The 2025-26 Houston Rockets ball club were a case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The team pulled off key wins against legitimate contending teams. In fact, the Rockets beat each of the eventual top three seeds in the Western Conference, in the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets. The Rockets also secured wins against the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves, the eventual fourth and sixth seeds in the conference. The team also lost games to each of those teams as well, along the way. The Rockets split games against the eventual seven-seeded Portland Trail Blazers, winning two games and losing two games.  The Rockets lost a back to back sequence of games against Portland on the road, but finished with the fourth seed, with a 52-30 record.…