Houston at San Antonio

The mindset of winning can overcome a lot of things, and Houston is a case in point. They ran off one of the best streaks in NBA history, but when Yao went down, everyone immediately thought it would end. It didn't, because the confidence and mental mindset was that they could not lose. Then the Celtics broke through, and the mindset was then lost/ The loss of Yao would show its true effect on this team. Boston beat them by 20 and then they get beat by 21 at New Orleans and lost by 9 at Phoenix. Not only is the mindset different, they aren't the same team. That win streak has to be a distant memory and in its place has come doubt. Speaking of mindset, San Antonio is in a very positive one right now. They have run off six straight, five by double-digits, winnin gon average by 15.2 ppg. One thing for sure about San Antonio, it all starts with their commitment to defense. Here is a perfect example of that. They ran off 11 in a row, holding 10 of 11 teams under 100 points. They ran off four in a row and held all four teams under 100. They ran off five in a row, holding all five teams to under 100. They ran off six in a row, in their current streak, and no one has scored 100. During their four best stretches this season just one team out of 26 scored 100 points! Contrast that with the six times they have had multiple game losing streaks this season, and they allowed 100+ in six of the 15 games. They are now the team with the positive mental mindset, as well as the better team, and we will back them in what should be another big win.