Rockets have to fight thru the refs imposing their will on game. Getting big lead and holding it 4 quarters would be nice.
Question can we get the 3 spot? As is were only one lost behind Denver, but technically Denver has played 3 more games then us so even if we finished tied loosing wise they will still have 3 more wins then us.. anybody know how that would work out?
They went with the winning percentages. Obviously you had teams playing more games and teams playing fewer games coming into the bubble, they scratched that.
The league is all about ratings. The goal is for the most viewers to be watching. Is Houston the team that will bring the most attention to the finals and retain that attention of televisions viewers game after game? Basketball is just a portion of the equation.
We will see. Harden is smart, he is figuring out the refs before postseason. Bubble fouls are up for every team. It's an adjustment.
jazz then clips. IMO snyder is a good coach , but our talent level is massively above the jazz and they cant hurt us as much by playing bag as OK can with adams. OKC forms a media narrative and refs have incentive to make cp3 look good and OKC hang around. Cp can also get hot as can other shooters. Jazz dont have **** on us , we will **** all over them LAC maybe slightly harder than lakers. But LAC has not been at their best and its a question of if they can/will . Harden can score even when doubled by PG and Kawhi. PG streaky shooter , kawhi can get shut down . his best shots are mid-2's . cant keep up with our efficiency. LAL maybe slightly easier than clips but we are more susceptible to foul touble vs them because we will have to fight very hard vs AD , diwght , and other bigger players . Maybe we wear them out , but individual game foul swings are super volatile .. and i dont see us getting their guys in the same type of trouble. With LAC if kawhi or PG is guarding james then thats an opportunity to take them out of the game with fouling. I think lebron /ad pnr can be very problematic. I think we need the hypohetical good gordon more for LAC than LAL but i think we need him or we need breaks to beat either LA team in a game of 7. But id rather make it to the second round fresh and rested than after a 5/6/7 game series vs OKC . I thnk utah will be 4/5 .
Denver has 2-game lead currently. However: Denver remaining schedule: Lakers, Clippers, Toronto Houston remaining schedule: Sac, S.A., Indiana, Philadelphia
