The Houston Rockets 22-game win streak was snapped Tuesday night against the NBA's best team (by defense and record) the Boston Celtics. Houston hadn't lost a game since late January and were fresh off of a 12-point win at home versus the Pau Gasoless Lakers. Tracy McGrady and company have picked up the load to expand on a winning streak that many thought would surely deteriorate after all-star center Yao Ming got hurt and was projected out for the rest of the season.
On the other side, the Celtics won back-to-back games in Texas since the 1993-94 season, after beating the Spurs by two after trailing by as much as 22. They are now 22-4 against western conference teams and 54-13 overall (I know, they mathematically can't win 70 games now). Boston has been without Ray Allen, who is out with a heel injury.
There has been lots of speculation after the Rockets continued winning without Yao, mostly concerning the quality of opponents such as New Jersey, Charlotte, Atanta and the Dirkless Maves. One significant point that I thought I would highlight is the fact that they've been doing withOUT, yeah you guessed...Yao Ming. A big man who will almost surely guarentee you 20 points and 10 boards a game. But one thing you and I have to remember is that their will always be haters attempting to dampen what truly is remarkable.
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