ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Mavericks 5/2/2005 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 5)

My first ever prediction on here.


Rockets 97
Mavs 91

 

Word. Yes the Rockets didn't execute at the end of the last two games, but if the refs hadn't screwed us early on the Rox would have had a comfortable lead at the end of both games.

 

Here's a pick from Saturday's game. Second row seats! Too bad they lost.

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Stop hating and Start betting! They are just tormenting Mavs fan by giving them hope on winning the series.

Always look forward instead of looking back!

ROCK SOLID

 

Cool how much were tickets?

Wouldn't it be cool if we could have an informant to call and tell him to yell stuff to the Rockets and Mavericks haha

 

The refs in the nba are worse in any sport. How come college refs have no problem calling games consistently even though there are more of them.

We are going to get the shaft again.

 

My brother-in-law split the cost for season tickets with a doctor. The face value on the ticket was $285. Let me say this, T-mac and Van Gundy seem to have a great relationship. Just by looking at their facial expressions, body language, and the way they talk to each other it seems as though they are on the same page. T-mac seemed pretty frustrated when Yao missed the pass on the baseline in the 4th quarter. I noticed that these guys chew a lot of gum during the game. The towel guy kept giving Mutumbo and and T-mac gum when they asked. Also, Booker T was a couple of rows up. I've never been to a Rockets playoff game, so to sit in those seats was surreal.

 

1) Put Bowenski back at Floptzki.

2) Ball movement is the key.

3) Move your body without the ball.

4) Give Yao the ball when a guard prenetrate.

5) Give TMac some 2-min breather at 10 min mark at 4th to regroup his energy.

6) Try less 3pointers, do more prenetration to get Floppers in foul trouble.

7) Win the game and piss The Cuban.

 

wouldn't we all like to do more penetration?

 

No wonder you are Halfbreed.

 

After JVG's comments, going public about how Ming is unfairly officiated, I am even more fired up about the game. And I agree with Mario Ellie, whoever wins Monday's game, wins the series. It is all on the line. I'm pumped. Rise up Rocket's fans, support your team.

 

Mavs are just plain playing better and tighter defense. That's the first thing.

Whether it's refs, Yao or both he hasn't had two good games in a row in this series.

Mike James is playing too much of a Steve Francis game -- too much dribbling, not enough ball movement and too much one on one driving the basket. He doesn't have the court vision and passing skills that McGrady has.

They'd better play every game as if it's game 7 and play smart or this series will end in 6 with two straight Dallas wins.

Rockets need to spread the defense better with more and quicker ball movement and better spacing. It's the easiesr way -- make the Mavs chase the ball instead of tiring yourself out making them chase you.

The Rockets have been tough mentally in tight situations but the "Magic" may be gone after the last two games. We'll find out how much they have in common with the first championship team that was 2-0 to Phoenix.

I want the Rockets to win this series so much and hopefully take lessons learned on to the next round... but if I had to bet right now, I'd say they've got less than a 50-50 chance of doing it. Mavs confidence must be really high now and Rockets the ones doubting. I think McGrady's look walking off the court and at the press conference showed that. I think he's real frustrated thinking this will be yet one more year he doesn't get out of the first round, after working has butt off.

 

Jason Terry is 15-21 from 3 in the series. Reminds me when Fisher carried the Lakers past the Spurs a few years back. Only difference is we overcome it.

Rockets 102
Mavs 101

 

Jason Terry was the killer in game 4, Rockets let him score at will and it wasn't until the 3rd quarter that they decided that they should guard him. When the Rox started contesting his shot, he started missing them, the Rox need to defend the hot shooters as soon as possible.

The role players need to show up tonight and I hope JVGs calling the refs out in the NY Times gets some results. It was BS that Mark Cuban can affect the refs so blatantly, he b****es to the refs about moving screens and the refs all of a sudden start calling moving screen fouls. Anyway, Yao needs to be conscious of not moving his feet when setting screens and pushing off when Dampier bodies up on him, I know Yao wants to be aggressive when Dampier defends him physically but his over aggression just gets him called for BS fouls. We need Yao in there tonight for 35 minutes and he needs to exploit that small lineup of the Mavs.

 

Well, let me counter that the Mavs and Dirk looked exactly that way after game 2 and they came to Houston and took two so I would not worry about T-Macs confidence.

If the series had unfolded this way Mavs win game 1, Rox win game 2, Mavs win 3, Rox win 4 we would be saying "this is what we expected, a hard fought series between equally matched teams that will go seven games". Well the series is 2-2 now and I like our chances to win a hard fought series between equally matched teams.

Yao needs to stay out of foul trouble to exploit that small lineup. Maybe JVG needs to give Barry and Wesley more time on the floor than James and Sura because they are more successful at getting the ball to Yao.

 

My prediction: If the Rockets gut this one out and win, they'll win this series and go on to win the next series with the Suns.

 

Listening to a few sound bites from Tmac before games 3 and 4 he sounded like a guy comfortable with where his team was. I didn't think he had a sense of urgency in his quotes. But I think back in Dallas tonight he has another one of those games. I think we see him recapture that swagger he had in games one and two and takes care of business when it counts.

Also Terry was out of his mind Sat. But some Mav fans expect him to have a different game tonight since he's a streaky shooter. If we've seen his best I don't see Dallas keeping it close in the fourth this game. Finley is another guy that just was on fire however before that shooting display he was a non-factor in the series. I don't expect him to have a repeat shooting performance like that again. The two I'd be most wary of is Howard and Nowitski.

Houston - 94
Dallas - 86

 

Rox 78
Mavs 71

Old School Van Gundy

 

At least we've had the lead late in every game. This game we figure out how to hold onto it . This team has faced much adversity this year only to overcome it. This time is no different.

WEATHERSPOON CARRIES US TO A WIN!!

J/K

WE WIN!!WE WIN!!!

i hope

 

Rockets begin their roll into the the Western Conference Finals.