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[Calm Down] Sitting at 0.638 and Home Court Advantage in the First Round vs Lakers!

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Shaq2Yao, Apr 9, 2026.

  1. Shaq2Yao

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    Looks like a first round match up vs the Lakers without Doncic and Reaves!

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    ashleyem STONE NEEDS TO GO!
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    Lakers about to win against GSW
     
  3. TheRealist137

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    we aren't locked in if DEN loses both games and we win both. Then we will be 3rd seed and face Minny.
     
  4. Phillyrocket

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    Still need the Fakers to lose one more.
     
  5. daywalker02

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    What a Jinx, Lakers are winning against GSW, and next games are at Home against Phoenix who have nothing to play for and the Utah Jazz......

    Phoenix might play Gleaguers .......
     
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    Good luck...Dort and McCain will be the best players tomorrow.

    Basically playing 5 guys + 3 Two way Contracts.



     
  7. DaDakota

    DaDakota Arrest all Pedophiles

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    Not true, we will be 5th seed and traveling TO LA.

    DD
     
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  8. daywalker02

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    There is a chance that Denver splits the last 2 games and Denver, LAL, Rockets all end up with 53 Wins.....

    Tiebreakers then would be interesting.......but LAL 3rd, Denver 4th, Rockets 5th likely

    LAL have tiebreakers over Denver and Houston due to Joker being injured during that stretch.

    With Rockets travelling to Denver and Altitude.....
     
  9. cmlmel77

    cmlmel77 Up all Night Watching Houston Sports

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    That’s good. We want Denver to win both and finish 3rd. Whether we are 4th or 5th doesn’t matter … all that matters is facing the Lakers.
     
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    How does Denver win against San Antonio on the Road......

    San Antonio knows that Denver would face them in the 2nd round if they don't beat them.

    They are not that naive and silly.

    At least it would be Finals worthy......of course.

     
  11. cmlmel77

    cmlmel77 Up all Night Watching Houston Sports

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    San Antonio has nothing to play for. I suppose avoiding Denver in round 2 maybe … but will they really go all out for that? Maybe, but keeping Wemby healthy has to be their top priority.

    Then from Denver’s perspective they aren’t getting the Lakers either way - it’s us or Minnesota most likely. And I imagine they will strongly prefer Minnesota, so they will try to win.

    It will be interesting to see it play out, but I still suspect all three win out and it is Denver/LA/Houston, which would be good.

    Regardless, LA losing tonight would be best for everyone!
     
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    I’m goin goin back back to Cali.
     
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    Wemby has to play another 20-25 minutes to be eligible for Awards, that may come against Denver or not.....we shall see.

    The thing with Spur is that without Wemby and Castle they could still win with Fox, Vassell, Kornet, Champagnie and Harper.

    They are that deep and if Gordon, Joker and Murray are not 100% and banged up who knows.

     
  14. Fulgore

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    Texans ended Aaron Rodgers and Rockets will end Lebron.
     
  15. BigTex

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    OKC would be nuts to beat the Nuggets. They'd likely have to go through the Nuggets and the Spurs, instead of making them battle it out

    Lakers have tiebreaker over Nuggets
     
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    Exactly, OKC is resting their guys so that Denver will win and stay in the Spurs bracket. However, the Spurs will likely try to win their game against Denver (assuming the Lakers win tonight) in order to push the Nuggets into the fourth seed and into OKC's bracket. It's all about playoff positioning.
     
  17. Le$$

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    Lebron going back to Cavs as 3rd wheel to James/Mitchel plus whoever they sign to make them look like a legit looking
    championship team to get them past Boston?

    There some good vets on market who would make a team to beat boston? Draymon Green, Tobias Harris, and Westbrook could
    all sign there for cheap.
     
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    NBA has a rule that you have to field 8 guys at minimum to play a game.

    OKC's 3rd stringers looks like 2nd stringers on lesser teams.

     
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    Just our luck to play the Nuggets in the 1st round...if we would've taken care of business against the lesser teams this year we would've had the 3rd seed locked up.
    Another 1st round exit coming our way...
     

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