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Rockets Playoff Race Thread

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by ai_111, Feb 6, 2008.

  1. count_dough-ku

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    Maybe if we get Denver in the first round. Anyone else will take 6 or 7 games to knock out.
     
  2. BONIERO1576

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    And they've gotta play Detroit tonite. Detroit should destroy them considering they walked over the Suns last night. If we close out the month of February undefeated that sets up a match-up with them on March 2nd (a game that I have tickets to) for a franchise tying 15th straight win.

    March is going to be the deciding month for us, the Rox have a pretty favorable schedule coming down the stretch in April, but in March we see:

    Denver
    Boston
    Dallas
    San Antonio
    PHX (on a back to back with)
    Golden State
    LA
    New Orleans (Twice)

    we do play 9 games at home as compared to 6 on the road, but March is a tough month for sure.
     
  3. aggie87

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    im confident we can make the playoffs....but LA scares me the most....they are playing good defense, added gasol, fisher, and an improved bynum and even though they match up pretty well with us....kobe is unstoppable....I hope we dont meed them in the first round
     
  4. mms

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    My prediction of the final standing:

    Fakers
    Spurs
    Houston Rockets
    Jass
    Mav
    Suns
    Hornets
    Warriors
     
  5. aggie87

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    i would love to meet the suns in the first round...they seem to have gotten weaker without marion
     
  6. BetterThanEver

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    New Orleans loses to Washington to stretch their losing streak to 3 games. Rockets move within 1 and a half games behind them. Rockets got to take care of their business, this week. They are so close to moving up in the seeding again.
     
  7. Old Man Rock

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    Wizards made a great comeback to beat up the Hornets. Getting closer. Also they won't have much left for the Rockets tomorrow. SO great all the way around. Now if we can get Dallas or the Spurs to lose tonight.
     
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    OH well, not everything works out the way we want. But, Dallas and Hornets now tied for 2nd 1 game behind the Spurs. We are now only 2.5 games out of first place. We are gonna passup the Mavs and the Hornets. I can feel it. Dogfight with San Antonio the rest of the way.
     
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    haha they probably say the same thing about playing us.
     
  10. abc2007

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    Denver lost!
     
  11. northeastfan

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    A pretty good night. Nuggets and Hornets lose. Too bad that Dallas and San Antonio won but at least we're now 3 games up on the 9th seed.
     
  12. Old Man Rock

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    Yeah Chicago come out sluggish and got behind early. I'd bet it was because they played so hard the night before. Even then they made a rally and got to withing 2 but then just ran out of gas. Dallas should thank us. On a side note that win against the Hornets by the Wizards should just about leave them empty for us.
     
  13. BONIERO1576

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    Wow, NO seems pretty demoralized since we smoked them at home. That game really comes down to missed free throws but I don't think they've lost three in a row all season.

    No chance that Stevenson goes off for 30 on us though. We just need to come out with intensity and knock these guys out quick.
     
  14. HookemHorns1250

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    Yeah, this team can get hot though, hopefully we can go out there and take care of business.
     
  15. ElDobleK

    ElDobleK Literally Zan Tabak

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    Damn... after the trade deadline too.

    And the only big man out there worth signing is Jamaal Magloire.
     
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    figured this might slip after the yao injury.. but i still believe! and i'm still rooting against our western conference competition. jazz losing in the fourth quarter to the t-wolves by 8! let's go pups!
     
  17. count_dough-ku

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    Jazz about lose on the road again. We'll be ahead of them recordwise after tonight.
     
  18. Carl Herrera

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    Too bad they still holds the affirmative action 4th seed.
     
  19. count_dough-ku

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    Yeah, just like they did a year ago but we still had home court against them in the first round.
     
  20. abc2007

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    50 wins should be enough to make playoff!
     

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