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PG: Bob Sura
SG: David Wesley
SF: Tracy McGrady
PF: Clarence Weatherspoon
C: Yao Ming​

BENCH​

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Jon Barry*
Ryan Bowen
Scott Padgett
Mike James

PG: Chucky Atkins
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: Caron Butler
PF: Devean George
C: Brian Grant

BENCH

Tierre Brown
Luke Walton
Brian Cook​

Kobe Bryant most likely will be back for this game, so we have to play our "Stop Kobe" defense (cut off all lanes,etc.)....we have to stop their perimeter offense, seeing as it killed us the last time we played in LA. Them not having Mihm and Odom is helpful to us. This is a national game, so its best that we play our best at both ends of the court.

The Lakers are gonna want to run, since they have both George and Butler in the starting lineup, so our transition defense is gonna have to step up if we wanna get a win under our belt on this road trip. Since we are playing a team who's low-post D isn't all that good, getting the ball to Yao is pretty damn important.

I say Rockets win, with LAL fading late, making the game look like it was somewhat all Rockets.

Rockets 108
Lakers 96

 

[On Thre3]

MUST win , nuggets are dangerous and are only 1 game behind.

too bad game is at 1030 i cant watch.

 

[Stat O]

MUST win , nuggets are dangerous and are only 1 game behind.

too bad game is at 1030 i cant watch.

yeah

 

[TheRoc5]

ya this sux if we dont win i guarnte we get the 7th seed and loose in the first round. how did getting the 4/5 seed now to the 7th/8seed. our team is in a bad state. we need a good pf. weatherspoon cant do what we need him to do in the playoffs
rox 102
lakers 93
key player tmac

 

[FirstRocket]

Rockets will be

again. Rockets to blast off.
A blowout!:curse: Then Nuggets is nothing.

 

[sherwin]

If we lose this game they might as well dismantle the franchise and we should all become Aeros fans.

 

[The_Franchise]

The Lakers always come to play against us. Won't be easy at all, especially with Grant playing tough, dirty D on Yao.

 

[The_Franchise]

I like how the Rockets are going to Yao... but I can't believe he's missed that baseline hook on two consecutive posessions. National tv woes?

 

[FirstRocket]

Weatherspoon is playing great.

 

[FirstRocket]

Hope McGrady keep this up.

 

[sherwin]

Weatherspoon with 3 fouls in the first 6 minutes. Oh god... don't tell me we'll see Vin Baker before halftime.

 

[sherwin]

Another brick by Wesley. Please bench him.

Doug Collins said he's 28 of his last 102. I'd rather have a NBDL call-up in there at this point.

 

[FirstRocket]

Wesley should learn from Warriors game. Don't take too many unnecessary shots.

 

[The_Franchise]

Wesley is going to get PT tonight no matter how terrible he is because Barry is still injured.

I love that quote by JVG, "we are a team of extremes".

 

[The_Franchise]

Why are all our guys standing around doing NOTHING when Yao gets doubled. That TO definitely wasn't his fault.

 

[FirstRocket]

Too extreme.

 

[sherwin]

Yao is fighting in the paint, Padgett looks and passes up on him, Sura looks twice and dribbles around then gives up and takes a shot and does what else but BRICK. GET YAO THE BALL!!

 

[The_Franchise]

That TNT ad reminds me of the best line of the season: "McGrady for the win... YASSHHHHHHH"

 

[sherwin]

The best time of the season was the 2 big winning streaks, but especially when we went 4-0 on that road trip. That was only a couple(?) weeks ago.

 

[The_Franchise]

It's so unfortunate Yao has had to guard his man and Sura's man the entire season. His stamina isn't as poor as most people make it seem, but he's always active on both ends of the court... even when he doesn't have to be.