Clutchfans Game Thread: Lakers @ Rockets 1/13/2009

I see a good possibility of winning tonight. We have seen the Kings with no stars beat them and the Heat with one star beat them. Yao needs to have a monster game tonight and Battier needs to contain Kobe.

As someone said before, Gasol is the key though. Hopefully with Odom out, (Is he out tnonight aswell?), we will be abe to have Yao guard him for some of the game, when he moves to center.

 

Farmar and Walton are out.
The Machine and Odom might be out.

 

Is this game on NBATV?

 

I wonder if the first is about as likely as each of the other three ....

 

Rockets win, 96-86.

25-15.

 

NBA TV. Drexler said he wants to coach again in the future. thats interesting.

 

Jordan Farmar is out - left knee
Luke Walton is out - right ankle
Lamar Odom would be out - right knee
Vujacic is out - back spasm

http://www.dailynews.com/ci_11439454?source=rss

i think we have chance to win the game.
pay attention to Ariza, he would kill us..

Hope Wafer have a great game again...he drafted by Lakers...

 

Machine.

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I'd like to see Hayes on Gasol for about 15min to disrupt his rhythm. Gasol is a bit stronger/longer than Garnett though, so it may not work.

 

If Yao doesn't outplay Bynum by a wider margin than Gasol outplays Scola we have a fairly good chance considering they're banged up too, and we're at home. We get up for the big games hopefully that's atrend that continues tonite.

 

Obviously we don't have nearly enough talents compare to the lakers since t-mac and artest are out but the same thing applied to the game when we were playing @ boston. We didn't have enough talent and we were playing @ defending champion's home. Everyone doubted us at that point since we were outmatched by talents and we were playing away. Guess what! We didn't win that game by talents! We won the game by stagnant defense and hustle plays. We won that game by trust and respect within the rockets. Down the last couple of seconds where the rockets needed a bucket, Aaron Brooks dived into the lane and through a pass to VON WAFER! A player who was picked up from the SUMMER CAMP and without a legit contract at that point. He stepped up and drilled a three which many thought that was the biggest shot he made in his career. That's exactly what we needed if we want to win tonight. The Defense, Hustle, and TRUST between teammates. I know that talents alone is a huge factor to the outcome of a game, but if the rockets can commit themselves to excel in every other categories and make the game to our pace. Then we can make up the lack of talents and force it to a close game which can give us a legit chance to win the game. BTW, many of you guys were saying that we beat the Celtics because they were in a slump. Please stop making excuses and stomp on the rockets even when they won the game already!. The game was @ their pace and they forced it to a stagnant game by defense. They made big plays by believing in each other. Then they won the ball game which many thought was a miracle. As a fan you should give them props which they deserve instead of saying "OH THEY WERE IN A SLUMP, THAT'S WHY THEY EVEN HAD A CHANCE". Anyhow, let us believe the Rockets tonight between the Western Conference top-dogs face off. Let us believe! GO ROCKETS!!

 

deke may play tonight better chance feigen said on blog.

 

Google "paragraphs".

 

wait and see

just google the result, it says we will win.


scola outplays Gasol, god.

 

interesting, he might want to start as an assistant coach for rick, i am sure rick is happy to take him under his wing.

 

Again? When did he coach in the past - unless he's referring to that embarrassment he put on at UH.

 

BTW, we're going to get slaughtered without Artest.

 

Maybe, but I am excited to see the young guys, I hope they get out and run on the lakers

DD

 

*goes to toyota center*

ITS ROMP TIME!!!!!!

 

I don't see us winning this but I hope I'm wrong.