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Clutchfans Game Thread: Magic @ Rockets 4/7/2009

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Apr 6, 2009.

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  1. Clutch

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    Let's welcome Rafer back to town with a Rockets "W". Sound good? :p
     
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    Rockets blow out Magic, 111-85
     
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    LOL, just switched on the WWF show, Raw. They are in Houston at the toyota center.

    And I think I just heard a LOUD HOUSTON ROCKETS chant. LOL.
     
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    Howard will get 14pts,9rebs :D
     
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    ron and battier will lock down hedo and rashard. Yao will take care of dwight. Alston can have his 3s and tear drops all night
     
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    Rox win. AB have more assists: 2.
     
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    I think this one would be a great game for Houston. Magics always have issues playing against us. This is Yao vs Howard show.
     
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    just let Alston showboat and jack up all shots he can then shut down the rest of the Magic.. :D
     
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    Ninety seven-eighty five Rockets.
     
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    i hope yao has watched enough scouting videos to stop Howard's spin, alley-oop dunk move
    there's honestly one in every magic game
     
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    this is the move I'm talking about
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp6ksWzwqOw
     
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    I am looking forward to seeing AB vs RA matchup at PG.

    Defending 3-pt shot is the key to win for Rockets.

    Yao should feel more comfortable because DH won't front, sharpen up those fadeaway jumpers with ShangHai Shake.
     
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    first page!
     
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    von will dunk over dwight howards :cool:
     
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    I promise you if Gundy leaves him in, Rafer will shoot 20+ times and miss most of them. That should do it.
     
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    Rafer is going to play pissed off, which is detrimental to the magic, which translates to 30 shots....Rockets Win
     
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    I think this is a big game obviously, but much bigger now that San Antonio has lost Manu...so that means we have to step up and get the 3 seed.

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    You know...I think Brooks will have a excellent game. I think he's heard of all this mess about trading Rafer to start him was a mistake. I think he will show up 2morrow night. Rafer has already been getting his respect from the media...also Rafer is slow...We know this. I think we outmatch the Magic in this position.

    SG
    Battier is better than anyone the Magic put at this position.

    SF
    Artest should do a good job of frustrating Turkoglu and I don't like their depth here as well.

    PF
    This is the key matcup I feel other than the obvious one of Yao and Dwight. Don't let Rashard open for three and Scola has to take advantage of Rashard on the offensive end. Also here we will need to block out any extra rebounders because Dwight should out rebound Yao.

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    Well Yao has always had the advantage over Dwight and I honestly don't see it changing. Yao has good games against guys that play him straight up...this is what Dwight will do and this is why Yao has good games against these guys. He doesn't have to worry about flopping and cheap tactics.

    Bench
    I think our bench is much better than theirs. I don't even feel it's close as I feel the problem with the Magic is they don't really have a good bench and that will be the end of them.

    So I think this is win just like the Portland game. We've given Orlando's some problems in the past and I'm confident the team will be ready for 2morrow night. It'll be a tough win don't get me wrong, just that I like us winning this game at home.
     
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    Hoping for a Rafer Alston 1-11 night.
     
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