Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) and The Athletic's Kelly Iko (@KellyIkoNBA) discuss:-The Rockets recent winning streak-How is Houston defending at such a high level?-The return of All-Defensive team John Wall-Jae'Sean Tate is a starter now. How the hell did this happen?-Christian Wood's play-The final days of the James Harden era and what led up to the eventual tradeListen to The Red Nation Hoops Podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, and Spotify.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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