Rockets make it 18, Dirk passes Blackman

The Houston Rockets beat New Orleans last night 106-96. The Hornets didn't have David West, which means the Rockets beat another shorthanded team. The Rockets are totally shorthanded as well, but I'd like to see one of these wins against a top team that was at full strength. If the Rockets can do that we can really see if this is a fluke or not. I hate to keep throwing the Rockets under the train like this, but I have no choice.

18 wins in a row, is still 18 wins a row and Houston now has the third seed in the Wild Wild West.

Dirk Nowitzki dropped 34 points on the Nets last night and is now the Dallas Mavericks' All-Time Leading Scorer. He passed the great Rolando Blackman by one point last night and currently has 16,644 points, which I didn't even realize he'd been in the league 10 years, let alone had that many points.

It's not that I didn't know Dirk came to the NBA in the 1998-99 season, but I guess you don't realize how long ago that is, and the fact that this guy probably only has 3-4 years left in his career, so now you know why they traded for Jason Kidd. Let's face it, the Mavs need to win now.