ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Mavericks 5/7/2005 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 7)

Down 15 at the half, no sweat!

We can do it!!!!! GO ROCKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

Things could be worse....we're within striking distance now......

T-MAC should have went with the three there

 

Cut it to five by quarter four, and we get em.

 

thigns to do in the second half.

1) Kill Jason Terry

 

We have a roster problem, guys. We may pull out this game somehow, but we are not the best team on that court. We have to be next year.

 

TMac misses a shot to end the half. 7 - 19 for the first half. Despite his performance in the first six games, it's all going to be forgotten if he doesn't turn it around in the second half and make this game respectable.

Yao survives the first half with only three fouls, which is big since JVG left him in the game.

 

Well, I was hoping we'd get it to 13, but it really was huge we're not down 17 at the half.

This is TOTALLY DOABLE if we step it up on D

(And Tracy goes nuts)

 

What sucks is that the smart play would be TMac looking for contact, but he knows that he's not going to get the call so he take the running jumper instead. All we can hope is to start getting some calls in the second half.

yeah right

 

15 points is still manageable. keep the faith

 

its okay man you cant make people believe rudy already took good care of that on national tv back in the day

 

Man we really need some youth on this team, these guy have done a good job this year but we would be so much better if we could add a energetic point guard and power foward. Atleast we have alot of upside and those components can be added next year

 

Terry just said in the halftime interview that the game plan is to shut down the role players knowing Yao and McGrady will be big.

It is working so far on offense, but Dallas has nothing to do with our horrondous defense on Dallas' backcourt

 

I like your attitude.

 

You can't play 1 on 5. he's not gettnig help so he's got to put up every shot from wherever he is. If the role players start playing you'll see his pctg go up accordingly.

 

It's never good when your point of view is "I'm happy to only be down 15" but that's where I am after that first half. The defense really needs to step up in the second half and we need Barry/James/Wesley/Sura to wake up.

 

Tracy McGrady is a shark, and Dallas just put some blood in the water before halftime.

Expect a comeback of epic proportions.

 

The dude is giving me nightmares. I never thought he'd make the difference in this series...

 

First, I am gonna say, that I still think we are going to win this game. This team is just too tough to go out like this. Plus, this team is just too good to play this badly in the second half. Have faith.

 

I do not like jason terry either he seems like the fakest person in the world he tries to hide his cokiness or something he rubs me the wrong way . F THE MAVS GO ROCKETS we are only down 15 and only 2 other players than yao tmac have scored hopefully the mavs will come out slow

 

We close the half strong...good sign.

Mike James scares me...he can shoot us back into the game or straight out of the game....I saw him do a 1 on 4 fastbreak...also take a shot when no Rocket was underneath the basket (thank God he made it).