Rockets or Lakers tonight? Celtics or Magic?
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they will be at home and not to mention the Lakers will be without Derrick Fisher, even though that doesn't mean too much it does mean something. Yao will probably abuse the Lakers down low once aGAIN. The Lakers may hate the Rockets, but so far this series has been played just like the Rockets want to, in a tough physical fashion. The Lakers are not going to be able to win four games like that. Celtics and Magic series is really tough to predict due to the fact that the Magic can either be hitting everything they throw up (see game 1), or they seem to forget they have one of the best big men in the league and totally forget to throw it down low to him. I agree with you I don't think Eddie House will get 31 again but he is very streaky, I'm going to go with the Magic.
Dislike will have nothing to do with the outcome. Houston hates them every bit as much if not more. Houston is the more physical team, but my only fear is Artest going 17ing bonkers. Watching the news here in Houston last night, he was saying some crazy **** to the local reporters at the shoot around. After I heard him talk I came to the conclusion that he could be very close to the edge. I think if he gets one more pop shot he could go tazmanian devil and then we will be done.</p>
the rockets were one of the best teams in the league at home (33-8), but two of those losses were to the lakers (0-4 on the season series). as much as the intensity of game 2 fired up the lakers, i think it will do the same to the rockets. fisher out will hurt the lakers, but like hanmu said, farmar and brown have played well. i think the difference is yao. i think he stays out of foul trouble and goes for 25 and 15.
i agree that house won't score 30, but pierce is due to take over a game in that series. alston being out will hurt the magic. if they can get howard into the groove early, and hit some outside shots, they'll have a chance. if not, it could get ugly.
i agree that house won't score 30, but pierce is due to take over a game in that series. alston being out will hurt the magic. if they can get howard into the groove early, and hit some outside shots, they'll have a chance. if not, it could get ugly.
Dude is a time bomb. If Kobe gets in his head tonight, Artest will again have an early night after being ejected. Artest is just nucking futs. He would probably be in jail if not for the NBA. The difference in the Lakers being fired up and the Rockets being fired up is that the Lakers have more talent that sometimes needs motivating. Put this way, I would rather have a pissed off Gasol and Odom over a pissed off Battier and Scola.
Brooks just needs to play the way he has in the first two games. At times during the Portland series he looked like he was trying to put on a dribbling exibition. For the love of God, get the ball into Yao. If they can't do this, the are toast. Teams now know to front Yao and it works. There is small window of time that he is open when they front him, the need to get it to him at that time. Artest, no stupid *** 3 pointers off balance from damn near half court and keep your cool. Just seeing him the other night on the news interview, in his eyes, he looked crazier than a half jacked off dog. My gut tells me he is about to fly off the handle and I think the Lakers know it. Scola, Landry, Wafer just keep playing the way you have been. Battier hopefully can get going behind the arc.
Did I mention get Yao the ball.
Did I mention get Yao the ball.