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Looks like Portland is trying to avoid okc so looks like we will be 3rd seed

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Air Langhi, Apr 10, 2019.

  1. gifford1967

    gifford1967 Contributing Member
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    I want OKC in the first round to get the bad taste from last night out of my mouth as fast as possible.
     
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  2. Air Langhi

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    What if the rockets had played Seattle in 94?
     
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    what if portland is saying their gonna rest their guys, which would then put pressure on okc to lose its last game to avoid Houston, after which they then turn right around play their starters to get the third seed and avoid okc as well?
     
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    Prove you the best or cry about it.
     
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    Exactly!... You hit the nail on the head perfectly, and I couldn't have said it any better myself.

    To that point, even though the Rockets and Thunder may "believe" that they can beat the Warriors... neither team has shown the requisite "champion" level qualities throughout the year, not consistently anyway.

    I suppose we just have to hope that the Rockets can figure it out, find their groove, and max out their potential... in the next few days.
     
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    Okc wants to lose to play GS? Cause that’s what they’re risking. If that’s true, please do so then lol
     
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    Truthfully, it is a mockery. I get tanking for draft purposes, but running away from teams? Hardly the "heart of a champion."
     
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    if they lose wouldnt they be 7th seed and play denver?
     
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    Didn't they use to have all the games on the last night occur at the same time to try and prevent this?
     
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  10. YOLO

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    If they lose and spurs and clips both win they drop to 8
     
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    There's only one team that can unshoot us, and that is okc. We could miss 27 threes in a row and still win by 1.
     
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    OKC will win, bucks are resting their stars. Here is best case scenario tonight:

    If nuggets lose to wolves, spurs lose to mavs, and jazz lose to clippers, we play clippers in first round

    And you’re all wrong about tanking being bad. You have to be strategic and make sure your injury prone players are well rested. What if lillard played and got injured in the final game, when losing would have helped? Coach fired.
     
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    just dandy. series will go 7 games.

    We just don't match up well against them. PG is good at disrupting Harden and our passing lanes. We suck at stopping their fast breaks.
     
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    What if we purposely lost last night ? :eek:
     
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    at last nights collapse makes sense - we must be tanking for seeding too! ;) lol
     
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    Sucks that Milwaukee is resting their best players, and i actually think they should've try to beat OKC to push them against the Warriors but eh...it is what it is.
     
  18. pippendagimp

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    they never even won a playoff series yet i bet they can't even think that far in their heads :D
     
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    Warriors would sweep OKC.
     
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    triple dubble + playoff p

    good for 1 game

    (maybe)
     

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