Houston Rockets vs. Toronto Raptors game preview

Raise your hand if you predicted before the season that the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors would be in first place in their conferences on March 9.

Put your hand down, liar.

There are only three teams left that Houston has not beaten. All three teams are in the Eastern Conference, which makes sense since you only get two shots at teams from the other conference. Tonight, Houston gets their second and only remaining shot at defeating the team north of the border. It won’t be easy.

The Raptors, as mentioned, are first in the Eastern Conference and two games ahead of the Boston Celtics for homecourt through at least the first three rounds of the playoffs. That’s a terrifying proposition,…