Winning it all without best regular-season record is nothing new for Astros

Charlie Pallilo

Winning it all without best regular-season record is nothing new for Astros
Since the introduction of the Wild Card, teams with the best regular-season record rarely bring home a championship. Photos by Maddie Meyer and Bob Levey/Getty Images

The Boston Red Sox have clinched home-field advantage for the playoffs, but that doesn't mean they're a lock to win it all. The Astros didn't finish with the best regular season record in 2017, and we all know how that played out.

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The Rockets are coming. Composite Getty Image.

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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