Game 31 - Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz Saturday December 27th 7:30PM CST
by UofTOrange on Dec 27, 2008 3:30 PM CST
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I unfortuantely can't get to a full game preview with a Christmas party to head to in a few minutes, but this is all you need to know.
Injuries
Houston Rockets
DTD - Artest - No word on if he will play tonight. With Battier hobbled and playing through it until Ron can come back, I hope he sits this game and gets as healed up as he needs to be.
Tracy McGrady needs to sit another two weeks, that's my opinion. I'm not a doctor, but he is a full on idiot for not sitting until he was all the way healed. I'm already tired of his want to be a hero. Tracy, a little note, you can't be a hero if you aren't actually capable of playing through the pain. And stop shooting the ball with more than 15 seconds on the clock. Better yet, stop shooting it period!!
Utah Jazz
OUT - Millsap, Boozer and Okur
Those are the Jazz's top three scorers and rebounders. If the Rockets don't win tonight I might have to take a timeout.
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Tracy's "heroism"
It seems like half of the Rockets’ fanbase bitches about T-Mac’s “softness” and “lack of heart,” while the other half complains that he tries to play through pain too much. I think the first half doesn’t know what it’s talking about, but it’s a rather odd split amongst the fans.
My problem is that I think it is a complex for him at this point
He is at the point in his career when he is thinking legacy, and his play is not that of legend right now. He wants so badly to come back early from injury and will the team to a win. He could do that when he was 24, not so much now
This game sucks
There is absolutely no reason the Rockets shouldn’t be blowing this team out of the arena
Seriously, Deron Williams is literally laughing at Rafer while he is "guarding" him
Get Aaron Brooks into the game!!
oh fuck you refs
what the fuck? Yao got fucking hit in the face, and you call him for a foul. Christ.
He's good for that about three times a game
Of course he then makes a terrible switch on the other end
if we lose this
it will be for two reasons:
1) Complete breakdown on defense
2) Ridiculous officiating
The officiating, specifically on Yao is just horrendous. It's actually okay in most other places
But since Yao is our entire team it is effecting the Rockets a lot
Just 5 points in OT for each team? Is that because both teams kinda suck right now, or are the officials letting a lot of contact go?
Completely agreed in every way
And while they are at it, if they could eliminate the half circle with a line item insertion like 10MM for pork barrels, I’m all for it
So
if the late-4th period fouling when you don’t have a chance is the “5th quarter,” what is this? The 8th?
That was a shitty game
but also a great one. Ron Artest is awesome. I can’t believe Yao went for that long. This team rocks.
Yes Houston Won...
..but as an NBA fan this is yet more proof that the Jazz own the Rockets. No Okur? No Boozer? No Milsap? Blowout?? Not quite.
ur totally wrong
U were playring without 3 gus, we r playing without on of our best guys, another injured star on one foot…so it was still projected to be a good game…rockets just are to much to handle
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Dec 27, 2008 11:45 PM CST up reply actions
as any NBA fan could see
Yao was getting owned all night by the refs. The Jazz can’t win against the Rockets without massive help from terrible officiating.
No offense to T-Mac, but
Booze + ’Sap + Okur (what we were missing)>>> T-Mac & 1/2 of Ron Artest (what you were missing)
I mean… at least you had half of Artest.
We would’ve loved to have had half of any of the 3 guys we were missing.
You failed to address my point:
The Jazz were allowed to mug Yao all night. Yao is the best center in the league and the heart of the Rockets’ offense. He dominates when refs decide that maybe they should call some of the more blatant fouls.
Boozier + Millsap + Okur <<<< T-Mac + 1/2 Artest + non-bullshit officiating
I was on the verge
of going on another rant on how Rick Adelman cost us another game, but he FINALLY figured out that Ronnie Brewer, a long with everyone else on Utah could not stop Ron Artest on the low block.
By the time Rick realized Yao was too exhausted to convert point blank shots (with the help [or lack of] from the refs), it was DOUBLE F’N OVERTIME! Thankfully Rafer bailed us out a bit with a three to send it to 2 OT, where Artest took off.
We severely missed McGrady’s playmaking skills in the 4th quarter when we lost our lead. We did a great job hitting our threes, but once our offense became nothing but pound it down low to Yao, our offense came to a stand still. After all that, I’m just glad we won.
I wouldn’t be surprised if we win our next 5 games going into the Celtics game.
In retrospect, was it necessary for Artest to be unavailable for the Hornets game? He looked suspiciously healthy tonight. As in 100% healthy. I know adrenaline has a lot to do with the perception, but I didn’t even see him limp a single time. Pretty bizarre event in a bizarre season.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 28, 2008 12:53 AM CST reply actions
Also, lost in the 2 OT win
was how pathetically horrible our defense was. Keep in mind the team we were playing along with their circumstances, the injuries and the schedule. We had Batter and Artest playing.
We let them score 96 points in regulation, and allowed a season high 35 assists. I miss JVG.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 28, 2008 1:00 AM CST reply actions
Rafer...
Rafer almost single-handedly ruined my Christmas gift.
Fuck you, Rafer. Are you some air-traffic controller in your night job (escoring Deron to the basket at the end of regulation)???
Rockets win though. That’s all that matters.
And I don’t care if Boozer, Millsap and Okur were playing – Artest still would have made sure the Rockets won this game.
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