They also have Sefolosha who did not play in the last two games against the Rockets. When he is on the court with Durant and Westbrook, they are one of the most formidable defense backcourts in the league. To play the Thunder and Lakers in the first round without home-field will be nightmarish, while both teams will be well-rested. The only remote chance we have against the Lakers is a couple of Bynum ejections or injury or any injury to #24. While, World Peace is playing like Ron Artest and adding Sessions into the equation. The Lakers are going to be super tough to steal games from in LA. The Clippers, it's another toss-up. If they melt down mentally, yes, but they still have enough key players and talent to sort of fend off a team, like the Rockets. Though, Houston could drag a really good series out of them. Biggest problem, the Rockets are 2.5 games behind Memphis with slightly harder schedule (Memphis having 4 really winnable games vs. Houston's 2 1/2). Memphis - 2 vs. New Orleans, 1 vs. Charlotte and Cleveland. You might throw Minnesota in there, if they decide to sit Love for the rest of the season. The Rockets have two against New Orleans and maybe one against Golden State. Though, the Warriors are competitive team. Choice: The Spurs, we can take a few games from them, they are sort of aging. You cannot count them out, either. Remember, they would playing us. So, it would be toss-up, but they'd have home-field.
i dont think houston is going to make the playoffs really. They are in a tie with denver and dallas. with utah at #9
Charles hating on us again...says he'd rather play Houston than the Nuggets...he just had to throw that out there lol.
I seems like they want Utah to pass them up. I dont know why but how could you possibly be on the brink of the playoffs for 3 years straight and not make it? The odds are astronomically against what the Rockets might do if they miss the playoffs for a 3rd straight year in 9th place. Those odds are really long. It would be the only consistent achievement they have though.
After 2 losses, some of you guys are quickly giving up. Yet when the won the 4 in a row you were on the bandwagon. Check out Phoenix schedule, check out Utahs schedule, they are both way tougher than ours. The games against Denver are crucial, we win both, we are all but in. No way we lose to GS and NO , and i see the Heat resting some guys. And I voted Spurs, I think we matchup well against them and can outrun that old team.
I still think we have a decent shot, but we just shrank in two HUGE games. We should have won both of those games. Both were against teams that aren't as good as we have been all year. It's pitiful. They aren't playing hungry, they aren't playing like they want to be in the playoffs.
