With the Golden State Warriors' 116-107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, the Houston Rockets secured the number one seed in the Western Conference.
It ends the Warriors' three-year streak as the top team in the west in the regular season and it could prove to be a huge factor in the playoffs if they meet in the conference finals.
The Dubs have been to three straight finals and have enjoyed home-court advantage on each occasion.
But the defending champions have been extremely shorthanded in recent weeks with their All-Star quartet of Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green all missing multiple games.
As a result, they've lost seven of their last 10 encounters, allowing Houston to pull away at the top of the west.
This caps off what has been the best campaign in Rockets franchise history as they've secured a record 61 wins so far.
Houston is also six games ahead of the Toronto Raptors for the best record in the NBA and would have home-court if they were to make it to the finals.
The accomplishment now gives the Rockets the benefit of resting their star players in the remaining seven games.
The Texas-based outfit is currently on a 10-game winning streak, becoming the sixth team in NBA history with three separate winning streaks of at least 10 games in the same season.
As well as this collective success, James Harden is the favourite to secure his first MVP award for the terrific year he's had.
The shooting guard is leading the league in scoring with 30.7 points per game, along with 8.7 assists and 5.4 rebounds.
Chris Paul's addition in the offseason has proven to be a major game-changer as he's added another dimension to the Rockets offence - which has been the most devastating in the league.
CP3 and Harden have been the most dominant backcourt in the NBA all season long and have shown no signs of struggling to co-exist like many predicted in the summer.
Both players have been used to having ball-handling responsibilities but have enjoyed playing off the ball more.
With a top ten defence to boot, Houston will prove to be the toughest challenge for the Warriors since Steve Kerr took charge in 2014.
General manager Daryl Morey has openly stated that they have an "obsession" with beating the men from the Bay Area and that goal is looking more like a realistic possibility now.
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