Houston’s magic number remains at one after the Jazz knocked off the Portland Trail Blazers last night.
That win had extra repercussions, because the Blazers are now tied in the loss column with the Denver Nuggets in the race for the 8 seed in the Western Conference.
And what do you know, the Nuggets are in town tonight to take on the Rockets. A week ago this game looked like it might be another easily winnable game as Denver was fading and Portland was surging. Surely the Nuggets would see the writing on the wall and give up the chase.