This is the final game that Houston can win without making most Rockets fans a little sad.
The Brooklyn Nets are 40-38 and locked into the play-in tournament. They are currently tied in the loss column with the ninth seed Charlotte Hornets, but the Hornets won the season series and thus hold the tiebreaker. They sit one game behind the Atlanta Hawks, and do hold the tiebreaker there. Finally, the Nets sit two losses behind Cleveland and hold the tiebreaker over the struggling Cavs. There are too many multi-team tiebreakers at play, so I’m avoid those for now.