Beasts of the East

Well, the Rockets' streak is finally over, and it sure has been an interesting ride. First, I would like to congradulate the Rockets on their amazing winning streak, it really took a great amount of willpower for T-Mac and co. to fight through 10 games, all against premium competition, without a loss or Yao. The Rockets' accomplishments will be remembered by sports fans the world over for a very long time and rightly so. 22 game streaks don't happen that often, especially in the loaded Western conference that Houston plays in. That said, the Celtics also deserve some accolades for not only holding arguably the NBA's most prolific scorer to 8 points, but for beating the streaking Rockets one night after crawling back from 22 points down to defeat the world champion Spurs. If the Celtics can complete their trip through Texas without a loss. they will have cemented their place as one of the NBA's best teams if not the best. It also should be mentioned that this team is far deeper then most analysts ... (link)