Rockets Record Projection: Finish Over .500?

The Houston Rockets are 24-30 through 54 games. Can they get back over the .500 mark?

The Houston Rockets are 24-30 at the All-Star Break, which means the team has already eclipsed their win total from a year ago. However, given the fact that the team was over .500 at the beginning of the calendar year, there is certainly cause for disappointment.

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Bleacher Report believes the team isn't getting back to that mark either. They believe the Rockets will finish 15-13 down the stretch for a 39-43 final mark.

"Houston's offseason spending indicated an obvious desire to get more competitive, and the Rockets have clearly done that. The 24 wins they tallied ahead of the All-Star break were already their most since 2019-20, when Mike D'Antoni was calling the shots and James Harden was running the offense," Bleacher Report writes.

"Houston doesn't have enough offensive firepower to offset any defensive decline, so if it can't reverse this trend, it could be in for a bumpy finish. Saying that, though, the Rockets will surely keep pushing until the end, as it's almost certainly too late to bottom out in a way that would keep the top-four protected pick they owe the Oklahoma City Thunder this summer from conveying."

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The Rockets will do everything in their power to try and make the Play-In Tournament, for which they are currently 3.5 games back. However, a strong finish may not be enough to secure a spot at the dance for the first time since 2020.

The Rockets are back in action tomorrow night against the New Orleans Pelicans. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT.