ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Mavericks 4/25/2005 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 2)

KVH looked dangerous, he's going to be more than just a handful for the rest of the series.

What the hell is Sura doing in that picture?

Can someone please post an animated gif of Yao's dunk? Thanks.

 

I WANT TO SEX T-MAC!!!

 

But he missing one shot. How could he? Didn't he once make 20 out of 20FG, and 10+ FT, and 20+rb in a playoff game back in CBA?

 

Everyone faints tonight!!!

 

Everybody seems to have blamed KVH a little too much for Dallas' loss. Yes, he did give up two open shots in one position, and he did come a little late defending TMac's winning basket.

But as the superstar in the team, Dirk got the ball in the low post
with Barry defending him, he gave up the ball to KVH. That is not going to get it done.

TMac is the true superstar, period.

 

I didn't wanna make a new post for this, but I can't edit right now for some reason.

Did y'all notice how many users were on at one point!? It was a thing of beauty! There were 906 of us on at 12:10, WOO! Clutch City represent!

 

Anybody watching Dirk's press conference on NBATV right now? He sighed literally before starting every sentence... LOL

 

Some Thoughts

Great overall game. By both teams actually. Dallas played very well, what can you do against t-mac.

Yao played VERY well, he faded a bit toward the end of the game, but ya know, it was a watershed game for him to step up like this in the playoffs. I really hope he comes out like this every game for now on and we never see the self-conscious unsure Yao at least until the fall.

Tracy MacGrady is on the way to establishing himself as the premier player in the game. There isn't a player in the game today that is measuring up.

Eric Dampier was nearly deadly. He did a lot of damage...that really worries me.

Playing Jon Barry, Mike James, Bobby Sura at the same time with T-Mac at the 4 was a brilliant move by Gundy.

Sura saved what was shaping up to be an atroious game for him with those three's at the end. His ball-handling looked very second rate this game.

Dallas really is in big trouble here. They played so well tonight, shot extermely well, and hard to imagine them playing better on Thursday in a hostile crowd. But I do expect them to bounce back, they are just too experienced and deep to roll over and die.

 

Now that I've calmed down a bit, there's something I have to say. The Mav's can't beat us. They shot something like 70% from the 3 tonight and still lost. I'd have thought it absolutely impossible to beat a team that shoots 70% from the three and takes that many of them, but sure enough, our Rockets did it. Get your brooms out. It's over in 4.

 

Enjoy this win guys. We stole this game in the 4th quarter. I'm still baffled by us winning this game. I've grown so accustomed to past Rockets teams falling apart during the 4th quarter when the other team starts to pull away.

Our guys showed serious moxie tonight. Did you see how quickly we chipped into that 8 point lead late in the game? Bobby Sura was on fire in the 4th quarter, and Mike f'n James made a huge steal with 1:50 left in the game.

But let's keep things in perspective. If Dallas comes out and wins game 3 this is still anyone's series. If we win game 3, Dallas will not be able to mentally come back. Can't stress how pivotal the Game 3 win is for Houston!

 

FRIGGIN AWESOME!!!!

Been a while since I Jumped outta my chair yelling at the TV during a Rox game, but it happened 3 times tonight.

1. T Mac facial tomahawk slam on Stik Bradley (and one).
2. Yao dunk on T Mac dish late in game.
3. T Mac 22 ft jumper w/ 2.2 seconds to go.


Simply awesome guys.... awesome.

Were going places.

CLUTCH CITY 3 ... IT LIVES!!!!!!!

 

Tmac with the game winner. it was really a duo effort by our two superstars. Yao setting that excellent pick and tracy draining it.

 

Ding ding ding. That's one thing that really worries me - the offense looked terrible for a few stretches. Even though they scored more, I thought things looked more in control in Game 1. I thought there was too much dribbling to get by a man instead of passing around the perimeter.

But in any case, the Rockets STILL won. Dallas shot lights out from the 3 and they STILL lost. Wow.

I have chills for the first time since 1997... Woo-hoo!

 

i only saw the fourth quarter, apparently i missed a dominant 1st half by Yao, but from what I saw( a barry lay-in, 2 mike james steals and a layin, t-mac to yao for the dunk, suras CLUTCH threes, and T-macs unbelievable shots in the fourth) we are in the drivers seat to win this bad boy...

even when Dallas outrebounds us we win, and this was one of the points of staying with them in the series...

still, though, i worry about the mavs winning games 3 or 4 in Houston with their backs against the walls....


we will see what transgresses...

on a side note, i passed by a honky tonk bar in NYC that was playing the game tonight, the place was packed, but i had to get home to watch the game, but i stuck my head in, caught the score and shouted GO ROCKETS!!!

 

This was a fantastic win. My only complaint was when Wesley was missing everything. I thought JVG would put in James in quicker than he did. Also when Dirk went out and JVG still kept bowen in the game, I thought he should have went to padgett quicker. Padgett though with very few mins is probably cold. I expect him to be a bigger factor in the next game. JVG will definitely keep giving them different looks.

*BIGGIESTUFF FAINTS*

 

This is great. Here is a quote from the mavtalk forum about Yao and the officiating...

 

Classic!

 

Watching the post game interviews on NBATV, its looks like Dirk has checked it in. Man I hope we can finish it this weekend and Memphis puts up atleast a small fight.

 

words cant do justice i nearly cried at the end of the game

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