Houston rockets playoff seeding

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey clearly is a big backer of such a format, a position he admits stems entirely from self-interest and how it impacts his team. Seeded 10th, the Rockets would face the seventh-seeded Utah Jazz in the first round, whereas a typical playoff format would have Houston No. After the first round, though, things get much more difficult for the Rockets in either scenario.

In the conference-less format, the expected second-round matchup would pit the team against the Los Angeles Lakers. Both scenarios of course operate under the assumption that all teams involved would make it out of the first round. All that aside, things remain unsettled and no concrete decisions of course have been made regarding if, when and how — not to mention where — the NBA could resume play.

This year, the distinction of No. In a usual year, the No. Game 1 between the Rockets and Thunder will tip off at p. All-Star guard and former MVP Russell Westbrook is unlikely to be available for the Rockets at the start of the series due to a right quadriceps strain. Thunder lose in OT to Clippers. Rockets are the 4 seed, OKC is 5.

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