I'll admit it, before the season started I had no faith in the Houston Rockets. The "rockettes" as they were called, didn't really seem to jump out at NBA fans as a team to beat, especially in the ultra competitive Western Conference.
I was wrong.
The Rockets are in the midst of a 19 game win streak, approaching the NBA record of 33 games in a row, set by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers. The 2007-08 Los Angeles Lakers have a great chance to put the record to rest tonight when they take on the Rockets. The Lakers, spurred by the addition of Pau Gasol have been the best team in the Western Conference and the favorite to represent the Westside in the NBA Finals in June.
The Rockets have been riding great play by Tracy McGrady, Rafer "Skip To My Lou" Alston, and Forward Luis Scola, who came out of nowhere and is averaging around 10 points a game. The Rockets have a brutal 5 game schedule coming up, and in order to attack the record, they must defeat the league's frontrunning MVP candidate, Kobe Bryant.
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