Stevie and the Houston Rockets

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[Basketball article compares Stevie to the Houston Rockets. Here is an excerpt]

http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/pure...009_11_16.html
Monday November 16, 2009 6:04 AM
Pure Joy Personified
Rockets reveal a secret to their success while beating Lakers 101-91


Jason Friedman
Rockets.com Staff Writer


Los Angeles - About a month ago, ESPN.com's Bill Simmons sent a query out into the Twitterverse, asking readers to help him figure out what it is that makes this backstage video of Stevie Nicks seem so "riveting." The footage, shot in 1981, shows Fleetwood Mac's captivating young songstress at the height of her powers, spontaneously singing along to an early demo version of the song "Wild Heart."

The scene is stripped bare of pretense and artifice. There are no screaming crowds or laser lights. It simply offers a brief glimpse into the life of someone doing precisely what they were put on this planet to do. You hear it in Nicks' voice and you see it in her eyes. For those precious two minutes and thirty seconds, you're watching the expression of pure joy. That is what makes the video so riveting.

And that (for those of you wondering how this belongs in a basketball column) also happens to be the element which makes this particular Rockets' team such a thrill to observe. It most definitely was on full display Sunday night in Los Angeles, while Houston was in the process of knocking off the defending champion Lakers 101-91 in front of their shocked (and lifeless) fans.