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ClutchFans Game Thread: Celtics @ Rockets 3/18/2008

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Mar 17, 2008.

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  1. zman2002

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    I hope they go to overtime ;)
     
    #121 zman2002, Mar 17, 2008
  2. smartfish

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    Boston just won. If we win tomorrow, no one will use "Allen out" as excuse. :D
    Go Rockets!
     
    #122 smartfish, Mar 17, 2008
  3. HookemHorns1250

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    Ol Sam...brings back memories.
     
    #123 HookemHorns1250, Mar 17, 2008
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    Rafer or Bjax or whoever will guard Sam needs to stick to him whenever he is on the court. This guy has the heart of a champion.
     
    #124 vcchlw, Mar 17, 2008
  5. iBelieve

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    Wow, the Celtics can really help us! Let's hope they'll win in Dallas and NOH as well, and of course lose to us, then we gain 1 game on each of our rivalries! how nice! :D
     
    #125 iBelieve, Mar 17, 2008
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    Well, Boston won. Dumbass Spurs losing to an east team. Now the r****d critics will say we won because they played yesterday and they are tired.
     
    #126 Rockets1616, Mar 17, 2008
  7. ralphabetsoup

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    If Allen is out, that means that McGrady doesn't have to guard Allen or Pierce the whole game - Batman can cover Pierce.

    SAntone doubled a lot and got burned by open shots, as well as let Pierce drive to the bucket. Sam really killed.

    Rockets are going to have to stay at home on D, man-up, or zone it a little bit. Can't afford to double much.

    Chris Paul single-handedly destroyed the Bulls in the last half of the 4th quarter. They were hapless to stop him, and then hapless to score after having led by 12 in the 3rd. West was out, and Bonzi has become the surrogate West - the guy that Paul will look for when he's driving, if Chandler isn't open for the alley-oop.

    Will be a great game tomorrow night.
     
    #127 ralphabetsoup, Mar 17, 2008
  8. aggie87

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    and dont forget that since ray allen is out they are not at full strength so the loss for them is excused :rolleyes:
     
    #128 aggie87, Mar 17, 2008
  9. t_mac1

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    if allen played, tmac would have guarded pierce. he has guarded pierce before and did an admirable job. allen just runs around too much for tmac.
     
    #129 t_mac1, Mar 17, 2008
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    don't we WANT the spurs to loose?
     
    #130 aaaccchhhooo, Mar 17, 2008
  11. rofflesaurus

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    good thing that the Celtics won. hopefully they'll take the night off tomorrow. this game will be the BIGGEST test of this streak by far since its a good team at full strength.
     
    #131 rofflesaurus, Mar 17, 2008
  12. jev5555

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    Gonna need all our PFs for this one. Garnett is good at drawing fouls. Very important that Scola, Landry and Hayes keep their arms up and don't bite on the fakes. Keep KG off the foul line...get Tmac going early and often. All in all I see the Rockets winning...98-85...Lock it up #23!
     
    #132 jev5555, Mar 17, 2008
  13. ikfit

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    We will beat them after watching they played vs spurs.

    1. D Sam hard, it's our bench's job.
    2. Garnit, Scola? Deke? Hayes? or double?
    3. Pierce, Tmac or Battier.
    4. their center, deke, scola.
    5. Rafer can hold this rookie

    Key to win

    Tmac get his jumper back/don't do that fast 3 jump shots.
    Rafer play his above average game.
    Don't go back to JVG's type O.
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    becarefull foul.

    23 here we come.

    108 : 92 Rockets Win.
     
    #133 ikfit, Mar 17, 2008
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    The Rockets will win because:
    - This game is the Celtics' last game of 5 games in 7 nights and their 2nd game in the 2nd B2B ==> tired legs.
    - The Rockets almost beated them in their homecourt w/o T-Mac.
    - Ray Allen is out but Allen is only a small factor.
    - The Celtics defense is very susceptible to big guard/forward penetrations. Hopefully, T-Mac will penetrate them all night long.
    - Rafer Alston and Bobby Jackson love big games on national TV. T-Mac will come back with a show after a poor performance.
    - Homecourt advantage.


    Rockets win

    100 - 85

    Go Rockets!
     
    #134 doublebogey, Mar 17, 2008
  15. Tfor3

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    Is Landry playing?

    Tim Legler just said the rockets will win tomorrow and make it 23. Said that the celts playing on 2nd nite of b2b is a huge advantage for the rox.


    Lets go rox, I'm tired of all these teams making excuses for losing, 2nd nite of b2b, no ray allen so on and so forth. Umm, we don't have Yao and landry :rolleyes:


    Go rox, 23

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    #135 Tfor3, Mar 17, 2008
  16. HookemHorns1250

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    Will be a very interesting game...
     
    #136 HookemHorns1250, Mar 17, 2008
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    I think after tonight's win over San Antonio there is less pressure to get a win in the back to back. No Ray Allen is big cause it allows Battier to completely focus on Pierce. Our interior defense is strong especially if Landry makes it back. Pierce played 44 minutes tonight and Garnett played 40. Cassell Had his first 30 minute night and probably wont be able to but that up as efficiently the next night.

    So i think with all that and the home court advantage and continued lack of national respect this is the new test.

    I see Tmac taking this game over. Its rare to see him have back to back clunkers
     
    #137 Jacquescas, Mar 17, 2008
  18. Jacquescas

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    With all these excuses about how these games we win dont matter or count, i feel like Hillary Clinton is running the media covering the NBA
     
    #138 Jacquescas, Mar 17, 2008
  19. The_Yoyo

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    ray allen played tonight? i thought he was out i thought it was tony allen who started for the celtics
     
    #139 The_Yoyo, Mar 17, 2008
  20. tinman

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    he didn't play it was tony allen.
    what scrub told you this?
     
    #140 tinman, Mar 17, 2008
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