Tass Mellis

I think both teams are going to want to play the Rockets in the first round.

I think most teams will be gunning for the Rockets, whether it be a 3-6 or 4-5 matchup.

So that's another one where I'm on shenanigans alert.

It feels like that last week of the season, a lot of gamesmanship of, we need this win, you need this loss, you need this win, we need this loss.

We will see how it all shakes out, but I think Denver's put themselves in a pretty good spot to kind of influence the postseason matchup that they want going forward.

They're peaking.

It's funny because you watch this matchup against Kristaps Porzingis on Sunday night, and it was like I was flashing back to Eurobasket.

I'm like, this is the Kristaps Porzingis I thought was coming into this season.

Splashing five threes against the Denver Nuggets, but then...

And those are the games where Nikola Jokic really wakes up and he says, come on, man.

He splashed four threes himself, standing out there saying, this is where I get my assists with my handoffs, doing his thing.

But you got to guard me.

That's why I get assists, because I can splash threes.

But they can say our offense can beat you.

At any time.

You said Tim Hardaway, who's obviously flowing.

The Bruce Brown three from literally midcourt.

Plus Jokic, plus Murray, plus a Cam, plus a Christian Brown.

They have all the ingredients.

They look like they're ready to go.