LMAO yall are straight trippin! The Raptors are an excellent team. The Mavs are openly tanking. Have some faith in your league leading Rockets for fu*ks sake
Yes they can. CP3 and EG starting in the backcourt will be enough. Especially with Dallas not exactly trying hard to win these days and them being on a B2B(they play tonight at home vs Memphis). That being said, I wouldn't be surprised if Harden gave it a go. He wants that MVP.
https://www.chron.com/sports/rocket...ericks-12743943.php?__twitter_impression=true ROCKETS Rockets' James Harden questionable vs. Mavericks with sore knee Jonathan Feigen | on March 10, 2018 Photo: Morry Gash/Associated Press Rockets guard James Harden was listed as questionable to play Sunday against the Mavericks with a sore left knee. Browse through the photos to see how the Rockets have fared through Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images IMAGE 2 OF 66 Oct. 17: Rockets 122, Warriors 121 Point leaders Rockets: James Harden (27) Warriors: Nick Young (23) Record: 1-0 Rockets guard James Harden was listed as questionable to play Sunday against the Mavericks with a sore left knee. Harden, the NBA's leading scorer with an average of 31.1 points per game, missed seven games in January with a strained hamstring. He had missed just three games in the previous three seasons combined. Harden had 40 points against the Raptors on Friday in Toronto, but was tangled up with Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan on a play. He left with his right hand wrapped, but indicated he was unconcerned with any injury to his hand.
I don't think the players ever tank. Houston won by 7 the last game, they recently beat the Pacers and the Nuggets, and lost to OKC by 1. They look like they will destroy the lowly Grizzles today. This is still an NBA team with an elite coach. Without James dropping a 40 piece the Toronto game would have stayed a 19+ point blowout.
I disagree. Dallas plays very hard, they just suck. Dallas will play with playoff level effort until their talent craps out in the 4th (or they start to tank I don't know). They can sneak up on the Rockets if they aren't careful. Last time the Rockets were without Harden it wasn't great. Elite teams win without their best players. Rocket shouldn't take this game for granted.
I dunno. Last time we played the mavs they played us like it was WCF. I worry about this team without harden and increased Joe Johnson minutes