Tonight is a pretty big game in the grand scheme of the NBA.
The Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs find themselves at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, and along with the Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, and Charlotte Hornets (for now, at least) have formed a quintet of teams chasing those best NBA Lottery odds.
As you know (because I’ve mentioned it a million times over the past few seasons), the three teams with the worst records in the NBA each get an equal 14% chance of landing the top overall pick in the draft.