With 24 games remaining in the regular season, the Warriors are not in first place in the Western Conference.
The Rockets are 44-13 and the Warriors are 44-14.
"I do think the Warriors are going to be challenged this year. I really do," Jerry West recently told Tim Kawakami on "The TK Show. "Houston is awful good. In the regular season, they're not gonna lose a whole lot more games. They're really playing well.
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"But I think the real true test comes in the playoff -- it would be hard to bet against the Warriors with the four players that they have there, and the experience they have."
A whole lot can change between now and the end of the regular season, but there is a chance that the Warriors face the Clippers in the first round of the playoffs.
"Oh my gosh, I would love that," West told Kawakami. "I really would and obviously I know who I’d be rooting for in my heart, but I still love my time there. I mean, there are so many great people up there...
"You couldn’t have a better bunch of people working for you -- the diversity in the office, the respect the people have for each other is pretty amazing."
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West made it clear that he doesn't like how much the Warriors complain to officials, but...
"It's still fun for me to watch them play. I root for them."
Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller