Houston at Miami

Apologies all around, but there aren't a lot of great games worth taking in tonight.

Milwaukee/Orlando seems like it could be a close one, the Bucks are playing defense, Orlando's offense is kind of iffy, but Michael Redd's status forces me to pass on recommending it to the sorts of people that are commenting on our Power Rankings.

(By the way, it does sting a little when the mugs don't seem to get what Skeets and I write on other posts, and while I wouldn't want to speak for Skeets, I did read the entire comment section of this post while pumping my fist. In a happy times sorta way. Power Rankings are for troglodytes, so if we're getting it wrong, that means we're getting it right.)

Beyond that, Philly/Charlotte is worth keeping half an eye on, half of the Bulls are in Utah to take on half of the Jazz, Sacramento/Portland not so much, and Hornets/Clippers probably ... eh, not so much.

So, while I don't like asking you to watch the Rockets again, a Houston/Miami matchup seems the most interesting to me. Plus, what other matchup would leave you with an excuse to post a picture of Rony Seikaly dunking on Hakeem Olajuwon. Sure, there might be some Raptors/Magic games coming up, but the picture wouldn't have the same panache. And while I don't want to speak for Skeets again, the man has four names. And his second middle name is "Panache."

Not saying it's going to be the closest, if either of these teams walked by 22 I wouldn't be surprised, but this contest does feature two team trying to pull away from their own particular early season malaise. And I have a feeling that the Heat are a lot better than what they've shown us.

Houston Rockets: 9-5, 89.1 possessions per game (25^th), 103.8 points scored per 100 possessions (20^th), 100.3 points allowed per 100 possessions (5^th). Roll With It.

Miami Heat: 7-6, 91 possessions per game (18^th), 108.6 points scored per 100 (8^th), 104.2 points allowed per 100 (10^th). Country House. 

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