No one expected the Houston Rockets to explode for a 27-point win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the teams' Western Conference semifinal series on Monday.
After the blowout, both the Rockets and Spurs took the result in stride, knowing it was likely an anomaly while trying to find ways to explain the romp.
The teams meet for Game 2 on Wednesday night at the AT&T Center in San Antonio facing a different scenario, at least as far as competitiveness and execution on the Spurs' part should be expected.
One game with a near-perfect result does not make for a winning series, even if it resulted in the worst home loss of San Antonio's storied postseason history.