It didn’t take long for the Houston Rockets to mesh together after going out and signing center Dwight Howard during the offseason, and they will be looking to make it further in the postseason than they did a year ago. The Rockets open up their playoff run with Game 1 against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday afternoon, and they are looking to make an immediate impact from the jump.
“Just being here is not good enough,” said Chandler Parsons, via ESPN.com. “We want to win and we want to contend for a championship and we want to be the last team standing.”
The Trail Blazers are also looking to make some noise in the postseason, but it won’t be easy and they will need to overcome the Rockets homecourt advantage.
How can you tune in to today’s opening game of the series between the Trail Blazers and Rockets? Here is all of the information you will need to tune in to the action from the opening tip-off:
Date: Sunday, April 20
Start Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
Location: Houston, Texas
Venue: Toyota Center
TV Info: TNT
Live Stream: TNT Overtime
Series Record: Series tied, 0-0
Series schedule:
Game 1 at HOU: Sunday at 9:30 p.m. on TNT
Game 2 at HOU: Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. on TNT
Game 3 at POR: Friday, April 25 at 10:30 p.m. on ESPN
Game 4 at POR: Sunday, April 27 at 9:30 p.m. on TNT *
Game 5 at HOU: Wednesday, April 30, TBD *
Game 6 at POR: Friday, May 2, TBD *
Game 7 at HOU: Sunday, May 4, TBD
NBA Playoff Bracket:
Who do you think will come out on top on Saturday and take the early series lead? Sound off in the comments section below with your thoughts and predictions.