The San Antonio Spurs play host to the Houston Rockets in Orlando on Tuesday.

The Rockets (44-25) have developed into one of the scariest teams in the NBA, entering this matchup winning five of their last six games. This might be the most entertaining team to watch too, running at an unruly pace while firing up three's at will. This Rockets team has also turned into a bunch of animals on the defensive end, causing turnovers like your local baker. When people criticize Houston, they always talk about how they are too small to compete. They've proven time and time again that they can win despite being dominated on the boards and it's about time that people start realizing that their opponent is at just as big of a disadvantage.

The Spurs (31-38) come into this matchup winning five of their last seven games, nearly securing a chance to reach the playoffs. Rules say that you need to finish within four games of eighth to get into a play-in tournament and that looks like a near guarantee, sitting just one game back of the Memphis Grizzlies. If this team somehow reaches the postseason, it'll mark their 21st-straight season getting there. That's a heck of an accomplishment from this organization and they're still getting it done with Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Duncan Robinson long gone. It's now DeMar DeRozan's team and he's making a beautiful pairing with youngsters like Dejounte Murray and Derrick White.

These teams have played twice this season, splitting the two meetings. In fact, the home team won both of those outings and each game was decided by a two-point margin.