ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Pistons 12/23/2007

I love this game. I don't love this game.
Yao , I know you're tired , we Chinese are always there for you !

 

"To make matters worse for the Rockets, Tracy McGrady didn't come out for the second half after aggravating a sore knee"

http://www.nba.com/games/20071223/HOUDET/recap.html

 

i have lost all hope for this season.

everywhere we look its roadblock, roadblock,roadblock. We just cannot get a damn thing to go right for us.

if McGrady doesnt get an MRI at this point I just dont know how I will cope!?

I mean, for crying out loud, he's got the next several days off, and this is the 2nd time in 3 games he's pulled up lame on that knee.

something tells me im gonna be disapointed and the official word we'll be "oh we'll rest it up yadayada" then watch him exit early again next game....some say we are cursed, and im inclined to agree.

all just to painful. I remember last Xmas being destroyed by Yao's knee injury. This Xmas has been also destroyed , although in more of a slow, grinding way.

 

wow, just don't know what to say, honestly I don't.

I can't stand rashiiiiit wallace

 

Sigh... why oh why do people pass Deke the ball?

But you know what... our bench competed with the Pistons. Next game lets start our small lineup. Rick needs to scare the crap out of the starters or just simply change the starting lineup already. 2 on 5 isnt gonna work. The elite teams in the NBA have at least 3 solid scorers out there at all times. Why do we play Shane, Rafer and Hayes together??

 

Ho..Ho.. Ho.. Merry christmas
Lets the L behind.. there will be lots of W after christmas...

 

It's an injury that will just require a lot of management. So long as there's no hair-line fracture or other stress injury, it shouldn't be too bad. But then again, he was playing a lot, and a back-to-back so who knows.

The schedule isn't too bad so really, we should be able to stay around 500 for a while even if t-mac is shelfed. I don't think that will be the case. I think he'll just have to get a good chunk of rest for a week (which this week will be good for) and then limit and monitor him closely for the next 5 weeks or so.

The play wasn't that bad. Considering yao shot atrociously and the rest of the team did alright. 3 pt shooting was good - and that's an encourging sign to see 3 straight games of good long distance shooting.

4 games in 5 grueling nights, lose to the hottest team on the road with your super stars beat up - you don't get too worked up about it.

We're no in panic mode yet....just thank goodness this strech is over and let's all forget about the Rockets for a few days and enjoy more important things like family and all, and you'll see what a difference some R&R makes for everyone....T-mac, the Rockets, and fans a like.

 

Rox lost their two best players while playing the NBA's hottest team.

 

Rox fans in Houston,don't let L bother you,enjoy your great X'mas holiday,new year will be new beginning...Merry X'mas!

 

Damn, I miss Van Gundy.

 

I'm not that worried. As was mentioned before, it was the 4th game in 5 days in 4 different cities and we played well in 3 of those games. TMac is hobbling and the jury is still out on him. But, AB and Scola are earning more PT. I'm looking forward to the rest of the season!!



"Save sex for another day"
Surfguy, only a female or a 90 year old man would say that!!

 

Fantastic! Let me know when the NBA only counts games when Rafer, TMac, and Yao play the whole game. I believe the concept is known as TEAM. The Rockets win and lose as a team.

Also, I didn't see the Celtics complaining when Ray was out of the line up!

I see a team that is 10th in the West and headed for the lottery. The Rockets have looked horrible when TMac was in the lineup and have looked horrible when he has been out of the line up.

 

blah blah blah.. go watch the Celtics then.

 

Who have the celtics played is the question. When they played a good team they were beaten, the celtcis have had the opposite schedule as the rockets.Our schedule has been the toughest and there's being one of the weaker schedules, We beat detroit on our home floor,we also beat the suns and the spurs.Let's see how their record will be when they take their butts out west and start playing some of the good teams instead of chicago and phila every other game.




. Beat Wizards (0-1) in Boston by 20 points: Washington was playing awful at the start of the season – they started off 0-5 and were leading the league in turnovers – with a hobbled Gilbert Arenas leading this team into the sewer (without Arenas, the Wiz have gone 8-5). This game was a gimme.

2. Beat Raptors (2-0) in Toronto by 3 points: Good win here on the road against a sound division opponent. Ray Allen hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to pull it out.

3. Beat Nuggets (2-2) in Boston by 26 points: Another good win, although we know teams struggle on their cross-country trips (this was Denver’s fourth game in six nights; they lost the night before in New York against the Knicks). The Celtics couldn’t miss – they shot a mind-blowing 65% from the field.

4. Beat Hawks (2-2) in Boston by 23 points: This was clearly as easy win against a weaker team that went on to win only two of its first seven road games. Again, the Celtics couldn’t miss – they shot 61%.

5. Beat Nets (4-1) in New Jersey by 11 points: Good win on the road against a talented but inconsistent Nets team that wasn’t falling apart then like the way it is now.

