(4) Houston Rockets vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers Leads Series 1-0
The best series in the first round of this year’s playoffs might be the Houston Rockets and the Portland Trail Blazers. Both teams are on the cusp of being in the same category of the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder. Outside of those two teams, any series is pretty much up for grabs including this one with two of the highest upside teams in the league.
In comparison to last year, Dwight Howard’s had an pretty effective season in Houston scoring 18 points and 12 boards a game, but he’ll seeing another dominate front court player in the likes of LaMarcus Aldridge also having one of the better seasons of his career. In the end we expect Houston to advance to the 2nd round, but we wouldn’t be surprised if the series went the distance, being the only match-up that has our complete undivided attention.
Game 1 – Sun. April 20, Portland at Houston, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Game 2 – Wed. April 23, Portland at Houston, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Game 3 – Fri. April 25, Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m., ESPN
Game 4 – Sun. April 27, Houston at Portland, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Game 5 * Wed. April 30, Portland at Houston, TBD, TBD
Game 6 * Fri. May 2, Houston at Portland, TBD, TBD
Game 7 * Sun. May 4, Portland at Houston, TBD, TBD