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Now that 82 games have passed, of the 30 NBA teams, only 16 remain standing now that the dust has settled following the conclusion of the 2012-13 NBA regular season Wednesday.
As the Dallas Mavericks look to rebuild, the Houston Rockets aim to regroup and get back to their winning ways when the two Texas rivals meet in Dallas tonight.
Match-ups galore will headline the NBA this week.
Two of the league's hottest teams will lock horns Friday night in what is sure to be a hard-fought battle as the Houston Rockets (21-15) take on the surging Boston Celtics (18-17) tonight at 7:30 p.m. EST at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass.
In what is looking like a potential high-scoring, high-flying match-up, two of the league's top 10 scoring teams will meet head-to-head tonight as LeBron James and the world champion Miami Heat take on O.J. Mayo and the Dallas Mavericks.
In the Battle for the Big Apple, the season series between the New York Knicks (18-6) and the Brooklyn Nets (13-11) is split at one win apiece for each of these crosstown rivals, and their new rivalry will take a new turn when the Brooklyn franchise visits Madison Square Garden for the first time ever tonight.
Two nights removed from their epic win against the Eastern-Conference leading New York Knicks, 109-96, Jeremy Lin, James Harden and the Houston Rockets are looking to keep that momentum going tonight in Houston
Based on the fans' votes, Jeremy Lin could very well be starting for the West when the NBA All-Star Game comes to Houston this February.
All in all, it was just not a good night for the Houston Rockets (9-9) Friday night.
It's been hard to get a read on these Houston Rockets, even after more than a month of NBA regular season play.
The last time Jeremy Lin played the Los Angeles Lakers in a home game--one of the most memorable of the "Linsanity" era--he scored 38 points against Kobe Bryant and company.
