Rockets reg season ova. Predictions for the post season?

[boardman]

Originally Posted by oneminuteman

Luckily, not every team has Gobert

True. Harden got still got 30, he just had to work a little harder for it than he usually does. He was able to make some straight up jumpers from 3 but they effectively took away his step back move.



The keys to the loss were that Mitchell caught fire in the 4th and the Rockets only got 5 points from the bench as opposed to 30 on Saturday.

[kerwil62]

Rockets played like they wanted to close out the series on their home floor anyway.

[tbone2u]

And That's exactly what they did

[cabletex7]

Close out on home court or sweep? I'd take sweep every time.

[Slitlikr]

Next!

[kerwil62]

Well the next round is set for the East.

Bucks vs Celtics
76er's vs Raptors

The West must wait on the Warriors/Clippers and Spurs/Nuggets series to finish up. Both got Game 6's on tomorrow(Nuggets@Spurs) and Friday(Warriors@Clippers).

Rockets did their thing like I said to close out the Jazz. Barely.

Trailblazers close out the Thunder with that buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Damian Lilliard. He also had a 50-point game!

Everybody wants the Rockets/Warriors series to start. I also think some folks would rather the Rockets play the Clippers. If the Warriors' bench don't step the fuck up, that Rockets/Clippers series might come to a reality. Warriors got two more chances to close out, which they should've done tonight. No bench help whatsoever regardless the fact the KD had 45 points while Klay and Steph were in the low 20's. The Clippers are giving them pure hell this series.

[ZantannaParella]

Im glad this series is ova! They look great. Turnovers are killing us bad. Bit we have a healthy team and a strong bench. When we take down the warriors than the Championship will come back to Houston finally.

Astros looked great tonight too. Bats were awesome and we are playing some great ball right now. Awesome day! Good to be a Houston fan right now!

[boardman]

If the Warriors get out of their series it will be interesting to see if there are any attempts to slow down KD and put pressure on the bench. GS bench is about as sporadic as the Rockets bench and that's probably what the series will come down to.


I expect GS to take a page from the Jazz defensive playbook and guard Harden similarly. Keeping him under 30 is a defensive win IMO. He may be able to drive a little more but Bogut won't be all that easy to score on either. Can Harden get the calls? He didn't get them last night or this series really and as I recall he wasn't getting them last year in the playoffs.

[kerwil62]

Originally Posted by ZantannaParella

Im glad this series is ova! They look great. Turnovers are killing us bad. Bit we have a healthy team and a strong bench. When we take down the warriors than the Championship will come back to Houston finally.

Astros looked great tonight too. Bats were awesome and we are playing some great ball right now. Awesome day! Good to be a Houston fan right now!

Hate to bust your bubble, but the Rockets would have to win the West first, and taking down the Warriors might not happen. Even if they took them down and beat Portland or Denver(I think the Spurs will be done in 7) to win the West, they still gotta get by the Bucks in the Finals. And the Bucks are kicking everybody's ass. Ain't nobody stopping that boy Giannis! I predict the Bucks to win the NBA Championship this year.

The Astros are looking good right now.

[jstone420]

Bucks are not going to the sir Boston will be there

[jstone420]

I mean finals

[kerwil62]

Originally Posted by jstone420

Bucks are not going to the sir Boston will be there

You really think the Celtics can beat them? I don't think so, but it should be a good series.

[boardman]

Originally Posted by kerwil62

You really think the Celtics can beat them? I don't think so, but it should be a good series.

Two of the better defenses in the league. The Celtics seem to be a little more seasoned. Those first round wins didn't always come easy but the defense stepped up and played close out basketball each time.

I don't think the Bucks have had to find ways to win. Seemed like they were always well in control. I doubt this series with Boston will be nearly as easy. This is their first time in the second round in damn near twenty years. The intensity will be ratcheted up but if they respond positively to it the Bucks can make it to the finals. This might be their toughest matchup.

[kerwil62]

The West is set.

Rockets vs Warriors(Rockets need to take Game 1 today due to the Splash Brothers both being questionable to play. KD can't do it all by himself)

Trailblazers vs Nuggets(I told y'all the Spurs were going down, even though they put up a helluva fight in the 4th)

The East has already started. Raptors up 1-0 on the 76er's.

[jstone420]

The Greek freak doesn't have a jump shot. Boston will be ready