All times are CENTRAL<BR><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5><tr style='color:#ffffff;background-color:#000099;font-size: 14px;font-family: Arial;text-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,1);'><td colspan=2 align=center><b>Visitor</b></td><td colspan=2 align=center style='border-left:1px solid #9999FF;'><b>Home</b></td><td align=center><b><nobr> Time </nobr></b></td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(30-40) CHARLOTTE<br><b>HORNETS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(40-32) WASHINGTON<br><b>WIZARDS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>6:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(47-25) LOS ANGELES<br><b>CLIPPERS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(18-54) PHILADELPHIA<br><b>SIXERS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>6:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(27-44) DETROIT<br><b>PISTONS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(22-51) ORLANDO<br><b>MAGIC</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>6:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(31-40) BOSTON<br><b>CELTICS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(14-58) NEW YORK<br><b>KNICKS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>6:30 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(19-51) LOS ANGELES<br><b>LAKERS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(42-30) TORONTO<br><b>RAPTORS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>6:30 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(33-38) MIAMI<br><b>HEAT</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(54-17) ATLANTA<br><b>HAWKS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>6:30 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(47-26) CLEVELAND<br><b>CAVALIERS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(30-40) BROOKLYN<br><b>NETS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>6:30 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(26-45) SACRAMENTO<br><b>KINGS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(37-34) NEW ORLEANS<br><b>PELICANS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>7:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(16-55) MINNESOTA<br><b>TIMBERWOLVES</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(48-23) HOUSTON<br><b>ROCKETS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>7:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(58-13) GOLDEN STATE<br><b>WARRIORS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(50-22) MEMPHIS<br><b>GRIZZLIES</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>7:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(45-27) DALLAS<br><b>MAVERICKS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(45-26) SAN ANTONIO<br><b>SPURS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>7:30 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(31-40) UTAH<br><b>JAZZ</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(27-45) DENVER<br><b>NUGGETS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>8:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(45-25) PORTLAND<br><b>TRAIL BLAZERS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(38-34) PHOENIX<br><b>SUNS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>9:00 pm<BR><b>(NBATV)</b></td></tr></table>
Go Sixers, Kings, Rockets, Warriors, Mavs, and Suns. Could be a great night for the Rockets if they take care of business and get some help from other teams. They're guaranteed to reduce that magic number against either Dallas or San Antonio which is always good.
The Rockets are most likely going to be the 3rd seed, and presumably he wants the Mavs in the first round. A Mavs win puts them in the 6th seed for the night.
It matters because the Spurs only have 26 losses and still have 2 games left with us. It's not impossible for them to finish ahead of us if we go on any sort of losing streak. And with the Clippers and Blazers right behind us as well, home court advantage is still not even close to a lock. The Mavs losing does nothing for us since they already have 27 losses and are almost assured to finish behind the Rockets in the standings. So I hope they win tonight.
I think we can take the 2 seed after Sunday, but Clippers will be right up on our a** 3/27 Results 1 Golden State 59 13 2 Memphis 50 23 3 Houston 49 23 4 Portland 45 26 5 LA Clippers 48 25 6 San Antonio 46 26 7 Dallas 45 28 8 Oklahoma City 41 31 Phoenix 39 34 New Orleans 38 34 3/28 Results 1 Golden State 60 13 2 Memphis 50 23 3 Houston 49 23 4 Portland 46 26 5 LA Clippers 48 25 6 San Antonio 46 26 7 Dallas 45 28 8 Oklahoma City 41 32 Phoenix 39 34 New Orleans 38 34 3/29 Results 1 Golden State 60 13 2 Houston 50 23 3 Memphis 50 24 4 Portland 46 26 5 LA Clippers 49 25 6 San Antonio 47 26 7 Dallas 46 28 8 Oklahoma City 41 33 Phoenix 40 34 New Orleans 38 34
Yeah, I'm really hoping Philly or Boston does us a favor against the Clippers this weekend. It's entirely possible they only lose 1 or 2 more games the rest of the way.
Wizards 76ers - upset of the night. Magic Celtics Raptors Hawks Cavs Pelicans ROCKETS Grizzlies Spurs Jazz Suns
The chance of the rockets to get the seed #2 is getting high if Grizzlies are going to lose next two games (Golden, and Spurs). The Mavs losing does something for us to play them at seed #7. I do not think Spurs can catch us if we are going to play a good basketball. If we are not going to play well, three or more teams can catch up us, it is all about us. Rooting for the Mavs to win is a rare thing to do for any rockets fans.