Well, it’s another Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz playoff series starting tonight, and the writers at TDS have you covered with their predictions for this first-round matchup.
I do think this is a pretty good matchup for the Rockets. Despite the season series finishing tied at two, the Rockets lost the first two games — in October and early December when things were pretty unsettled in H-town — and won the second two in late December and in February (a blowout) once we started to see more of the Rockets we know today. Combine that with Houston’s 4-1 series win in last year’s playoffs, and I think that gives the Rockets a bit of a psychological edge over the Jazz.