The Lakers are in this mix too. According to the SOS rankings the Rockets have the 13th easiest schedule, the Lakers the 12th and the Dubs the 3rd easiest. Since we seem to lose to a lot of bad teams things definitely could get interesting.
I'd say the strength of schedule on paper might end being not entirely accurate, especially when we get into the final week of the season. We have Clippers in LA second to last game but there's a good chance they sit all their stars if their seeding is confirmed, likewise you have the Pels second to last and they may do the same if they're no longer justling for seedings
Lakers are kind of in the mix but they seem a bit too far away, from a Rockets perspective, and we don't have a game against them left. To me the Warriors are the big target we're trying to chase down.
We'll probably know for sure one way or another in the next 7 days or so, if this is a race worth getting excited about. We have Wizards, Bulls, Jazz and Blazers the next 4 games. Warriors have Grizzlies, Pacers and Wolves the next 3 games.