LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers stomp into Toyota Center looking to give the Houston Rockets its first home loss since the 95-93 loss coming to Philadelphia Jan. 28.
A loss that fueled the Rockets (36-21) to become outraged on how they've played up to that point and an eight-game winning streak.
The Rockets have put everything they were going through in January behind them. Tracy McGrady has been sheveled for the rest of this season, and maybe next too, Ron Artest is healthy and Aaron Brooks is thriving in his new role as a starter.
This Rockets team is not the one that Cleveland (44-11) saw back on Dec. 23. The Cavs saw Rafer Alston start, now in Orlando. The Cavs saw McGrady, injured. And the Cavs did not see Shane Battier in the 99-90 victory.
Cleveland guard LeBron James is coming off one of his worst statistically performances in the 94-79 win against Memphis, 15 points, but the Cavs still managed to play well.
It should be quite a test for the Rockets, as the tough part of the schedule started back with the 98-94 win against Portland. The Rockets are looking at eight road games, four back-to-back games and eight western conference playoff contenders after tonights game against Cleveland through March.
Look for the Rockets to come out strong and James will have both Artest and Battier in his face all night. If the Rockets can limit the amount of three-pointers, they can come out with a win
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