Chances of winning Personally, this writer would advise you to never bet on a team featuring Dwight Howard going on a deep playoff run, but it’s certainly possible. In the pursuit of glory it refuses to compromise with the principles of fair play and a magnanimous spirit. Russell Westbrook has played one of the NBA's all-time great seasons Read moreNow, that doesn’t mean that the playoffs are wide open. “He got caught,” Christie said on Friday during a guest-hosting appearance on the Boomer & Carton morning show on WFAN 660-AM in New York.