Best and Worst Possible Playoff Matchups for the Rockets

We played them post fox trade and they still beat us and in that game they didn't have sabonis either.

 

Yeah, I don’t understand that team at all. Pretty sure we swept them last year too…

 

We are young and fearless, I like our chances against anyone but OKC.

 

Thunder, Nuggets, and Lakers are the most difficult. Everyone else is in the same tier for me

 

Worst: GSW, followed by the Thunder

Best: Kings, followed by the Clippers

 

Beware those who suit up in Yellow & Blue

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They are a bad matchup

 

Really depends on the officiating versus some teams. Especially Lakers and Warriors.

 

Fearless is one thing, when the youths realized they have to play 5 on 8 against the Lakers/Warriors... is another

 

Hardon balling out is not bad for the upcoming Playoffs, adds additional spice.

Plus Kawhi and Powell being healthy.

 

Clippers would be the best 1st round match up imho. I just have a feeling that Kawhi won’t be able to go the whole series and that would change the dynamic.

 

I think everyone is underrating the Clippers.

 

It’s not so much that I’m underrating the Clippers, I just have zero faith in Kawhi’s knee

 

What I'm thinking is his knee probably wouldn't survive a lengthy playoff run but he might be fine for one playoff series.

 

This is what I really mostly fear in a series match-up against them. If everything was clean and fair, I would favor the Rockets. If you go back and look at the game-logs for the Rockets games against both Laker/Warriors in the last few years, the foul and free throws attempts are always heavily lopsided, especially against the Warriors. Also it's been obvious the league office has been pushing heavily for both these teams since the All-Star break. They really want to milk Lebron and Curry for as long as they have them around.

 

Derozan is a Rockets killer. Amen/Tari/Dillon always fall for his fakes. And Sengun tends to shrink against both Sabonis and Valancunas.

 

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I am 100% sure we would lose to either GSW or Lakers, because of the refs.

 

That’s true. In a few months we’ll all find out.

 

We want Memphis

 

Im only scared of the Warriors and Lakers. The NBA will boost those two franchises to the freaking moon

 

that guy's stats are extrmeley odd. His rookie year he was 36% from 3 and has gone down every year after to the point where he 5.9% (1-17) on the year. weird