The Minnesota Timberwolves have avenged their first round series loss last season to the Rockets by winning the first two meetings between these two teams. Both of those games came up north in the unfriendly (for the Rockets) confines of the Target Center.
Tonight, Houston finally gets a chance to play the Timberwolves in Houston and will try to avoid the season sweep as these teams only meet three times this season. The game will also be on national television.
Starting with the Atlanta game, Houston began a stretch of six games that Houston should be favored to win.