Hilarious Wembanyama fact just dragged Rockets entire history & fueled new target

What if I told you that in the 59-year history of the Houston Rockets' existence, they've only reached 60 wins once? Would you believe me? Because it's 100% true. James Harden helped elevate the organization to a 65-17 record in the 2017-18 season, and that's it. Spurs fans should find that hysterical, as San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama era has reached that marker in his third season.

Houston's glory days were in the '90s, almost making them the basketball equivalent of the Dallas Cowboys. But unlike the state's most popular NFL team, at least they've had a little playoff success here and there. I mean, they've even made it to the Western Conference Finals twice since then. Whoopty-doo!

It's truly hard to believe, considering some of the players they've had over the years, but the truth highlights just how underwhelming the East Texas rival has been. Realizing this also makes you wonder why their fans talk so much trash. They should be silent and appreciate the residual greatness left in San Antonio's wake because they'll continue to be behind for the foreseeable future.

Wembanyama and the Spurs will topple 65 games next

Wemby started the season by declaring the Silver and Black were trying to make the playoffs outright. He wasn't interested in testing his mettle via the Play-In Tournament. Once it was clear that goal was a near guarantee, he updated the expectations on the fly. The new target was 60 wins. As I sit here today, SA has surpassed that mark with two games to go, making this the eighth time the franchise has done it.

If the Spurs win their final contests, they'll fall just two wins shy of Houston's best record ever. They're doing this with a roster that nobody thought would be this good. The preseason projections didn't have them reaching 45 wins, and look at them now. They're clowning their I-10 rivals just one year after the Rockets were the ones with the second seed out West.

Houston accumulated 52 wins last year and then added Kevin Durant. Many of the Rockets' faithful truly believed they would only improve, but nope. Not really. They've been playing better to end the season, but this is a flawed team. Much of it has to do with not addressing the point guard position after Spurs Nation villain Fred VanVleet suffered a season-ending injury, but that's not our problem.

San Antonio has a future face of the league. His ceiling is the greatest player of all time, so he's only going to get better from here. Brian Wright and his staff have done a tremendous job of assembling other talented young players who are already growing fast and showing flashes of star potential.

The Rockets are proof that you don't always keep ascending after a good year, but I don't think it's unreasonable to believe the Spurs could win 65 or more games next season. Victor Wembanyama is on the roster. They don't have him. They don't have much but vibes and trash talk. At this rate, it's all they'll ever have.

Credit to this Spurs fan for putting this on my radar.