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By Andy Popp
GAME 60: Blazers (33-26) vs Houston Rockets (30-31)
March 1, 7 PM, CSN
Previous match-up(s):
Sunday, January 2nd Blazers 100 Rockets 85
Wednesday, January 5th Blazers 103 Rockets 100
Related: Blazers Games, Schedule,WIN Tickets

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After dropping 2 straight home games, the Blazers are playing the Houston Rockets tonight at the Rose Garden.

According to John Hollinger's playoff predictor, the Houston Rockets are going to finish the season in the 10th spot with a record of 42-40. However, the Rockets have been very hot recently, winning 6 of their last 7 games. Factor in the last two Blazer losses and the Rockets coming into the Rose Garden tonight with some swagger, I expect tonight's game to be a dog fight.

After getting murdered on the glass Sunday night against the Atlanta Hawks, the Blazers went out and gave big man Jarron Collins a 10 day contract.

The Rockets on paper:
Starting five: Luis Scola, Chase Budinger, Chuck Hayes, Kevin Martin, Kyle Lowry
Off the bench: Brad Miller, Courtney Lee, Terrence Williams, Jordan Hill, Patrick Patterson

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
Adrian Wojnarowski says T.J. Ford is unlikely to be bought out.

STRATEGY
The Blazers are going to need to win a shootout tonight. They will need to get to the line early and often and have players like Rudy Fernandez, Nicolas Batum, Wes Matthews and Brandon Roy contribute from beyond the arc in a major way.

LET'S GET RICH
To date: 25-20-2
Blazers -4.5. Blazers rebound with a win.

TRADE ME
Rudy Fernandez

NUMBER OF BACK TO BACKS THIS SEASON (IN SETS)
14

NEXT 5
@ Sacramento
vs Charlotte
@ Orlando
@ Miami
@ Charlotte

BOTTOM LINE
With a rough eastern swing coming up, the schedule is about to get extremely difficult for the Blazers. They desperately need to protect home court and win tonight after dropping the last two games.

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Andy Popp is a Portland native that loves sports and beer. You can contact Andy Popp at either andypopp@gmail.com or BlazersPipeline on Twitter. When he's not at PDX Pipeline, you can find him at lowposts.com.