Back when the Houston Rockets won this city's last two NBA championships, in 1994 and 1995, the booming voice you heard over the public address system introducing the teams and rousing the crowd was that of Matt Thomas. Thomas, a Houston native and University of Houston graduate, was in his twenties back then, and it's been a circuitous route through radio gigs in Minnesota and Utah, but Thomas returned to his roost behind the microphone on Rockets game nights at Toyota Center again this past season. This time, however, it was part of an expanded role, which also has Thomas handling radio play-by-play duties for Rockets road games as part of his assignment. When you add in a daily, midday sports talk show on the Rockets flagship, Thomas undoubtedly has one of the busiest work schedules of any local broadcaster in any NBA market. However, as proficient as Thomas may be at his roles as a talk radio host, play-by-play guy and stadium announcer, Rocket fans are probably hoping his role as "good luck charm" is the one that pays off most handsomely.