Houston Rockets

[kepdawg]

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[zebrablue2]

How bout McGRADY--- he the man. the rockets are on one heck of a roll...

[kepdawg]

Yeah, he had like 22 at half. I don't know what he finished with though. The Rockets should be able to win several more in a row.

[Bull's-eye]

Originally posted by kepdawg
Yeah, he had like 22 at half. I don't know what he finished with though. The Rockets should be able to win several more in a row.

T-Mac finished with 41 points, 9 assists and 6 boards.

[zebrablue2]

Originally posted by kepdawg
Yeah, he had like 22 at half. I don't know what he finished with though. The Rockets should be able to win several more in a row.

with the nba, you never know. they are fun to watch though. keep it rolling houston...

[PHS Wildcats]

They are now #3 in the West

[WOS87]

And they're still only 3 games ahead of the 8th place team in the Western Conference currently...


1. 33 wins in a row Los Angeles Lakers 11/5/71 - 1/7/72
2. 20 wins in a row Milwaukee 2/6/71 - 3/8/71
3. 19 wins in a row Los Angeles Lakers 2/4/99 - 3/13/00
4. 18 wins in a row Houston Rockets 1/29/08 - ???
4. 18 wins in a row Boston 2/24/82 - 3/26/82
4. 18 wins in a row Chicago 12/29/95 - 2/2/96
4. 18 wins in a row New York 10/24/69 - 11/28/69

[kepdawg]

They should win the next 3 and then they have to play the Lakers and Boston.

[Bull's-eye]

Originally posted by kepdawg
They should win the next 3 and then they have to play the Lakers and Boston.

The good thing is they play both of those teams at home.

[Bull's-eye]

Rockets have won their last 9 games by double digit margins. The NBA record is 10. During their 18 game winning streak, the Rockets have had at least 20 assists in every game. Tonight against NO, the Rockets finished with 27.

[Necks_Fan]

Originally posted by Bull's-eye
Rockets have won their last 9 games by double digit margins. The NBA record is 10. During their 18 game winning streak, the Rockets have had at least 20 assists in every game. Tonight against NO, the Rockets finished with 27.

That statistic tells you exactly how well the Rockets are playing and that is what teams will have to do to beat the Rockets, make them create their own contested shots instead of layups from Scola/Landry and 3's from Battier and Co.


It's going to be very tough for ANY team to beat them at this point.


I can't wait until the Lakers game in Houston so JR can make up a great excuse for them.

[Bull's-eye]

Originally posted by WOS87

1. 33 wins in a row Los Angeles Lakers 11/5/71 - 1/7/72
2. 20 wins in a row Milwaukee 2/6/71 - 3/8/71
3. 19 wins in a row Los Angeles Lakers 2/4/99 - 3/13/00
4. 18 wins in a row Houston Rockets 1/29/08 - ???
4. 18 wins in a row Boston 2/24/82 - 3/26/82
4. 18 wins in a row Chicago 12/29/95 - 2/2/96
4. 18 wins in a row New York 10/24/69 - 11/28/69

All those past teams have something in common, they all ended up in the finals and all but Boston came away with rings.

[JasperDog94]

Originally posted by Bull's-eye
All those past teams have something in common, they all ended up in the finals and all but Boston came away with rings.

But let's be realistic. Most of those wins came with Yao Ming. I'm not foolish enough to think that the Rockets would have this streak without him. Granted they are playing great, but I'm not overly optimistic about our playoff chances.

[Bull's-eye]

Originally posted by JasperDog94
But let's be realistic. Most of those wins came with Yao Ming. I'm not foolish enough to think that the Rockets would have this streak without him.

Very true, most of those past teams remained at full force throughout the playoffs. The 1969-70 NY knicks did have Willis Reed get injured, but he limped onto the court for game 7 to inspire the Knicks to victory over the Lakers. He scored the game's first 2 baskets before sitting out the remainder of the game.

[Astrosdawg07]

Originally posted by JasperDog94
But let's be realistic. Most of those wins came with Yao Ming. I'm not foolish enough to think that the Rockets would have this streak without him. Granted they are playing great, but I'm not overly optimistic about our playoff chances.

But to be completely honest with Yao out of the line-up it really fits Adelmans scheme more. When he was in Sacramento they were more of a run and gun type team and the line up of Landry, McGrady, Scola, Battier and Alston allows the run.