ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Lakers 4/19/2004 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 2)

No problem. Hope ROX will fight back just like Montreal Canadians.

 

looking by stats role players killed us.

 

Yao has been totally quiet this half. He has to hit that turn around for us to have any sort of chance. What can I say about Mobley besides he's getting burned. Steve has been impressive. I wish everyone would play with his intensity. ( Did I just say that?)

 

Yao is hot now. It's too late, however.

 

I've been a Steve basher in the past, but the last two games have changed my mind. I want him on this team.

 

Wondering that myself. After that horrendous first quarter in game 1, Francis has been tremendous in these two games - easily their best player.

 

the lakers were too much tonight. the Rockets played their hearts out especially steve. i appluad the effort.

 

With this kind of performance, he is right there with Jason Kidd

 

Francis played his heart out tonight. Wish I could say the same for Yao.

 

i dont applaud our effort at the line...or how we came out after the half. WE had this game going into half, but we have to play both halfs. You have to attack shaq when he was at 4 fouls, but he was a total non factor....id like to see how we bounce back next wknd...i believe..

 

We lost this game Frnacis Played really well and also Yao Ming Its nice to see shaq score his playoff low but Kobe has a great game all we need to do is contain both

 

I seriously doubt that, the lakers are really banged up and the nxt game will be in 3 days plenty of time for them to heal their wounds and too much time for us to dwell on our boneheaded plays. Lakers will probably finish off this wounded elephant with a quick shot to the head.

One thing is I just can't understand why the lakers have so much depth. Even when we shut down their center we can't even come close in the end to taking the game.

It seems like one of our starters need a 30 point performance shooting 60% for us to win the game. Our starters are played to death while teams like the Fakers can put in a luke walton or kareem rush to hit 3 point daggers.

Doesn't the nba have a salary cap to distribute talent evenly amongst the teams?

Why can the fakers and such can keep a roster like they do while our starters are our only hope of a win???

 

Welcome Home Rocket!

 

anyone notice how are starters basically cancled out lakers staters, points wise. Lakers bench killed us like i said above.

 

1) missing FT's.
2) Yao's jumpers don't fall.
3) no outside shots
4) no bench scoring.
5) sloppy defense in 2nd half.

Let's hope Rox can get a couple of wins in this series.

 

All you they could do guys. The Lakers pulled out all the guns tonight and shot the Rockets down. Looking forward to game 3 and payback. Nite all.

 

Can JVG learn how to play the bench from Phil Jackson? I think Padgett is better than Walton and Boki is as good as Kareem Rush. Give them some minutes!

 

I still think that the problem with Yao now is his confidence against Shaq. At least his defense and the helper D made Shaq have subpar game in the POs.

 

Boki is nowhere close to Rush. Not say Rush is good, just that Boki doesn't do anything other than hoist bad shots.

 

Steve played one of his best games of the season, and Shaq scored a career playoffs low...and we still lost. Well, we'll get them at home.