Originally, I had figured that this home-and-home series might decide the tanking fate of the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs. In the race for the worst NBA record and a guaranteed top 5 pick, both teams looked prime to enter the weekend on long losing streaks during which they had only shown glimpses of being competitive.
Then the Spurs upset the apple cart by doing the unthinkable: winning. Not only did the Spurs beat the Jazz on the road, they turned right around and beat the Indiana Pacers. Both of those teams definitely went into those games with playoff hopes, but they’ll both have to reevaluate after that.