we have one home game and three road but with Mo back and Pike day to day we should have a solid bench and a good chance to go 4-0. Utah and portland on the road should be tuffest games, but GSW and LAC could alos shock us. LAC has a history of shocking us and I hope we end that under JVG. my preidction is 3-1 with at loss to portland.
I think the Rockets should be able to handle the Jazz pretty well. The Jazz is known for easy layup baskets. You put Yao & Cato inside the pink, defensively 2 very good shotblockers can effectively cut off the penetrations. But really need to watchout for Matt Harpring, a guy whose shooting really killed the Rockets last season. Stevie needs to respect this Arroyo guy coz his a lot more athletic than Stockton. As for the LA Clippers, better hope for the presence of Jim Clark.
the jazz are the team that scares me most...i would not sleep on them. the clipps have won 4 in a row. portland is allways tough and the warriors match up well with us. this will not be an easy 4 games. especially wth 3 of them on the road. don't be mad if we go 2-2. my bet is 3-1 if we play at our best.
