Paulo Alves

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All that good stuff.

Anyway, jumping into today's show.

It is Tuesday, the 31st of March, the final day of the month.

Rockets back in action tonight against the New York Knicks.

Nationally televised game on NBC.

A rematch of that game from Madison Square Garden right after the All-Star break.

Perhaps the most brutal loss of the season.

I say perhaps because the Rockets might have outdone themselves last week with the

13-point collapse in overtime against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the biggest blown overtime lead in modern NBA history.

So it's a shame that we have to make that comparison.

But regardless, it is an opportunity for the Rockets to get some redemption against a good team.

Rockets are 45-29, tied for fifth in the West.

So in terms of the race for potentially having home court advantage in the first round,

Top four seeds get that.

It's a game they probably need to win.

Rockets are 25-10 at home this season, but just 20-19 on the road.

I think more than any standings implications, where even with the recent losses, they're still right in the mix.

Spots between number three and number six in the Western Conference standings are all tightly compact at this point.

I think the Rockets just need to see themselves go out and have a good game against a quality opponent, and that's what tonight represents an opportunity to get.