Since Hakeem's gone, we haven't caught many times to cheer for our Rox, those above is definitely one of your remarkble joyment and cheerment in your memory, so which will be the best one? You can add if what you've got is not in those options.
Something missing in the poll, and the highlight of thethe Yao era was the finishing run of the 2004-2005 team and the first 6 games of the Mavericks series (game 7 never happened). When that team was rolling up through the playoffs and then the Bobby Sura, Jon Barry, Ryan Bowen white boy squad was rolling, Yao was rolling, Mac was throwing down dunks over Bradley, everyone was throwing the 3 finger sign after each made 3 pointer, Wesley was giving us steady play at the 2. Van Gundy getting fined for standing up for Yao and Matress Mac offering to pay the fine. Those 3 months (from the All-Star break through game 6) were the most fun I've had in the Yao era.
Agreed. Clearly the peak of the post-Hakeem era has to be Game 2 vs the Mavs in 2005. Tracy hits a game winner in a classic playoff game that continues to get replayed on NBAtv, Magic Johnson is talking about the Rockets going to the Finals, the Rox head back to Houston with a 2-0 lead in the series, and everyone on this board is talking sweep. Three games later, Finley makes a play out-of-bounds, and it's been heartbreak city pretty much ever since.
I was happy during all those but winning the lottery with the liek 1.5% chance we had in 2002 was the only one that got me off my feet. Felt like we got away with highway robbery.
One of my favs in recent memory was the Boki vs. Malone incident - I was off my seat for that one. Voted for the TMac 13 in 35 though, it was inspirational.
