Trends

The Rockets beat a good team tonight in the Portland Trailblazers. Even so, I hesitate to call their five game streak a trend. The four previous games have all been at home against less-than-stellar opponents. Even with Dallas included, the last four wins have been against teams with a combined 92-135 record. I understand that they are still NBA teams and that on any given night... blah, blah, blah. Let's face it, did you give Muhammad Ali the same credit for beating Chuck Wepner that you gave him for beating Joe Frazier?

Well, we won't have long to wait for a more accurate barometer of the post-McGrady Rockets. The Cleveland Cavaliers come to town Thursday night. Now you're talking NBA basketball!