ClutchFans Game Thread: Mavericks @ Rockets 4/28/2005 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 3)

TC will be rocking. The "Killer Bee" noise from last years NLCS will be somehow duplicated thursday night!

This will still be a tough win.

Rockets 97
Mavs 95

 

QUiero esto otra vez:


VAMOS ROCKETS!!!!!!

 

awesome Swoly

 

I'll get this right sometime.

Rockets 115
Mavs 101

 

I like lamp!

 

Both TMac & Yao bring their A gam tonight. They both score 40+ and knock the **** out of the Mavs because they're gonna be on fire.

Prediction:

Yao 44pts, 10 rbs, 4 blks
TMac 48pt, 7 asst, 8 steals, 8/8 from downtown

Also, Houston fans bring their A game too.

Rockets 129
Mavs 97

BRING OUT THE BROOM. SWEEP THESE MAVS LIKE SOME GARBAGE

 

I BELIEVE!

J

 

It's easy to think the Mavs blew their wad, but we weren't that good defensively yesterday, and the rebounding differential can't continue. Plus, we were so high emotionally in that game that there's bound to be a letdown. It's hard to maintain that level of intensity.

I think the Mavs will go small the entire game and run as much as possible. This will neutralize Yao. Dallas wins big Thursday.

 

Another tight game but the Rockets pull it out.

Rockets 92- Mavs 87

 

Rox go up 3-0 leading the media to talk about how Dallas has us right where they want us...overconfident and ready for that Mavs defense.

Rox 98
Mavs 87

 

The Rockets seem to have NO home court advantage; they have certainly not distinquished themselves on their home floor. If I was JVG, I would have them stay in a hotel and treat these like road games. (Not a bad idea, huh?)

Listen, I was so giddy last night when I said the series was over, forgive me. The series is not over. Avery will tell his team that they came to our town and took two games, now we need to go to theirs and do the same. They are certainly capable of doing just that. So, the Rockets must RAISE the INTENSITY even more and take them out. They must not let the Mavs back in the series. A Sweep is a must now. Finish your business and rest for the next series.

It is not over til its over. Time for the dagger, the knock out, the fini.

 

This game is a must-win. We can't afford to give the Mavs any hope whatsoever. That could potentially be all they need to pull it together and make a comeback.

Right now, the Mavs are feeling a lot of pressure. We have drive them further into panic mode and break their spirits. We have to win Game 3.

 

If the Mavs can't win Game 3 they may as well not show up for Game 4. They'll play desperate. And with the lack of experience at coach and PG, I can see them losing control. But, I can't predict a Rockets win. Taking 3 or 4 in a row against Dallas seems like too much to ask.

That's some interesting math. Who's going to score the -52 points for us?

 

Hey....there might be a place on the team for me yet.

 

103-94 rockets!

tmac leading the way with 37 pts!

 

will be another HARD game, MAVS will fight fight fight, since this is their last chance. they are still a elite team. be perpared, ROX!

 

This game will be a blow out. Mavs have already psychologically broken down. Rox 106-86

 

Don't rush. One game each time.

 

Tell that to the Big Sleep! Dude's intensity level has been approaching Jordan-like enormity in this series.

 

There is no checking-your-work in elementary math.