22 in a row is still pretty damn good, but not good enough to overcome the Celtics:
The Rockets lost to Celtics tonight at Toyota Center and were unable to extend their club record 22-win streak to 23 games.
That's some fine coverage. Then again, the game just ended five minutes ago.
I'm not much of a basketball fan, but it was hard not to get caught up in the Rockets' run, especially when they kept it up even after Yao went down 12 games in (and because football's over and baseball hasn't started yet).
And it would've been nice to see more than 50% of the crowd sticking around for the end of the game. Fine, they were down 20 with two minutes to go; stick it out and give the players a hand. They still have the second longest win streak in NBA history.
But if I was a gambling man (uh, pay no attention to those half dozen Final Four brackets I've filled out), I probably would've bet on the Celtics tonight. More interesting - and more ominous for the West - is Boston's performance on this road trip. They beat San Antonio last night, took the starch out of Houston's shirts tonight, and take on the Mavericks Thursday. That's potential bad news for the West's prospects in the post-season (and a consarned embarrassment to Texas pride).
One win away from a perfect NFL season, two World Series titles in three years, the best record in the NBA...when the hell did Boston get so good at everything?
Don’t feel so bad, you bastards are still sticking it to us with the heating oil prices.