The Rockets extended their winning streak to five games with Friday's dominant 133-96 victory (box score) over the in-state and Southwest Division rival Dallas Mavericks. The win gave Houston the division lead for the first time in weeks.

There are few if any words that can accurately depict the hellish landscape that lay before the Dallas Mavericks (33-35) after their 133-96 loss to the Houston Rockets (42-25) on Friday at the Toyota Center.

After seeing various lulls throughout the season, the Houston Rockets are finally back on a hot-streak. They’ve won four-straight games, and will look to win their fifth against in-state rival Dallas on Friday night.

Bleacher Report's latest NBA mock draft from Jonathan Wasserman projects the Rockets to take Asa Newell with the 12th pick in the draft. The Georgia freshman is averaging 15.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.1 steals, a block for the Bulldogs, who hold a 20-11 record.

It is in fifth place in the West, but only one game out of second. And the Suns are 2.5 games out of the play-in tournament, an outcome tha

The Houston Rockets have now won four games in a row. It may not seem like much, but each win has only moved Houston further ahead of Golden State, and closer to Denver near the top of the West standings.