With the Rockets back in the race for a playoff spot and the Trail Blazers, as always, competing for the top spot in the Western Conference, Monday's game could become a first-round playoff preview. The Rockets would like to see that if only because it would mean they would have found their way into the playoffs. They're a competitive team.
Any team can be a scary team.
They're a competitive team like all NBA teams. I don't think it's ever been looked at like that. You have to respect any team that's in the playoffs. Everybody understands that. There's not really any particular opponent that you're going to worry about.