ROCKETS @ PACERS...RED Nation's #1 Soap "As DWIGHT Turns" heads to CIRCLE City for DATE Night with GOLD Swagger and PACER Nation...DWIGHT vs AREA 55..."Fear the BEARD" 13 vs LANCE...#HOUvsIND #REDnation #GOLDswagger #NBAonESPN

The Houston Rockets come in the #5 seed in the West as we go to press at 17-9 and coming off a Hump Day "W" over the Central Division Chicago Bulls. Dwight Howard and Jams Harden have led the charge but the Clutch City Hoops has plenty of Talent on the Roster as they should give the Pacers fits.

Indiana has slowed down a bit since starting red-hot as they have been 6-4 in their last ten games and coming off a another loss to the Miami Heat on Hump Day. Pacers Star Paul George has been struggling of late and it won't get any easier tonight as he will face-off against the underrated athletic Chandler Parsons of the Rockets. The most consistent Pacers all year long has been PF David West as he continues to throw up close to a double-double per outing.

December 20, 2013

NBA on ESPN

8pm ET

@

Bankers Life Field House...the House Miller Time 31 built! 

#RedNation ROCKETS @ #GoldSwagger PACERS

KEY MATCH UPS

2G Fear the Beard #13 vs "Lance of the BK"

SF "Parsons in a Red Nation Tree" vs PG-24

C Dwight of Three Stripes vs Area 55

PLAYBOOK

Pacers need to slow down James Harden as he is the Rockets leading scorer as well as #1 facilitator...

Rockets must keep PG-24 on Ice as he has to be chomping at the bit to play better...

Put Dwight of Three Stripe on the Line...no Easy Looks

Keep Pacers PF D-West out of his Sweet Spots...

Can the Rockets play at their "Pace"...Fast and Up and Down...

Pacers need to slow it down and force the Rockets to play half Court and execute...

Pacers must also "Guard the Arc" as the Rockets have multiple Threats from Distance...

Rockets Bench vs Pacers Bench..who plays better?

Game Time 8pm ET...