Kirk Goldsberry

I reserve the right to change my prediction if I start to see Luka Doncic getting closer and closer to coming back, because that would be awesome.

Even just give me Luka in this series and I would have a different answer.

I could see this being a sweep if none of those guys play, but I'm saying Rockets in five or six.

But here we are.

Here we are.

I think that's a great point.

And as a Spurs homer, former employee, I don't have a good answer for it.

And it's sort of annoying to me, too.

OK, and for one more note, for all the consternation about the Rockets offense, they ended the year as the number eight offense in the NBA.

Just throwing that out there.

Not without Joel Embiid.

No way.

It's that simple.

I have the Celtics in 5.5 games.

The .5 is for the uncertainty around Joel Embiid.

I have the best players, Jason Tatum, which is controversial.

Some people might say that he's not even the best player on his own team anymore.

But regardless, I think the biggest question, obviously, is will Joel Embiid play any games this series, Zach Lowe?

It's going to be tough sledding.

It was tough sledding for Philly against Orlando last night.