It's a new season, but the Rockets still face this one challenge

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The Rockets took care of the Warriors on Wednesday night with the help of another great performance from James Harden.

Houston will be really good this year, but getting the fans excited will be a challenge until they have a real shot at a championship.

ESPN 97.5's Charlie Pallilo talks about the expectations for the Rockets this year, and why it's been such a struggle to excite the fan base.

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The Houston Rockets are coming off their ninth-straight win and are now officially challenging the Golden State Warriors. Houston is currently only a half game behind the Warriors and could knock them out of the play-in.

In the video above, Stephen A. Smith makes his case that the Rockets are beneficiaries of someone in the Celtics organization that was out to ruin coach Ime Udoka's career.

Also, he discusses how Jalen Green playing with his hair on fire, and the Rockets are executing at an elite level in the month of March. Smith believes this is all because of Udoka and the culture he's building in Houston.

Stephen A. finishes the video with a warning to the league: “The Rockets are coming. And it's because of Ime Udoka. Remember I said that.”

Be sure to watch the short video above for the full discussion.

Editor's note: Stephen A.'s video was recorded before the Rockets won their ninth-straight game on Monday night.

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