Houston Rockets are going to the finals, you can put money on it.

[TwoNiner]

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I'd put them at 60% to make the playoffs.

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Clarkmeister, just because I'm from Houston as the above poster pointed, and still riding high from the Astros season, I will give you a huge EV bet and lay 3-1 the Rockets make the playoffs. Something fun for the long boring NBA season.

To the guy calling for 5th in the West, I see them as second in the West if T-Mac is healthy, he is bitching about some real bad tendinitis in his knees right now. If he misses significant time I see them sitting in at 4th. I go Spurs-(Rockets)-Mavs-Nugs if everyone is healthy. Alston and Derek Anderson finally give us players that can throw an entry pass, and I think that will be a huge improvement that flies under the radar. Whether Yao catches half of them is another matter. Stromile blocking some shots and keeping people off Yao will help also.