Chương 560: Chapter 398: Everything One Could Ask For

Due to the intense competition in the Western Conference this season, although there is a difference in rankings between the lower-ranked and higher-ranked teams, the real strength doesn't reflect as much disparity as the rankings show.

Among the four lower-ranked teams in the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets could be considered the most suitable first-round opponent for the Supersonics.

Although they had put together an epic 22-game winning streak after Yao Ming's season-ending injury, the strength of the Rockets at that time lay not in the roster but in the team's cohesion and chemistry.

It wasn't until they fell before the Celtics that people realized how deformed the team appeared without Yao Ming.