Rockets are beating good teams again and deserve some respect

So much for the Rockets struggling against playoff teams recently.

Over the weekend, they took down the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder at home, then went on the road to beat the Golden State Warriors.

A Los Angeles Lakers loss to the Thunder on Tuesday night would clinch the two seed for Houston.

Seth Payne and Sean Pendergast react to and assess ESPN's Brian Windhorst saying the Warriors are the "real" No. 2 seed in the West. Yet the Rockets beat the Warriors, so how does that make sense?