NBA's Rockets and Pacers due to play in the Philippines - Feb 9, 2013
Basketball fans in the Philippines, brace yourselves.
The National Basketball Association's (NBA) Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers are scheduled to play during next season in Manila and Taipei though it is not yet confirmed if it is a pre-season or a regular season game as confirmed by Li Shuangfu on his Twitter account @LiShuangfu.
The Rockets, who features All-Star James Harden (196-SG-89, college: Arizona St.) and the sensational Jeremy Lin (191-PG-88, college: Harvard), the perpetrator of Linsanity, in a stretch of impressive games with the New York Knicks last season, is currently in the hunt for a playoff race as it currently sits at 8th place of the Western Conference with a 28-24 win-loss record. Houston will also host the upcoming 2013 All-Star weekend which will feature different events such as the All-Star game, the Rising Star Challenge, three-point shootout, and the Slam Dunk showdown.
On the other hand, the Pacers, having a breakout season lead by its first time All-Star, Paul George (206-G/F-90, college: Fresno St.), is currently at 3rd in the Eastern Conference just behind the Miami Heat and the Knicks with a 31-20 win-loss card.
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from Asia-basket.com I don't know if it's an early April fools prank
Basketball fans in the Philippines, brace yourselves.
The National Basketball Association's (NBA) Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers are scheduled to play during next season in Manila and Taipei though it is not yet confirmed if it is a pre-season or a regular season game as confirmed by Li Shuangfu on his Twitter account @LiShuangfu.
The Rockets, who features All-Star James Harden (196-SG-89, college: Arizona St.) and the sensational Jeremy Lin (191-PG-88, college: Harvard), the perpetrator of Linsanity, in a stretch of impressive games with the New York Knicks last season, is currently in the hunt for a playoff race as it currently sits at 8th place of the Western Conference with a 28-24 win-loss record. Houston will also host the upcoming 2013 All-Star weekend which will feature different events such as the All-Star game, the Rising Star Challenge, three-point shootout, and the Slam Dunk showdown.
On the other hand, the Pacers, having a breakout season lead by its first time All-Star, Paul George (206-G/F-90, college: Fresno St.), is currently at 3rd in the Eastern Conference just behind the Miami Heat and the Knicks with a 31-20 win-loss card.
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from Asia-basket.com I don't know if it's an early April fools prank