The wild start to the Bubble Playoffs’ second round

Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty ImagesWith the Lakers — Rockets series starting Friday night, we are fully into the second round of the Bubble Playoffs. Unfortunately, the teams Spurs fans and I want to win it all are either out already or look to be in a various stages of trouble.

As a reminder, we ran a poll before the playoffs began asking which team Spurs fans most wanted to win in each conference. The favorites in the West were Portland and Dallas, who both lost in the first round. The least-liked team was Houston, at 3%, who now leads the Lakers (11%) after thrashing them in Game 1.

The other series in the West pits Denver against the Clippers, who were both favored by 16%…