The Houston Rockets worst defeat might have come in the hands of Chris Bosh and Co. with a sound 94-73 shlacking back on Jan. 2.
The Rockets (38-22) road woes continued on Saturday when they gave up a 17-point lead to the Bulls in the fourth quarter, which broke Houston's six-game winning streak.
Houston has another winning streak up at home the Raptors (23-38) can end tonight, a nine-game home winning streak.
The biggest problem for Houston has been the inability to finish the game. It wasn't just against Chicago, but the Rockets have had problems finishing the Blazers and Mavericks last week.
The Raptors have not been able to get a road win since the All-Star break (0-3). Toronto has also been horrendous in the first quarter, allowing more than 30 points in each of the three road losses.
Another problem for Houston has been its record against the East, a 14-12 mark. If the Rockets want to start establishing itself has an elite team, then wins need to come against teams with sub .500 record and teams coming out of the East.
A bright spot in some of the inconsistency is Ron Artest, Luis Scola and Kyle Lowry. They've played well and they will be key players down the stretch.
For Toronto, the addition of forward Shawn Marion hasn't been necessarily been the spark they were looking for. Since the Jermaine O'Neal, Marion swap with Miami, the Raptors are 2-4. Marion is, however, averaging 15 points and 10 rebounds a game.
It'll be Shane Battier's job to keep those numbers to a minimum.
The Rockets should win this game easily, but the Rockets have lost a lot of games this season they should have won easily.
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