Yeah, so I suppose if you put a gun to my head I’d have to say I think the Utah Jazz are a better team than the Rockets. They’ve got an explosive superstar in Carlos Boozer and the league’s second-best point guard in Deron Williams. They’re also have a deeper and more talented bunch of role players. The pundits at ESPN know this, and they’re certain our Rocks are going down. As you can see, not a single one of them picks the Rockets to take the series.

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Well, the available data might support their picks, but it supports another theory as well. The Jazz, along with Dallas and Denver, were one of the worst road teams in the stacked Western Conference bracket, going 17 - 24. And the Jazz, despite being the higher seed, have to play four of their seven games in Houston. Does a team with home court advantage and a 22-game winning streak have a chance against the frickin’ four seed? I’d say they do. For statistical evidence, look no further than the spot adjacent to ESPN’s den of iniquity.

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Hmmm, I like those odds.

Rockets in 7.

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