4 Games the next 18 days

So we won't be able to use the tired excuse if they look the exact same.

 

none of the teams we're not playing on those 14 off-days are contenders . . . now we're sure to turn a corner

 

Calling it now, new excuse will be "they got too much time off, they will take time to get back into their groove"

 

True but already called before in this thread

 

The good news is the Rockets do seem to beat the lottery teams. The lone recent exception is the Heat and they just won their 10th straight game.

 

Why is your initial assumption that we will play bad and consequently need excuses?

 

Subtle anti-jinx + I'm a worrier

 

An 8-day break? That seems very long, even for all-star week. But it will be much-needed.