Humans have been putting spherical objects in hoops for centuries, but until the invention of the dunk, the fast break, and face dribbling, it wasn't an activity worth watching. See if "basketball" lives up to the hype with today's Groupon for a ticket to a Houston Rockets game at the Toyota Center and a T-shirt. Choose from one of the following seating options:

• For $20, you get an upper bowl ticket (a $32 value) and a t-shirt (a $15 value, for a total value of $47)
• For $41, you get a lower bowl ticket (a $75 value) and a t-shirt (a $15 value, for a total value of $90)

In addition to choosing your seating option, you will choose one of the following three games:

• vs. the Phoenix Suns on Monday, November 22, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
• vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 6 p.m.
• vs. the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

Led by big man Luis Scola and taller-than-average man Kevin Martin, the Houston Rockets hope to contend in the always-competitive Western Conference. Watch the players dribble, pass, and shoot the squared ball within the Toyota Center's entertaining atmosphere, filled with the Rockets Power Dancers, Clutch the mascot, and the routines of the Little Dippers.