Clutchfans Game Thread: Grizzlies @ Rockets 3/8/2009

It only gets harder from here. Gotta win this one. Skin some bears

 

Career high for Lowry. Great win for Rockets!

 

First! Rockets better not blow it!

 

Damn, not first. Still, the Rockets better not crap out on this one.

 

Going to be one hell of a game, I hope we can pull this one out.

Marc Gasol really gives Yao Ming trouble scoring, because he fronts him and not to mention he's nothing like his brother Pau. He's always physical and aggressive on every play.

In my opinion, we lost last time because T-Mac was playing and O.J Mayo absolutely torched him. With Shane Battier and Ron Artest defending Mayo and Rudy Gay, they should be contained quite well.

Battier on Mayo - Due to foot-speed
Artest on Gay - Due to strength and overall game.

This should be a great one, Not to mention Kyle Lowry facing his former team. Not sure if he has a vendetta against them for trading him, Doubt it though.

 

Lowry facing his former team for the first time. I predict a blowout and Yao only plays for 30 mins.

 

We absolutely need this win ... we can't let up.

 

Don't take them lightly, they beat the Clippers

 

Gay > Battier

 

Well being serious, Grizzlies are a very good team in my opinion. They have great young talents like Rudy Gay, O.J Mayo and even Marc Gasol.

They have been playing us tough hard every single team we played them. O.J Mayo is a very talented young player and might lead the league in scoring one day. He has the maturity of a 30 year old veteran, similar to Tim Duncan, He never gets to pumped up about anything.

Rudy Gay has also thrown down some nice jams on Luis Scola when we played the Grizzlies in the past as well.

Marc Gasol is extremely physical with Yao and fronts him all the time, and it frustrates me, because we can't score without Yao touching the ball.

I think a matchup we will have to expose offensively though is Ron Artest-O.J Mayo. Unless Mayo guards Battier, but Rudy Gay doesn't play too much defense. I suggest we go to Ron Artest late, Yao early.

 

Please win...
Definitely can't blow one with the standings being as tight as they are.
Grizzlies also played last night.

 

Grizz coming off a game and playing on the road...WE MUST win this game.

Grizz have had our number, but they played Philly in a tough game and now play us at home...so must win can't drop games like this especially when you play the Lakers and Nuggets later in the week.

 

lostfans < rockets fans

 

This game is a must win. We better not blow this win before the big games against Denver and the Lakers. This game really scares me because we already lost two games against this team and Mayo and Gay are very hard to guard.

 

*****, we're screwed

The Rockets better not lose to another mediocre team...the cost is just too high. Lose this one and instead of going to 3rd, fall to 7th. Amazing west.

If the Suns lose to the Spurs in SA tomorrow, their playoff chances are likely to be over.

 

This should be an easy win. The Griz played a tough, close game tonight against the 76ers. I expect a blowout.

 

Hakeem Warrick is going to kill us again, i can feel it.

 

Play defense and not easy matchup for Rox.

 

Ron will hit 30 today.