Wow. March and April will be absolutely brutal for the Rockets. Yao fades down the stretch anyway, but look at Mar 11 through Apr 13. 19 games over 34 days with no more than a single day off between games, 12 out of the 19 on the road, 3 back to backs with (Mar 24-28) a dreaded 4 games in 5 days, 9 of the 19 against playoff teams from last year. That's going to be ugly. On the flipside, December and February look especially kind. December, in particular, is all but a giant homestand. My bet is that the Rockets do what they did last year: charge hard through the All-Star break before going into a tailspin to end the season. Evan
