And you know crappy teams like golden state, sacramento, and new orleans will playing their hardest just to be pricks and be spoilers.
7-7 sounds about right. Lets hope 500 basketball finally gets the Rockets to the playoffs this time. I am not sure it wouldnt be better to just get our draft pick instead.
So about everything is in line with what has been said before the season started. 500 team, size does matter as people can see they got a little better with some size in there even though Kyle Lowry is still out, and they have a bunch of guys who are good but not great.
We'll again come up short if McHale, our rebounding and our decision making doesn't improve. I can see us going under .500 with these last 14, easily.
8 wins is probably the magic number to get in and could have us to #7. 7 wins is cutting it very close. 9 win probably secures the #6 seed.
it's going to be tough, in all honesty I am banking on Utah not being that good and rockets get in by default.
Sun 01 vs Indiana L 28-25 Mon 02 @ Chicago L 28-26 Fri 06 @ LA Lakers L 28-27 Sun 08 @ Sacramento W 29-27 Mon 09 @ Portland W 30-27 Wed 11 vs Utah W 31-27 Fri 13 vs Phoenix W 32-27 Sun 15 @ Denver W 33-27 Mon 16 vs Denver W 34-27 Wed 18 @ Dallas L 34-28 Thu 19 @ New Orleans W 35-28 Sat 21 vs Golden State W 36-28 Sun 22 @ Miami L 36-29 Thu 26 vs New Orleans W 37-29 9-4, IMO ...
Someone brought it up and it's a legit question to ask. Would Miami sit the big 3 against us? That's the second night of a back to back for them and the seeding will probably be wrapped up by then. If they're locked into the #2, would they sit them?
Remaining Record Just going by Home Record vs Away Record Sun 01 vs Indiana L Ind(14-14...now 15-14, Hou 20-7...now 20-8) Ind has winning record against West Mon 02 @ Chicago L (21-5 vs 8-17) Chi has winning record against West Fri 06 @ LA Lakers L (22-5 vs 8-17) Too much size and Lakers at home Sun 08 @ Sacramento L (13-12 vs 8-17) could go either way Mon 09 @ Portland W (18-9 vs 8-17) Don't think Por is near as good now as their home record speaks Wed 11 vs Utah W (8-19 vs 20-8) Fri 13 vs Phoenix W (10-15 vs 20-8) Sun 15 @ Denver L (15-12 vs 8-17) Mon 16 vs Denver W (14-12 vs 20-8) Denver plays consistent could steal this one Wed 18 @ Dallas L (19-8 vs 8-17) Thu 19 @ New Orleans W (5-21 vs 8-17) sad...NO is better on the road then at home...still could lose Sat 21 vs Golden State W (9-15 vs 20-8) Sun 22 @ Miami L (21-2 vs 8-17)Heat will want homecourt advantage if they play the Spurs or Lakers Thu 26 vs New Orleans W (8-19 vs 20-8) So it could range from pessimestic 4-13 to more then likely 7-7 to optimistic 10-4(stealing a game they should have lost). I'm going with 6-8(slight pessimism because of injuries and fatigue), so will have a 34-33 BARELY making the playoffs.
Correction on Remaining Schedule Record I mean 34-32 record since it is 66 game season. Rockets barely sneak in because the teams below them aren't good enough to overtake them. The Jazz will probably go 5-8(bad road team), Suns have a brutal schedule of road games probably losing 9-10 games. The Wolves have a favorable schedule and could go 9-3 if everything is clicking which it isn't without Rubio and they would barely beat the Rockets because of Head2Head record. Portland had the best chance pre-trade but aren't looking to make the playoffs now so will remain in the same spot.
I think they go 9-4 to barely make it in as a seventh or eighth seed depending on the teams ahead or below them lose.
