2018-19 Houston Rockets Thread of running it back (mainly)

[HoustonFrog 368]

Blazers are tanking tonight’s game to avoid OKC. Lilliard and McCollum sitting. Motherfucker we will get OKC first round, the Bucks are tanking tonight also against Thunder. Easy W. Nuggets are playing the worthless TWolves

Worst case scenario


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[Zavala 1384]

12 hours ago, mycox said:

It doesn't matter what round the Rockets play the Warriors. Or am I not seeing something obvious? They won't have home court either way.

More eyes in the WCF, changes the way it's officiated

[Zavala 1384]

12 minutes ago, HoustonFrog said:

Blazers are tanking tonight’s game to avoid OKC. Lilliard and McCollum sitting. Motherfucker we will get OKC first round, the Bucks are tanking tonight also against Thunder. Easy W. Nuggets are playing the worthless TWolves

Worst case scenario


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Fuck OKC, they aren't going to be the issue. Playing the Warriors in the WCF instead of round 2 is the biggie

[HoustonFrog 368]

Fuck OKC, they aren't going to be the issue. Playing the Warriors in the WCF instead of round 2 is the biggie

Obviously OKC isn’t the issue... the issue is that beating OKC will take 6-7 hard fought games, rather than 4-5 easier games against the Jazz/Spurs/Clippers.

Then you have the Nuggets and then the Warriors. Really needed that 4 seed.


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[Rockethorn1978 6071]

You guys are REALLY over blowing OKC. It took alast second three AT HOME for okc to win and every year people do this and once the playoffs start they remember. Houston will beat OKC 4-1. Westbrook hasn't done jack shit in the playoffs because he will try and take over the series and blow it. I'm not saying we will win every game by 20-30 points but there isn't a matchup in the West that is considered "easy". Stop being pussies about teams like Now This is. He thinks we will lose to basically everyone and says "Oh no they are a scary matcup". Only team I am worried about is the Warriors.

[BigOrange1 6422]

i want the 2 or 3 seed so they play denver in the 2nd round -- don't give a shit who the play in the first round.  think utah is just as tough as okc.

[NowThis 931]

I'm more worried about OKC than GS. OKC has the defensive length to bother Houston.  Houston plays GS better bec GS is softer on D.  Everyone else in the West is cake for Houston, even though I worry about Yoda (pops). 

[BigOrange1 6422]

that's insane.

[perfectchaos007 6603]

19 minutes ago, NowThis said:

I'm more worried about OKC than GS. OKC has the defensive length to bother Houston.  Houston plays GS better bec GS is softer on D.  Everyone else in the West is cake for Houston, even though I worry about Yoda (pops). 

🥴🥴🥴

[GHOSTUSER 361]

1 hour ago, NowThis said:

I'm more worried about OKC than GS. OKC has the defensive length to bother Houston.  Houston plays GS better bec GS is softer on D.  Everyone else in the West is cake for Houston, even though I worry about Yoda (pops). 

You’re crazier than I am

[NowThis 931]

intensive breakdown of the other 7 teams

GS - can be had, Houston can solve their D.  If KD takes a lot of 3s, I like Rox chance

OKC - long fast athletic defenders who make Houston shoot low % and beat Houston on the glass. Very hard to beat

Utah, Denver, LAC - soft as my 600lb life

Portland - athletic but not enough tough guys, Houston won't have much of an issue. 

Spurs - beware the POP , this will go 6 .  Good thing Manu is gone. 

[mycox 582]

2 hours ago, Zavala said:

More eyes in the WCF, changes the way it's officiated

You must not remember past NBA conference finals and they way the refs were.

[YChang 3433]

I would feel more confident about them getting back to the WCF if this team doesn't show tendencies to go brain dead so often (my perception). 

Edited April 10, 2019 by YChang

[Rockethorn1978 6071]

Now This is a troll because he can't be that dumb.

[Tylerocks 2552]

51 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Now This is a troll because he can't be that dumb.

Has to be, right?

[UDontKnow 10439]

Still too many moving parts...

https://www.nba.com/playoff-scenarios-2018-19-nba-season

Houston Rockets

The Rockets clinch the No. 2 seed with a Nuggets loss.

The Rockets clinch the No. 3 seed with a Nuggets win AND a Blazers loss.

The Rockets clinch the No. 4 seed with a Nuggets win AND a Blazers win.

 

[UDontKnow 10439]

Also OKC (without PG13) is about to win in Milwaukee and that puts them into the 6th seed. There's a good chance the Rockets will see them in the first round and they don't need a physical match up this early in the playoffs.

[CurlyDumps 4456]

OKC is an average team with a dogshit offense.  Last night was a fluke.  Utah is the better team on offense and defense. Portland is doing us a favor and it’s gonna be hilarious when they get cucked by Utah in the first round.

