mac.  Even before he officially took the time off to get his knee healthy, it was apparent he was not 100 percent, and we were still winning games.  Artest recently had an MRI that revealed a slight tear in ligaments in ... (link)