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Where will the Rockets finish in 2026-2027?

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Updated Aug 25, 8:01 AM ET

The Houston Rockets are predicted by ESPN’s summer prediction series to tie for third place in the 2026–27 Western Conference standings, according to a survey of its NBA insiders. Only the Oklahoma City Thunder (60-22) and San Antonio Spurs (62-20) are predicted to be ahead of the Rockets and Nuggets (51-31). ESPN’s Michael C wrote: “The West goes through either Oklahoma City or San Antonio, but don’t count out Houston. The Rockets expect to take another step in Year 2 with Kevin Durant, bols...

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NBA 2020: Predicting the League's Top 20 Stars in 2020

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“Best-Case Prediction: Wall leads the Wizards to their longest and most fruitful period of sustained success since the 1970s. Along the way, he establishes himself as a perennial All-Star starter, takes home an MVP and leads Washington to a title, with a helping hand from a major free-agent acquisition in the summer of 2016.” submitted by /u/ap25000 [link] [comments]

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Banner Years: 2008, Stars, Sacrifice and a Long-Awaited Return to the Promised Land

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It’s History Month at CelticsBlog, celebrating all 18 banners hanging in the rafters. Today we look back at the team to bring the water back to the Garden, the utterly dominant yet humanely vulnerable 2008 Boston Celtics. NBA history spans 80 seasons, and as CelticsBlog readers well know, the Boston Celtics have won a league-high […]

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