[HtownHorn 14592]

10 minutes ago, CurlyDumps said:

OKC is an average team with a dogshit offense.  Last night was a fluke.  Utah is the better team on offense and defense. Portland is doing us a favor and it’s gonna be hilarious when they get cucked by Utah in the first round.

The Rockets really need Faried to play against them to hopefully even out the rebounds. They got way too many 2nd chance points. I think you have to play Faried and Capela together because when we switch Capela to a perimeter player, Gordon is going to get destroyed against Adams and Grant.

Edited April 11, 2019 by HtownHorn

[BigOrange1 6422]

damn, am i gonna have to stay up and watch the 4th quarter of this denver/minnesota game?  wolves up 8 going to the 4th.

[UDontKnow 10439]

1 minute ago, BigOrange1 said:

damn, am i gonna have to stay up and watch the 4th quarter of this denver/minnesota game?  wolves up 8 going to the 4th.

I am doing the same. Go T-Wolves!

[goatsaag 279]

I don't understand at all why Portland wants to play the Jazz in the first round for the chance to play the Warriors in the 2nd.

I also don't think the Thunder will give the Rockets any trouble in the first round if that is the match up. 6 games max but I kinda doubt it gets that far.

[BigOrange1 6422]

wolves up 11 with 6:43 to go.

[ztejas 43383]

You Rockets boys ready for this heat? Pop still has a couple lessons to teach ol' mustache Mike.

[ztejas 43383]

8 hours ago, NowThis said:

intensive breakdown of the other 7 teams

GS - can be had, Houston can solve their D.  If KD takes a lot of 3s, I like Rox chance

OKC - long fast athletic defenders who make Houston shoot low % and beat Houston on the glass. Very hard to beat

Utah, Denver, LAC - soft as my 600lb life

Portland - athletic but not enough tough guys, Houston won't have much of an issue. 

Spurs - beware the POP , this will go 6 .  Good thing Manu is gone. 

Lmao you like your chance against GS over OKC? 

[HtownHorn 14592]

Fuck. This is nail biting shit.

Sacramento not even playing the fucking 4Q.

Edited April 11, 2019 by HtownHorn

[huge 3789]

You Rockets boys ready for this heat? Pop still has a couple lessons to teach ol' mustache Mike.

Maybe?

[ztejas 43383]

Just now, huge said:

Maybe?

Yeah Denver ain't going away quietly. Would love to see yall in the 2nd round though.

[BigOrange1 6422]

wolves are blowing it.  now up only 2 with 1:30 to go.

[Dutchrudder 11126]

I just turned on the Twolves game and then Denver goes on a 9-0 run. Fuck...

[deech 2253]

Christ.

[HtownHorn 14592]

12-0 run from Denver. Nice.

[ztejas 43383]

Well... the Wolves are who we thought they were (sorry for the thread hijack btw - other threads are dead)

[UDontKnow 10439]

I can't really blame the T-Wolves here considering the Rockets blew a bigger 4th quarter lead yesterday.

[deech 2253]

Twolves so bad - 4th seed for Rockets.

[huge 3789]

At least I got down on the Thunder +450 in the 4th

Couldn’t cash in on this

[Longhorn Al 440]

1 minute ago, deech said:

Twolves so bad - 4th seed for Rockets.

Kings aren't going away.

[Dutchrudder 11126]

Wiggins got hacked hard there and the refs didn't call it. Just cost them the game. 

[UDontKnow 10439]

So the Jazz it is.

[ztejas 43383]

Wiggins is so fucking bad 😂

[BigOrange1 6422]

holy fuck i had no idea portland had come back. 

[UDontKnow 10439]

Just now, Dutchrudder said:

Wiggins got hacked hard there and the refs didn't call it. Just cost them the game. 

That was one play. One play doesn't make the game. 

[UDontKnow 10439]

Just now, BigOrange1 said:

holy fuck i had no idea portland had come back. 

Kings sat their starters in the 2nd half.

[Longhorn Al 440]

1 minute ago, BigOrange1 said:

holy fuck i had no idea portland had come back. 

They started the 4th qtr on a 30-6 run.

[CurlyDumps 4456]

3 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Wiggins got hacked hard there and the refs didn't call it. Just cost them the game. 

Not like anything good was going to come of Wiggins cluelessly jumping into 3 defenders.

[UDontKnow 10439]

Here's to hoping the Rockets take care of the Jazz swiftly. A gentleman's sweep at worst.

[NowThis 931]

to the last game to the last bucket 

[perfectchaos007 6603]

Rockets put themselves in this position. Lots of people are already writing them off, even as 1st round losers. Gotta prove em wrong

[BigOrange1 6422]

who is picking utah?

[perfectchaos007 6603]

Just now, BigOrange1 said:

who is picking utah?

Saw it on another forum.