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Winning Game 3 is a must win senario.

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Le$$, May 17, 2018.

  1. Remlap

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    Right. This is a MUST SPLIT couple of games.
    If we DON'T split we come home down 3-1 and we're toast.
    If we at least split, we get home court advantage back and back in the drivers' seat.
    Better to win Game 3 and have it in our pocket
     
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  2. H-Town Rockets Guy

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    I don't think Game 3 is a Must Win for either Teams. If we can win Game 3 or Game 4 and get a split would be ideal. If we can get both games in Oakland, that's what I am dreaming of. Regardless, its much better if we can win Game 3, that will put an enormous pressure on the Warriors in Game 4
     
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    Not an applicable stat in this case. That includes a lot of cakewalk series. Here's the one from that article that we need to pay attention to:

    Teams that win Game 5 of a 2-2 best-of-seven series go on to win the series 82.8% of the time (164-34).
     
  4. Jontro

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    it is imperative that the rockets win the next 5 games to win the series 6-1
     
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  5. John Harvey

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    Clueless. We just need to win 1 of the next 2 games. Game 3 is not must-win.
     
  6. sushimaster

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    From here on out, we need to treat every game as a must win. If we're going to lose a game, at least we need to wear them the hell out.
    I expect Golden State to be much more physical from now on. Expect more hard fouls, dirty plays, etc. by Draymond and Zaza. They going to drive more and try to get our guys in early foul trouble. Their arena is going to be loud. They're going to try to end our season as quickly as possible because they know we're the only team that has a chance to beat them. And they can't allow that to happen because it would look so bad on their part. We need to match their intensity. Every Rockets player needs to bring it. It's time to take out the trash!
     
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  7. ryano2009

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    What happens if we win both:eek::eek::eek:
     
  8. jayfree

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    If we had to split the first to games it's better coming off a win then off a loss. I don't care which game we win as long as we get either Game #3 or #4. Game #5 to me is the must win scenario because winning the last 2 would be very tough.
     
  9. Liberon

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    Somebody did mention Brothers and Foster would be back to officiate game 4 so winning game 3 is definitely a must.
     
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    this is a series and figuring things out might be more important than winning a game...
    with that being said i wouldn't be surprised a bit if we won every game from now on...we are just a better team and barring adam silver intervention aint nobody stopping us
     
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  12. Le$$

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    Win 4 games? hmmm WTF
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  13. ApacheWarrior

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    If you say so. I think you are jumping the gun putting both teams at 2-2. Both teams are currently 1-1. But to each their own.
     
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    Sure it's not a must win

    but absolutely it is a must win.
     
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    Nah, but game 4 is must win if you lose game 3.
     
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  16. cebu

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    When you are playing against GSW, all games are must win. You need to play your best always, every game. 48 mins.
     
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    theres no room for complacency....look at what happened to gsw...
     
  18. Newlin

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    You know the NBA wants a seven game series.
     
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  20. rocketsjudoka

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    Numerically this game isn't a must win but I agree with the other posters that this game should be treated as a must win. The Warriors aren't the Twolves or the Jazz. We can't afford to throw away games to them and just expect to play better next game.
     

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