Can I Write Streak?

For the benefit of those who may have missed these two blog entires last August, and who might still be Doubting Philistines, as far as which player would be the choice of Center for the Lakers’ coach, if he had his druthers: Yao Ming or Andrew Bynum: Part II [The Call] Yao Ming or Andrew Bynum … You [...]

I think that most people were surprised by the Rockets beating the Lakers last night, but I know some weren't. I was listening to Colin Cowherd the day before, and he had Jon Barry on and they were talking about how the Rockets had the defensive capacity to handle Kobe and the Lakers. Granted, Kobe wasn't 100% and the Lakers were utterly incapable of hitting some wide open...

More photos » by Chris Carlson - AP about 2 hours ago: Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, of...

You need toughness to get through life; and you need toughness to get through a basketball game.Yao Ming and Shane Battier aren't big talkers. But when it came down to business against the Lakers in Game 1, they were two of the toughest guys on the floor.I won't get into how tough the Houston Rockets as a team are, because I've done it already, but when you're pouring...

The Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night for a few different reasons. Their inability to stop Yao Ming and his never ending onslaught of offense, physical interior defense that clogged the lane and forced the Lakers to shoot low percentage jumpers and last but not least, Aaron Brooks. Los Angeles has a very good basketball team, but they're not impenetrable...

Phil Jackson is one of the all-time – if not the all-time – greatest coaches in NBA history. He has three sets of championships and a Coach of the Year award to his name. The Zen Master leads the Association in career playoff victories and playoff winning percentage and, in 2007, PJ was inducted into the Hall of Fame. In Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals between the...