We’re just past the halfway point of the season, with Houston sitting at 29-13 on the year. The Rockets have won six of their last eight games, but their two losses — a disappointment in Orlando and an embarrassment at home to Golden State — have revealed a lot about them and shown that they still have a lot of progress left to make.

MK Bower of CultureMap joins me on the podcast from the Toyota Center following the 110-98 Rocket win against the Indiana Pacers on Monday. We discuss the recent play of the Rockets, the need for more on-court synergy between James Harden and Dwight Howard, how Josh Smith and Corey Brewer have fit in and the lack of obvious trade targets for the Rockets with the February trade deadline on the horizon.