I know I’ve mentioned it in basically every preview for the last couple of weeks, so you’ll be happy to know that Houston no longer has any form of magic number. After their win Wednesday over the Denver Nuggets, they clinched the 3 seed in the West. That’s where they will end whether they win out or lose out.
For Houston, the goal now is to maintain some intensity in games that don’t matter. Meanwhile, they need to get everyone healthy, and that starts with the likely return of Ryan Anderson tonight.
The Detroit Pistons come into town clinging to a chance at the playoffs.