Hook, Hook! Dunk, Dunk!

Last night Jose and I went to our third Rockets game in four weeks. Our interest in basketball has fortuitously coincided with the Rockets going on a big win streak. They've won 7 in a row after beating the Trailblazers soundly last night. We went with cheaper seats this time, which worked out surprisingly well. We'd sat in $40 seats for the last two games, located on the upper level but along the sideline of the court. Last night we sat in $22 seats on the end of the arena, and while the basket occasionally blocked our view, it was a minor distraction. And our $22 seats were on the first row of the upper deck, so we were actually closer to the court than we had been in more expensive seats. Sold! We'll be sticking to the more affordable $22 seats from now on.

Before the game, we had fun exploring the "Sky Court" and comparing ourselves to the Rockets:

Yao Ming unsurprisingly has a much larger wingspan than me, and yes, at 7'6" he is almost two whole feet taller than me.

Tracy McGrady is pretty tall himself.