Is SA the only west playoff team that we match up well against?

I feel like this squad can bring forth a championship level defensive effort, when the occasion calls for it. Some individual guys may be questionable defenders, but we have also seen them play off of each other.

We will be a different team in the playoffs, no doubt in my mind

 

The Rockets would be favored against every team that is not SAS (even) the Clips (slight underdogs) and Thunder (somewhat underdogs).

 

Maybe I am drinking the kool-aid, but I really only think LAC and OKC should put fear into Rockets' fans. The rest, GSW can get hot, but Rockets should win. Spurs are always good, but Rockets seem to play them well this year. MEM isn't what they used to be, PHX is an overachiever, and Portland is probably a 6-game series for the Rockets.

 

You have to realize that Houston plays at a fast pace and the other team will therefore put up a lot of shots. And the opponent will also get more shots because of the turnovers.

Otherwise they are great haha

 

in a 7 game series, I think we take any team in the west deep if not win it. Remember, one game against OKC at home we scored 70+ pts in a half and then had an abysmal second half collapse. That doesn't happen again. We were down 19 pts and came back to within 5 in this last game after a stretch of beating the Pacers (who we also didn't match up against the first meeting), the Heat, and the Blazers (where we spent all of our magic getting that win). We took the Thunder to 6 games last year without Howard.... I think we could give them a run for their money in a series. The only team I'm REALLY worried about is the Clippers who seem to shoot and play in constant beast mode against us. They're our new Super Sonics.

 

The biggest issue with the Rockets defensively is defensive rebounding. We rank 21st in DRB%. It baffles me because Orlando was ranked 1st in DRB% during their three year reign as an elite team and this is with Rashard Lewis at PF.

 

Dallas, Portland, Phoenix, Spurs, San Antonio.

 

Better yet, let SA take down OKC and LAC first, and then we take on SA

 

we want portland.

spurs/warriors could maybe go either way. def wouldn't be surprised if we lost to the spurs (they are the spurs...)...and maybe wouldn't be surprised if we lost to now healthy warriors too.

we'd lose to okc and lac. prob even memphis could give us a great challange if we faced em. west is brutal.

 

@basketballtalk "I watch what the Bulls are doing to the Rockets, then remember a couple days ago the Spurs handled the Bulls. Spurs playing so well now."

 

SA would handle the rockets. Not the same team we were playing earlier this year.

 

People we are 2-1 vs GS as well almost 3-0...the panic on this site is annoying as hell.

 

Pretty sure the 2 wins came without Iguodala. GSW is almost an even matchup. Their D is better on paper, our O is better. Jermaine O'neal might or might not completely shut Dwight down. Curry might or might not go napalm once he figures out all it takes is a screen to take any of our perimeter defenders completely out of a play. Iggy can't stop Harden but he could push us into Bev/Parsons/TJ iso-while-Harden-stands-around Mode.

 

We have the Blazers and Warriors numbers.

It will be a toss up with the Grizzles, Mavericks and Clippers IMO.

Yes we match up with the Spurs but in the playoff's it will be hard to beat them.

If we make it to the WCF and play the Thunder, we all know these jokers have our number.

My playoff's predictions:

Rockets 4-2 against the Blazers
Rockets 4-2 against the Warriors
Rockets 4-3 against the Mavericks
Rockets 4-3 against the Grizzles
Rockets 4-3 against the Clippers
Spurs 4-2 against the Rockets
Thunder 4-2 against the Rockets