Sam Dekker (hand) is stepping up his rehab and hopes to return for the second round of the playoffs should the Rockets make it, reports Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle.

Dekker still has no timetable but is increasing the intensity of his rehab drills, namely ball handling, to get his fractured hand back to full strength. Houston has been running a tight 8-man rotation in the first round and it’ll be interesting to see how they integrate Dekker into the mix if they can pick up the series win over OKC.