ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Lakers 11/9/2008

Can't predict this game, it all comes down to the officiating. Sad to think how much of our success is based on the refs, but it really is very true.

 

It is gonna be a tough game. We can win, but we can also lose. Obviously we have a better team which hasn't play well, though.

McGrady gotta be agressive and Yao has to play better. Obviously Ron can slow down Kobe but he need to show that.

Come on Rockets ! Make it 5-2!

 

If p***y-Yao shows up again we will lose by 20.

 

Obviously you are Dirk.

 

some ppl got my hopes up for shane returning.
but then i remembred shane hasnt even practiced
with the team yet.



hopefully he'll be back after this road trip.
we need to win 2 of the next 3!

 

This game depends on which Yao shows up....

the one that plays like a Shawn Bradley or the one that plays like Hakeem-lite?

 

ROFL im guessing you don't play basketball.

 

Tmac was clearly ill against the clippers. hopefully with the two day rest he will get better. back to what he was playing like on offense prior to that.there are a few key matchup issues.

Who is going to guard ariza off there bench. i hope it's not barry becayse trevor will have a field day. what about lamar odom? we dont have anyone off our bench that can go with him. we need hayes to put on gasol. right now were not playing at a level to challenge those guys.

Keys

Tmac must attack the basket to put put pressure on there primeter players. hopefully get them into foul trouble

Yao needs to get out of this funk and dominate bynum. yao needs to get bynum into foul trouble and make bynum become less aggrassive on offense.

Hayes and scola must take gasol out of the game. if you watch the lakers, gasol is like there playmaker. not only does he score well, but he sets up alot of there offense for a guy .

 

my prediction: Ron will play 45+ minutes if Rox wants to win.

 

lakers and rockets are very similar- great SGs, good centres/PFs, mediocre PGs and both teams are deep. the difference is they move the ball around and we dont. so as much as i hate to say it, lakers will beat the rockets.

 

I think the Lakers are playing better than us right now. Let's just hope that we don't get blown out of Staples Center without putting up a good fight.

110 - 84, Yao will get rim-blocked at least once.

 

Rockets always seem to play at the level of thier opponents, so I expect it will be a good game.

 

Whens Battier coming back !!

I wish he was able to play and shut down kobe.....him or Ron....

 

this will be our toughest game. our midget pfs are gonna have to crash the boards vs pple bigger than them and can avg 10rpg.

tmac has to step up his game on both ends of the court. i dunno if hes able to but if he can we could use it.

tough for yao too. being guarded by pau and bynum. but we got ron on kobe, shane is a better option believe it or not but im okay w/ ron guarding kobe

watch out for odom. if tmac cant chase him then we're in twuhbull. unless landry or scola do their thing

cant wait to see the game tho. tmac vs kobe but of corse tmac has an excuse to suck in this game.

 

well when you play this poorly as a team.. you do risk having your fate be determined by the officiating..

 

The game is in LA so the officiating will be bias. And the Lakers have been playing better then us but I still think rockets can pull it out. Either win or lose the game should be good learning experience so the team can progress.

Go rockets!

 

5-2
Rockets rock!!

 

Lakers got a loooong rest before this game

 

We may win the game if deke gets signed before it starts. In other words, Yao is not enough to stop Pau and Bynum or even Odom eating up our paint.

 

we kill them certainly,give them first loss