This is all we need to know. That's how big stealing HCA is in a 1-8 matchup. They could lose 1 of their big three and still beat us in 5, 6, or 7 depending on which one they lose. But hey whatever helps you sleep tonight (inserts so you're telling me there's a chance image).
Its not out of the question. None of the Thunder guards can replicate the athleticism and drive of Westbrook. They're a bunch of jumpshooters. Focus on Durant and force them to beat us. We beat New York; we can beat OKC. Durant is on his own; Ibaka is not a scoring threat like Westbrook. If we come out like we did in Game 2, we can take the games at home and potentially win the series. We increased the variance tenfold. Now its time to make winning a reality.
if durant only goes for 70 points on us, while chewbaka gets 15, we can win if we hold everybody else to 0 points. . book it.
No way the team will let Durant beat us. Close game, he will be double or tripled to get the ball out of his hands... it'll be up to the likes of Ibaka and Sefalosha to hit the winning shot... that's going to dictate who wins the series. Durant can have his 30 pts, it'll be neutralized by Harden's 30. It's now up to the role players.
If we can win both at home and tie it up at 2-2, then i believe we can win it. If we go back to OKC 3-1, it's over.
Don't think so. Team will probably adjust and the Thunders still have more depth than the Rockets. Plus, refs might not be so kind to us after that Westbrook incident. But there is a much higher chance now for the Rockets to take this series to game 6 or 7.
WHere the F$@#) is the "WHo gives a ****? We could have won WITH or WITHOUT Westbrook on the court" option?
Durant is still around. I could see us winning a few games, but not the series. Especially with OKC having home court advantage
They still have Durant, the second best player in the league. Ibaka is better than our second best player too. Kevin Martin is better than our second best player too. I mean, we can win, but it would still be a huge upset.
OMG I completely forgot that we played the entire second half without our starting PG ! OK NO MORE WORRYING about OK's problems ! Screw Kobe ! We have to overcome our own loss, so the he*l with the other teams. I a have picture in my office of a kinda tall fellow with about 16 thousand Rockets fans in Red and him standing in a suit. Oh yeah that was one Big Rockets Day alright ! Did the Lakers cry for us ? Don't think so. The last Great Moments in Rockets history IMO. We rolled them ! Go Baby Rockets !
We couldn't even beat Phoenix when it counted the most and we lost that game, lol.. What makes you think we could beat OKC even with Westbrook out being down 0-2 and you'd expect us to win 4 games against them??? Clutchfans let's be real here, and please take off those thick homer glasses and just think realistically, please..
The Thunder will be better without Westchuck chucking bad shots. Instead, the much more efficient Durant and Ibaka will take more shots.
they are still to deep and experienced for us, not to mention durant. if we win, we need a couple of players to go off
The Thunder might be an even more efficient team without Westbrook. I don't think this changes anything.
