The Houston Rockets have won three of their last four games following the All-Star break, looking like a team with its eyes set on securing home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Over the final 23 games of the regular season, however, head coach Ime Udoka will have several things to sort through: Solidifying his rotation ahead of the postseason, reintegrating Jabari Smith Jr. after his return from a fractured left hand, and most importantly, getting reacclimated to having veteran point guard Fred VanVleet, who missed 11 games with an ankle injury.
As a result, questions...