ClutchFans Game Thread: Mavericks @ Rockets 3/7/2004

That was a very exciting game. Great game. I'm glad I didn't go to church! This was excellent..fantastic..so good...we won!!!! We beat the Mavs!!! Yay..Power dancers looked good on ABC! Mark Cuban and Don Nelson are hilarious...their whole team is hilarious.
Najera did a pretty good job.
JIMMY JACKSON is the man.
Without a doubt, Yao is definitely the man.
But Jimmy Jackson is like the MOST VALUABLE ROLE PLAYER..he's great..
Weatherspoon tried his hardest..Mark Jackson was good and bad!
Steve was great! Great just great.
mobley missed lots of shots but he played within the game..went along with the tempo and style of the game..i thought he played well.
Everyone just great. Mo good.
30 turnovers bad though...

 

Hey, it's the time we win, just be happy...
let's discuss those tos after a little while.

 

Quit smoking dude.

 

man, I smell something like a 7-win streak coming~

 

WE WIN! woo hoo!

gotta say, the turnovers were horrrrrrrible today. we are sooooo lucky we won. but i'll take it. turnovers and the stupid refs almost threw the game away for us. how about that b.s. foul called on francis when nash kicked!?!? him while taking a 3 point shot. those 3 free throws almost killed us! then how about van gundy shouting, "Time the F**K OUT!!!". Hilarious, since we won of course.

this 3 game stretch went better than expected, which bodes well for the play-off run. instead of going 0-3 or 1-2 we go 2-1 and could've/should've/would've gone 3-0 if we had beat the lakers, which we almost did.

good show ol chap.

 

Positivity... Positivity!!!

Everybody knows TO's are a problem, so there's no reason to point that out now.

In fact, if you look at some of the losses in the last week (Seattle, LA), you'll notice that our turnover numbers were GOOOD (around 10, and 13)... but we still LOST.

What would you rather have... 30 TO's and a win?, or 10 TO's and a loss?

This just goes to show how important FG% is... as long as we make the shots we actually get, we'll be alright.

 

U smoke (not smell) something...

Just Kidding

 

Well, I'll admit I was really pissed and really nervous after the Fakers loss since it was looking like the Rockets were heading for a potential 4-game losing streak. Instead they step up like a veteran team(30 turnovers today notwithstanding) and win in Minnesota and at home against the Mavs who they hadn't beaten in 2 years.

Great finish to the week! Now don't let up against the next 4 teams on this homestand. If they take care of business next week and can win in Golden State where they haven't lost in what seems like a decade, they'll have a 7-game winning streak.

 

Finally, we slaughtered the MAD COW!

 

it's good for our guys to have a taste of a close game
we've been there in the last couple of games
hawks, wolves, lakers and now mavs

this really show we 're capable of hang in there and grind it out

good stuff of playoff preparation

 

Yao's play in the lsat 3 games are huge. He was playing against Lakers, Minny, and Mavericks. He has to be regarded as one of the elite players by the league now.

 

it's a freaking ugly pony

 

man,rox won that game against DALLAS with 30 turnover on their backs.That's just amazing

 

Great win. So much was played well.

I think part of the reason there were so many turnovers is that the team took more risks. I actually like that. We had a lot of easy buckets when the turnover didn't happen.

The team is making progress. Francis didn't play well, but played the right way. He'll be "on" other games - I'm glad to see the way he played. He also did a fairly good job of limiting Nash, which I liked. Forced the Mavs to rely too much on long range jumpers.

Spoon has been a terrific pick-up. The team is much better with him Than Cato - I just can't but help but wishing we could have Spoon's skill and heart, and Cato's size on the floor at the same time.

 

I think we are happy with 7th spot. Let the Griz take on Spurs.

 

Phew, we finally win. This was a very sloppy game. 30 turnovers is inexcusable. Credit our defense for being able to win a game when our team commits 30 turnovers, Mavs were held to 41.7% shooting and were outrebounded 48-35. Another monster game from Yao, he is really on a different level right now. I'm glad he finally gets double figures in rebounds after averaging 6 something rebounds the past 4 games or so. Jim Jackson was also huge, those timely 3 pters slowed down the Mavs' runs.
Our backcourt duo shot terribly (8-22) but rebounded well (15 rebs) and passed ok (9 assists). My main problem with our backcourt is with their turnovers. 10 turnovers aint gonna cut it. A 9:10 assist:turnover ratio is flat out horrible. Everyone just had a bad game turnover wise.
Still, this was a great game. Now who said we couldn't compete with the fab five? Great day to be a Rockets fan.

 

RUBBER BAND MAN, wild as the taliban!

 

We found a way to win. Despite all the mistakes, our guys played hard, and came up big when it counted.

Yao was unstoppable early, JJ and Steve were 100% hussle. Thank you Rockets.

 

Quote of the day

JVG"What the F**K he was doing" after Mobley and SF blew up a 2on1 fast break opptunity. You gotta love the little bald guy.

 

Nejera was a punk but our passing made him look good. There must have been 10 TO's on the entry pass. Yao's shooting +82% in the clutch (last 5 min. of games) but needs to seal off defenders. JVG should keep giving Spoon more minutes.