Published 3/15/2008
by Jin Lyu
at Bleacher Report - NBA
It should have been Houston Rockets that went past Utah in the first round of 07 NBA playoffs that is currently riding 21 game winning streak. Instead, we have another T-Mac led NBA team who could not get out of first round that is creating a buzz around the globe with their incredible streak of passion, teamwork, suffocating defense, luck and whatever that is needed to pull off such a feat. We might be one of the unfortunate ones who got stuck in this alternate universe where Houston could not secure any defensive rebounds one after another after playing a great defense that made Utah's shots to clang off the rim over and over. With one secured defensive rebound in the final seconds of game 7 in Houston, T-Mac's legacy would no longer be tainted without playoff success and there won't be any doubters like Charles Barkley after achieving the second longest winning streak of NBA history. "This Houston team has shown such a poise after their recent playoff success and they are ...
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