ClutchFans Game Thread: Celtics @ Rockets 11/4/2008

I wanna see Yao dunk on KG.

 

very rarely have i been so excited and expected so much from a game 4 of a regular season.

mcgrady - ray ray
ron ron - pierce
yao - kg and/or perkins

powerful match-ups. can't wait.

100-90 the rockets.

 

yao-kg, tmac-ray allen, ron-pierce, and then 4-0

 

I propose T-mac guard rondo and give him plenty of space to jack up jumpshots.

Rafer Chases Ray Allen and Artest hounds Pierce.

Kevin Garnett is a difficult matchup and the best player to guard him will be Hayes, but the other players need to make him shoot outside jumpers.

Rockets need to get better execution to get past Boston's D. Boston will be ready for this one considering the beatdown they received from the Pacers.

 

Prediction:
Celtics 89:97 Rockets

 

I wanna to see Battier making a surprise comeback like Aaron did and be the hero of the game.

 

I meant to write if Tracy KEEPS driving to the basket. Everytime I see him put up a jumper I hold my breath, Rafer also for that matter lol. Hopefully we get our offense going again like it was against Dallas

 

The main thing that worries me is that Boston got snapped by the pacers just recently. So that means that they're going to be hungry to rectify themselves.

But i still have faith in the rockets. LETS GO ROX

 

Ray allen is one of the best players in the league at moving off the ball. tracy on his current condition isnt able to guard anyone off the people or on it. Thats a recipe for disaster. i'm hoping adelman somehow limits mcgrady's minutes in this game. becayse allen will run tracy around off the ball like crazy. he will get a ton of open looks like that.

 

I think Rockets should put Yao on KG...i really don't think KG can do much when Yao is guarding him because of Yao's length. The problem is Rockets are afraid Yao is going to get in foul trouble. If not, then i prefer Hayes on KG...Scola just can't guard him and so is Landry. This is a game where Hayes should start.

In the Dallas game, had Battier not injured, Artest should have played PF and guard Dirk while Battier play SF. You always want your best defender to shut out their best player. I don't want to see someone on our team guarding a player jsut because they're playing the same position...even if they're not a great defender. For example, i don't want to see Tmac guarding Kobe Bryant just because Tmac is a superstar doesn't mean he has the privilege of guarding him. You want Artest or Battier on him!!! If you want to win games, this is the type of situation you want to resolve...and Adelman even though is a players' coach...i do think sometimes he doesn't care until he realize his team is behind. Such as in Dallas when Scola got killed constantly by Dirk...then and only THEN will he put Hayes in to guard Dirk. But it's just dangerous to play around especially if this is a Playoffs game, you can afford to do that.

 

4 wins
92-83

 

AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

who is KG?

 

that's a good idea. the lakers does the same defence on celtic
but..... i don't think adelman will make the decision
tmac will be stronger when he meet with the strong opponent
i think tmac will do a good job on the defence side when the time wo meet with celtic
can't wait
i will escape one lesson for the game

 

that's a good idea. the lakers does the same defence on celtic
but..... i don't think adelman will make the decision
tmac will be stronger when he meet with the strong opponent
i think tmac will do a good job on the defence side when the time wo meet with celtic
can't wait
i will escape one lesson for the game

 

A bad loss. 3-1. It's time for the Rockets to take a real lesson. Otherwise they wouldn't improve quickly enough.

 

Definetly a tough one for Houston. But now let's see the bright side. Boston showed they also have problems playing offense so I expect a defensive game.

It will all come down to free throws, rebounds and stops. We haven't played well at home but we should start now. Everybody should be agressive, because Boston's defense is just great.

I don't know what the score will be but I belive Rockets can win. We need McGrady to find his stroke from the outside and Artest playing like he did in Dallas.

 

break the record 22-0 !!!

 

Um........Kevin Garnett