Trap game? Crappy team, made worse by injuries... I'd normally say it's a recipe ripe for a surprise L, except this team has shown it is locked in and highly motivated to just play their game, and rack up wins. Rockets by 50. PS obligatory "which scrub gonna go off on us"? I'm rooting for Ryan Arcidiacono, coz he has a fancy name (and has the same initials as Ryno).
No Clint, no Harden, no Luc, no problem. The only challenge here is whether MDA can bring himself to play the underwhelming Onuaku. With the G-league playoffs set to start Friday, it still wouldn’t hurt to let Qi, Hunter, and Onuaku to eat 15 or 20 minutes against the Bulls.
The Rockets should win this one easily. They already beat the Bulls in Chicago earlier in the season without Harden. Capela did play that night, but the Bulls also had a lot more players in uniform than they'll have tonight. Plus it's a home game.
when it's a big spread like that, there's an easy chance for a backdoor cover, which is why I wouldn't bet on a big number like that. Our 3rd string could easily let them get back into the game and cover the number
Glad to see guys getting rest over the last couple weeks of the season. Hopefully we can stay healthy, yet sharp as the playoffs get here. In a sense, I wonder if that loss to Toronto wasn't the worst thing to happen to the Rockets. If they had won that game, we would be sitting on a 27 game win streak, and I wonder if the guys would have been less willing to sit and rest with a chance to go after the all time win streak record.
