ClutchFans Game Thread: Timberwolves @ Rockets 3/20/2014

I don't have a good feeling about this game. They have Pekovic back now too.

 

He's out tonight and not expected to play tomorrow.

 

Ok thats good, but still, the wolves can explode at any time. They are a team that has played well below expectations all season. If dwight was in I'd say we were a lock but who knows.

 

How many did you attend?

 

Asik will do just fine against Pekovic. The Beard will take us home.

 

Huge game, (As any game will be for now on,). Going to be a tough one, I know Minnesota will be on a back to back game, but they always seem to be a pest.

Also, don't forget for those that get the live feed, or those that just want to chat about the game in general while watching streams, don't forget the game chat will start at tip off! Hope to see y'all again! Last games turn out was great!

 

Rubio is balling tonight. 14p/14a/6r/3s/1b headed into the 4th. Sheesh... hope he's tiring himself out for tomorrow.

 

46th win of the Season

 

Minnesota playing in ot yeeeessss I want them tired.... lol

 

No Pekovic. Rubio, Love playing huge minutes and a B2B... We BETTER win tomorrow.

 

thank you Mavericks, I can't believe I just said that.

 

You know we tend to come sluggish and flat against good teams playing on B2B. Hopefully not this time.


Lets Go Rockets

 

They were expected to suck. And they do.

 

They just beat the Mavs in overtime by one point. Hopefully they will be tired tomorrow. They played really well except on defense. The thing about the Mavs, they finish games by raining jump shots. They erased a big lead but fell short.

 

Gonna be tough. It will be a good gauge of where we stand without Howard.
Love will be a handful. If we can slow him down, and get Rubio in foul trouble we should be ok.

 

I'm confident with this one. Need to take advantage of the B2B game for the Twolves by coming out with intensity and getting a good lead early. TJones should be full of confidence and well rested, so will be looking for him to follow up his good game with another good game

 

my scouting report:
Although there is no Pek the starting lineup seems much more stronger with the rookie Dieng at center. Dieng holds down the defense and that's what Minnesota has been missing all year. He makes an effort to chase guys that get pass Love down and contest the shots.

Fun fact: Minnesota is dead last in the NBA in blocks, Dieng average 3 blocks per game in his first two starts. Plus, he drift along the baseline a lot and give hard screens for Rubio to penetrate. Because the defense is very lax on him because they haven't read about him on the scouting reports, he catches all of Rubio's tricky passes and finishes nicely. He's a very big reason why Rubio got a triple double tonight and adleman liked him so much, he gets more minute then all of the starters playing 37 yesterday and 35+ today. This could be a trap game if Rockets relax and fall asleep on him.

 

Minny isn't even in the playoff picture, but they haven't been at full strength... we need to do whatever it takes to win this game. Can't take any chance on falling to 6th seed, no Clippers in the first round please!

 

DMo's homecoming

 

The Wolf of Polk Street... greased over DiCaprio hair and all.