ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Lakers 4/17/2004 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 1)

I've seen us lose games with lots of unforced turnovers.

This is not a lot of unforced turnovers. It is a lot of turnovers caused by ferocious defense -- my hat's off to the Lakers for showing up with that attitude -- and some turnovers of our own making.

Francis has been throwing passes when he could have been jacking up shots. The execution hasn't been good enough to overcome the ferocious D, but they've all been good ideas. Van Gundy applauded him, and so do I.

 

The Rox need to abandon all those other BS plays and goto Yao every time down.

SF and Cat are killing us right now.

 

New drinking game: take a shot whenever the Rockets turn the ball over.

 

Thank god for Bill Walton. Just watching the game, I wouldn't have been aware that the Lakers are actually the greatest team ever assembled since James Naismith nailed up a peach basket and that the Rockets are the sorriest collection of losers to ever put on a pair of sneakers. I guess single digit deficits signify that.

 

Yao..getting the minutes

 

LOL

 

Result: Acute alcohol poisoning before halftime and watch the 2nd half from the ICU television.

 

Are the 2 clowns calling the game Homers are what?

 

Yao is the only Rockets that come to play.

SF3 is showing the league why Houston needs to get rid of him and why other teams should wait to consider taking him.

JJ is playing his worst game as a Rockets.

Mo sleepwalks and takes him out of the game by himself.

Cat is playing out of the control and thus joining the other guards for TO galore.

 

The Rockets keep hanging around. The ESPN people just put it well, "The Rockets are playing bad, but they're only behind by six."

 

Look at mailman....1/9

 

Oh, SF finally shot in! Dont' shot down your the twilight yourself by turnovers!

 

HEY don't be so bad with bill walton








he has cut most of his stupid coments i will tell you around .0001.5% of them let's be proud of him

 

Why is Francis passing up shots??

 

I think the Rox are 'uglying up' the game so much it's throws the Lakers off rhythm.

 

Rox has no chance, I repeat, no chance to win if they continue to turnovers like this.

That is why we need a PG take care of ball!!!!!!!!

 

Please do not blame the first half problems entirely on Steve Francis. The whole team looked horrible. You can't blame just one player, they were all bad.

 

Yep, that includes throwing the ball away with no defenders on your face and let oppoents steal the ball when you are dribbing across the court.

Sure that is the best strategy to confuse the lakers if nothing else works.

We will lose by 15+ points and come back home 0-2. Hope that we can steal one game at home to make it at least 1-4.

 

Half ends with the Rocks back by 6. Considering how awful the Rockets played, I think we should be damn pleased!

 

Francis and Mobley will never learn how to protect the ball.