Two games into their first-round series with Dallas, the Houston Rockets own a 2-0 lead in superstars showing up ready for playoff battle.
That’s the easiest explanation for why the Rockets also possess a stunning 2-0 lead in this series.
A run to the NBA Finals? Someone suggested that for these new defensive-minded Mavericks?
They are going to run out of season before they return to Dallas for a possible Game 5 if their superstar doesn’t materialize in Houston.
Whereas Tracy McGrady was the big star of Houston’s Game 1 victory, it was both Yao Ming and McGrady making big shot after big shot in Game 2. Yao got every Mav who looked anything like a center into foul trouble in the first quarter and had 33 points with only one missed shot for the night.
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As for superstar Dirk Nowitzki?
We’re still waiting for his debut.
Is it over?
The glass-half-full side suggests Nowitzki won’t shoot below 35 percent this entire series. When he heats up, the Mavs’ depth will be too much for Houston, and Dallas will get back into this series.
The glass-half-empty side seems more logical at the moment.
Others have tried to pick up their games, but a team doesn’t advance in the playoffs unless its best player is leading and playing at his best.
Where Nowitzki is leading this team–well, the series is 2-0, Houston.
That says it all.