[Western Conference Playoffs - 1st round] (3)LA Clippers vs. (6)San Antonio

I'm so friggen happy right now...

We have an incredible chance!

 

Welp. Without DMo and Beverley, our defense won't be good enough to contain the #1 ranked offense in the league. We need to hope they're gassed from the epic first round and CP3 is banged up

 

Can the clock operator be suspended or the Clips fined? That was some BS.

 

Nate Robinson with H-Town love!! He is really high on them. Morey, sign him now!!

Everything depends on Paul's health for Kenny. If he is not 100%, Rockets should win. If Paul is 100%, Clippers might take it but it will be competitive.

Shaq is anti-Houston all the way!

 

Kenny Smith doesn't realize we can put Brewer and Ariza on CP3, he only thinks Jet will guard him. Is he serious?

 

We are playing against a Hurt and banged up cP3! We are gonna win !!

 

He didn't show up too well in the 4th. Missed some layups, an open jumper to take the lead, deferred a lot. He has to grow up, much like Harden had to do.

We know he can do it defensively, but question is still out on his offensive production.

 

The Rox need to put Joey Dorsey in if the Clippers bring in Davis.. Dorsey should practice chopping wood with his big ass c33k in the meantime to get prepared.

 

You guys seem to forget that getting out of the 1st round isn't a problem for CP3. It's getting to the conference finals that he has problems with.

 

one day rest for a hammy. Rockets better not come out rusty

 

Because Kenny Smith is a dope

 

Rockets have to feel pretty goof entering this series.

Paul and Griffin might not be 100%. Clippers have no bench. We have rest while they just got done with a grueling series.

We need to take Game 1 and Game 2. Both games are must wins.

 

I can see Barnes going after Brewer. Brewer is skinny as a broom while Barnes is a thicker broom with ego issues. I can see Barnes trying to rough up Brewer on fast break plays... I hope he gets ejected for the series when he does...

 

We are better without Beverly.

 

The line can't be high enough on game 1. I imagine the Rockets will be favored by a decent margin, say 7 points or so.

 

Down with the Clips!!

 

very nice! :grin:

 

Leonard is nowhere near the talent Harden is, Leonard is a system guy

 

I'm not sure at all what to think about this. I was hoping for the Spurs because I didn't want to face Chris Paul or the big frontcourt the Clippers have. Now that I've watched this amazing game, I feel confident the Clips don't have an answer for healthy Dwight in the paint, but I still haven't figured out how the Rockets are going to contain Chris Paul. Probably only by Harden scoring more than him.

Free throws will be huge for us. Don't expect for a second that Doc won't hack us even if his team is actually slightly worse than ours for the regular season at FT%. Threes have to fall for us. Everyone will have to rebound fiercely; if it's just in Dwight's hands to grab boards, we're at a disadvantage. Need to play inside-out using Dwight as the hub on offense to open up the arc.

Two unpredictable teams about to square off. If we bring our A-game, we can win, but if we come out mentally-lapsed, we're doomed. I hope the Rockets are watching and realize they can't slack off or play stupid for even a minute if they want to win this series.

 

I agree. There is a reason why Harden was the 3rd pick in his draft and Leonard was 15th. Harden has more talent.

But Leonard can still be a franchise guy, easily. His offensive game isn't ready to be relied on consistently.