HOUSTON ROCKETS Advanced Stats: PACE #10 97.1 OFFENSE: #6 108.0 DEFENSE: #13 106.2 Last season no team started the season in such a disastrous way like the Rockets and probably this was the reason that cost them the 8th seed in the Western conference. The Rockets knew that Yao Ming couldn’t play in back to back games, but they found quickly that Ming couldn’t play at all. Then they started 0-5 the... Read more

2009/10 Review: Even though a 42-40 record isn’t a great career highlight for any head coach, it was enough to (once again) show how terrific Rick Adelman is as a head coach. The Rockets finally got through the first round of the playoffs in 2008-09 by defeating the Blazers before being eliminated by the Lakers in 7 games and their 3 top scorers on that season were: Yao Ming 19.7 Ron Artest 17.1 Tracy... Read more

Last season, the only team that pushed the eventual Champions Lakers to the limit - a 7 game series - was the Houston Rockets and this is a clear sign of how tough this team is. Even though they had lost their best player Yao Ming, the Rockets didn't give up and showed an incredible resilience. This isn't anything new for them because if you remember, a couple of seasons ago, they had a 22-game winning streak and... Read more

Yesterday we had another winning day, as we went 3-1 for the night and we also hit our Double Dime Play! We missed a sweep by just one point with Boston. For today, I will be releasing another Double Dime Play . Also I'm offering a free pick to the community. Here it is: San Antonio Spurs @ Houston Rockets This is hands down the best game of the night. The Spurs have the best spot for this contest, as they are rested... Read more

Besides the Celtics and the Lakers no other team had the spotlight the Rockets had last season. After all, the team had a winning streak of 22 games (the second longest ever on the NBA) and to prove how competitive has been the Western conference, the Rockets even with the streak still finished the regular season tied with the Suns on the 4th position of the conference. Rick Adelman had a good first season in... Read more

LAKERS VS DENVER The Lakers finished the regular season with the top seed in the West and so, they will face the 8th seed Denver in the first round of the playoffs. Bynum won't probably play during this series and I actually doubt he will play again this season. It is rare to find a difference of seven games between the 1st and the 8th in a conference, but this has happened in this wild Western conference... Read more

Western Conference: 10. Portland Trailblazers Portland is one of the main surprises this season, as they are a team which passed from active dogs to favored by large spreads, which made the bettors struggle a lot. Portland had an amazing month in December, but after that the bookies, knowing that the bettors would start betting on the Blazers , started favoring the team by a large number of points, but as... Read more