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Rockets are on track for a franchise record--Road Wins

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by heypartner, Jan 24, 2015.

  1. heypartner

    heypartner Contributing Member

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    I was going to post this at the half way point at 14-6, but GSW blowout prevented me.

    Rockets are 15-7 on the road.

    The Franchise record is 27 wins on the Road. That was '97, Charlie Barkley's first season (subtletly annoying to Charlie)

    Rockets are notorious for bad Road Win records. This year we break the record.

    By comparison, the most Road Wins in NBA history is 33 (da bulls '97). And every single team who has won 30 games on the road has won the title...except the Mavericks in their chock job year...so sad. And the '73 Celtics
     
  2. heypartner

    heypartner Contributing Member

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    correction...12 teams have won 30 games on the road...9 of them won the title and 3 of them failed to win the title. Mavs, '73 Celtics and Nash '05
     
  3. daywalker02

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    If you have the best player in the game it is easier no matter what position we are in

    Question is if Harden is that guy in the playoffs

    In RS he showed he can be close to that guy
     
  4. JayGoogle

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    Honestly I feel like if we get this Harden in the playoffs and last year's Dwight in the playoffs then we can beat anyone....it's asking a lot though...
     
  5. oogie boogie

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    Cool!

    Rest of the Rockets road games this season:

    19 games
    @Lakers
    @Boston
    @Detroit B2B
    @Phoenix
    @Clippers B2B
    @Dallas
    @Atlanta
    @Denver B2B
    @Portland
    @Utah B2B
    @Clippers
    @Indiana
    @New Orleans
    @Washington
    @Toronto B2B
    @Dallas B2B
    @OKC
    @San Antonio
    @Charlotte


    Anyone want to make this one of those guess the record thread?

    Bold = Win

    @Lakers
    @Boston
    @Detroit B2B
    @Phoenix

    @Clippers B2B
    @Dallas
    @Atlanta
    @Denver B2B
    @Portland
    @Utah B2B
    @Clippers
    @Indiana
    @New Orleans

    @Washington
    @Toronto B2B
    @Dallas B2B
    @OKC

    @San Antonio
    @Charlotte
     
  6. daywalker02

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    Mavs must be 16-7 on the road to pose that record
     
  7. heypartner

    heypartner Contributing Member

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    Road Trip!!!

    cool, and for the record, there is a cfnet roadtrip to CO for that Denver game

    that's a Saturday March 7th, if you are interested I am offering free lower bowl center tickets to the first two ppl who post a picture of their plane ticket to this game is this Hangout thread...

    http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showpost.php?p=9489035&postcount=1

    Our moderator Rockets2K can vouch for me delivering, if you do.

    420
     
  8. Mr. Clutch

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    Interesting. That's impressive with all the seeming ups and downs
     
  9. heypartner

    heypartner Contributing Member

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    The second most Road Wins in franchise history is 25, JVG/Yao '05
     
  10. PersianRocket

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    I say we go 15-4
     
  11. bmd

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    Rockets are 15-7 on the road and 15-7 at home.

    I guess it's good that they play just as well on the road as they do at home, but I think their home record should be better.
     
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    I'd like it to be better too, but aside from the Warriors who've lost only once at home, the rest of the top teams in the West from Memphis all the way down to OKC have at least 5 home losses. So honestly, the Rockets are pretty much doing what virtually every other Western playoff contender is doing on their home floor this season. Which says more about the level of competition in the conference than the Rockets themselves.
     
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    What's it going to take for us to have a real home court advantage at Toyota Center?
     
  14. BigShasta

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    Urbanization in level 100
     
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    They've been a better road team this year IMO. For whatever reason, we don't seem to play with a lot of energy at home. This is partly due to our lousy crowd and atmosphere at TC.
     
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    I just wish I could somehow fastforward to the playoffs. Besides the 03 to 05 seasons, I haven't watched most of the games this year.
     
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    Sell SRO tickets for the games to general public and allow those tickets for people to stand on the aisles in the lower bowl of tht TC.
     
  18. IgotNext

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    11-8 maybe 10-9
     
  19. jump shooter

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    If you want this current Harden for the playoffs, hope and pray that Morey can swing a deal for a 3rd piece to the puzzle by the trade deadline. I still get flashbacks of Wesley Mathews and Nicolas Batum crowding Harden on just about every rockets offensive possession in the playoffs last year.
     

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