Daddy, Who Did You Say Won 22 Games in a Row in 2008?

Utah Jazz fans are loving life right now! We had another good game in Houston yesterday. That was a really quick first-round matchup. What? It's not over yet? Well, at this point I will bet all the money I will ever make that Utah doesn't let this lead slip out of their hands (judging by my recent college test scores, I may not make much. But I will bet it all). The Jazz will take care of business.

Tracy McGrady and Rick Adelman both complained about a questionable call late in the game last night. Andrei Kirilenko was trying to chase down McGrady in the corner when he was held up by Luis Scola. AK totally completely threw himself into the stands, and the ref called a foul on Scola. It was a huge call because the Jazz were up by three, and the Rockets hit a three-pointer right as the foul was called. The trey was wiped away, the Jazz got possession, and never relinquished the lead from there. I thought it was pretty childish to complain about that call for a few reasons: first, it was a foul! Sure, AK made it look much more violent than it actually was (Kirilenko's comment on whether it was a foul or if he flopped: "Let's say it is 50-50"), but it was a foul regardless. And if you're going to bring up bad calls, you ought to discuss the time Deron Williams was slammed to the floor and no foul was called. If you lose in the playoffs on your home court, don't make excuses. This is professional basketball!

I think Houston is done mentally. T-Mac says he's tired, he has no legs, and he just can't shoulder the load right now. I also think he's smoking something. After the game, when asked how he's going to approach game three, he said his back has never really been up against the wall like this. What? Tracy, do you remember how you've been in six other first-round matchups and you've lost all of them? Wow.

Now the party really gets started. Look for EnergySolutions Arena to be rocking. It's going to be a madhouse! Keep it up, Utah!!