6. Beat Pacers (3-3) in Indiana by 15 points: Another good win on the road against a “live by the three, die by the three” Pacers squad. Jim O’Brien’s boys shot only 35 percent overall, and 8-for-25 from downtown. They also killed themselves by coughing up the ball 22 times. And yet, Pacers were down only seven points with four minutes left to play.

7. Beat Nets (4-3) in Boston by 22 points: Nets were without Vince Carter. This game was a walk.

8. Beat Heat (1-7) in Boston by 1 point: The Celtics blew a 15-point fourth-quarter lead and almost lost. Dwyane Wade, who was rusty in his second game back since undergoing knee surgery, missed a game-winning shot attempt at the end. He said afterwards, “There was a lot of stuff going through my head: Being out six months, my second game back I had an opportunity to win the game against the best team in the league, record-wise, in the Boston Garden."

9. Lost to Magic (8-2) in Orlando by 2 points: The Celtics looked as if they were going to win this one, but Pierce blew several scoring attempts in the final minute.

10. Beat Warriors (3-6) in Boston by 23 points: (see Nuggets above – fourth game in six days; lost to Knicks in New York the night before). Warriors were also without Al Harrington, Matt Barnes and Troy Hudson.

11. Beat Lakers (7-4) in Boston by 13 points: (see Nuggets and Warriors above – fourth game in six days; lost to Milwaukee Bucks two nights before).

12. Beat Bobcats (6-6) in Charlotte by 1 point: The Cats had the game won, up two with about four seconds left. All they had to do was inbound the ball. Jason Richardson made a moronic inbounds pass, which was recovered by Pierce who then passed to Allen for a three at the buzzer. They got lucky.

13. Lost to Cavaliers (8-6) in Cleveland by 5 points (OT): This was maybe the first real "test" the Celtics faced thus far. The returning conference champs were coming off a three-game win streak during which LeBron James stirred up Michael Jordan comparisons by scoring 112 points (37.3 per game average). James put the Cavs on his back and carried them past the Celtics with a 38-point, 13-assist effort.

14. Beat Knicks (4-9) in Boston by 45 points: It’s the Knicks!!!

15. Beat Heat (4-10) in Miami by 10 points: By now it’s safe to say the Heat aren’t very good. This game was a blowout (Heat made it close in the end by beating up the Celtic reserves). Wade, who shot 2-11 and scored 10 points, said afterwards, “I just played a bad game… simple.”

16. Beat Cavaliers (9-8) in Boston by 10 points: The Cavs were without LeBron James, and lost what was an extremely ugly game that featured two teams that shot below 40% and combined for 32 turnovers.

17. Beat Sixers (5-12) in Boston by 10 points: Philly gave the Celtics a run for their money by shooting an incredible 56% from the field. Eddie House and James Posey hit decisive threes down the stretch.

18. Beat Raptors (10-9) in Boston by 28 points: The Raps were without star Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani. This was a “gimme.”

19. Beat Bulls (6-11) in Chicago by 11 points: Nice win on the road, however, this was another ugly game by both teams. The Bulls had played the night before in Detroit and were exhausted (36% FG, 3-16 on threes). The Celtics turned the ball over 17 times (Pierce had six of them; he also shot 1-8).

20. Beat Kings (8-12) in Boston by 12 points: The Kings were rested but without Kevin Martin. This was another ugly game. The Celtics shot 39% overall and 6-22 from downtown.

 

So much for having even an offense like phoenix

les knows what im talking about

and i hate how everyone is retreating to someone else for an answer, it used to be sf3, now its AB, then who will be next? kirk snyder? steve novak??

 

It's no retreating. Aaron brooks and head have great chemistry. These guys are the real deal together, this is positive because with all these guards it was difficult to see who played well with one another,Sometimes it take a little time to see through things.Can't complain about the detroit loss because detroit is a great TEAM and it does suck we are struggling but if you are going to win 52 games and lose in the first round every year there is a fundamental problem that was here before all the changes.




The road trip brought many positive things to the table,We just need to rest and start building on these good things.This team was flawed from the jump we are now getting prepared to get out of this first round syndrome.

 

This shows how little your knowledge for the game you undoubtedly love is. It's called roles partner. You don't need Chucky or Shane to score that many points for this team to be succesfully. I'm not supporting one point a game from Chuck or poor shooting night from Shane either, what I'm saying is if they could keep the opponent's defense honest by finding a way to score, set up picks give you extra possesions thru offensive rebounds not to mention these are your best defenders in the team. I know we are struggling at the moment I know some "fans" in this board have thrown a towel already, but I promise you provided Mac and Yao stay health we should be fine. Just one instance that coach is struggling with his rotations, which to me is a number one reason why we're struggling to score at times and we're blowing out leads, during the game yday he substitued AB for Rafer after apparent after a team was playing better with him and Luther on the floor.

 

ewwwwwwwwww.man they sucked it up out there.

 

Merry Xmas.

why 4games in 5 nights then a 4 day layoff?

i seriously hate how we continually show no effort..