Kings have given us a hard time lately. Really dislike them and badly want to win. Excited to see Pat Bev again. Whether it is Jones or Motiejunas, also excited about the PF spot.
Guess what. Nobody cares. T-Jones still a game-time decision. Probably meaning that if he does play, he's coming off the bench?
He can score as many points as he wants as long as he scores less than 1pt per shot. The 41 points came on 25 shots, so that would be a bad thing for us if repeated.
Hopefully D-MO could make it a whole quarter without committing a foul and for the love of god, no one high five Pat! Im sure his hand is fine, but why risk it!
Really just glad it's game day! I hate non-game days - I sit around waiting for game days and talking about the Rox online If we can manhandle Portland we should be able to steamroll the Kings - IF we play with the same intensity and our shots fall. I know, big IF.
If we play defensive we will win. Hopefully Harden takes good shots instead of jacking up three's from the parking lot. Rockets know they are good so that is why they don't come out with motivation or desperation. It's not until they are down by 20 when they decide to play. Hope that is not the case tonight. Can't believe they beat us twice last month.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Terrence Jones "it's not looking like" he's going to be able to play tonight.</p>— Jason Friedman (@JasonCFriedman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonCFriedman/statuses/426140763626295296">January 22, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>T-Jones did add that he feels good about his chances to return Friday night versus Grizzlies.</p>— Jason Friedman (@JasonCFriedman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonCFriedman/statuses/426141069991215104">January 22, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Here's hoping he's good to go on Friday. Godspeed, DMo. :grin: Heading to TC & hoping for a great team win / individual good games all around. Would REALLY hate to drop another one to these guys in our house.
Game Day: Rockets vs. Kings PREVIEW The Basics: Sacramento Kings (15-25) at Houston Rockets (28-15) Point Differential: Sacramento: -1.9 (NBA rank: 18th) Houston: +3.6 (NBA rank: 9th) Offensive Rating (points per 100 possessions): Sacramento: 104.0 (T-12th) Houston: 107.6 (4th) Defensive Rating (points allowed per 100 possessions): Sacramento: 106.1 (28th) Houston: 102.4 (11th) Pace (number of possessions per 48 minutes): Sacramento: 97.01 (13th) Houston: 98.19 (7th) Four Factors: Shooting – Effective field goal percentage (eFG% is a field goal percentage that’s adjusted for made 3-pointers being 1.5 times more valuable than a 2-point shot): Sacramento: 49.1% (16th) Houston: 53.0% (3rd) Turnovers – Turnover ratio (the number of turnovers a team averages per 100 possessions): Sacramento: 15.3 (T-13th) Houston: 16.6 (27th) Rebounding – Rebound percentage (the percentage of total rebounds obtained) Sacramento: 51.1% (11th); offensive rebound rate: 27.1% (T-9th); defensive rebound rate: 75.9% (T-6th) Houston: 51.7% (7th); offensive rebound rate: 27.1% (T-9th); defensive rebound rate: 73.2% (24th) Free Throws – Free throw rate (the rate at which a team goes to the line relative to the number of field goals it attempts): Sacramento: .307 (7th) Houston: .400 (1st)
I think DMo could be better than TJones, but ONLY IF he could stay away from foul trouble, learn to defend, and box out for rebounds. If he could not do these things, he'll always be Jone's back up, because TJones could score and do these things. For now, I would consider DMo is our most fluid post up guy with tons of post up moves. Lots of potential.
