<div class="quote_poster">Quoting "Rob Peterson, NBA.com":</div><div class="quote_post">For fans of the Houston Rockets, there is much anxiety this week. (And to let you know, the Rockets have plenty of fans everywhere they go. Sacramento Bee) The Rockets have two, count 'em, two, games on national television this week. While getting your mugs on the tube is a great way to get noticed around the league, grabbing the eighth playoff spot in the West is better. Thanks to their winning three of the four meetings this year, the Rockets (36-33 as of Monday) hold the tiebreaker over the Suns (36-33). (NBA.com) Following their game with the Clippers in L.A. on Monday night, the Rockets host the Lakers in the teams' final meeting of the season (9 p.m. ET, ESPN). Beating the Lakers could help the Rockets twofold. One, the Rockets could take the season series from the Lakers, three games to one. Two, the Rockets could keep the heat on the Suns and move a game closer to the Lakers for the seventh seed in the West. After the Lakers, they make the 197-mile trip the following evening to face division rival San Antonio (9:30 p.m. ET, TNT). And the Rockets must do this all with Rudy Tomjanovich recovering from surgery to remove a superficial cancerous tumor on his bladder lining. (Rockets.com) But Tomjanovich is a tough egg to crack. He's urging his team to not let his illness be a distraction. (Houston Chronicle)</div>
a rariety, but yeah thats what it looks like. Everyone seems to be jumping on the band wagon since the rockets got yao ming. thats ok though.
