Game Thread Houston @ Washington 21st November

[Julio]

Game at 7 PM ( Time for NBA.com )
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On ESPN and FSNHOU CSN+

Lineups will be posted later ...( waiting for some info on who's starting and all ... )

GO ROCKETS

Game Preview :
NBA.com :
http://www.nba.com/games/20081121/HOUWAS/preview.html

Wizards past game : L @ ATL 87-91 http://www.nba.com/video/teams/wizards/2008/11/20/thomas.readingtimeout.wizards.wizards/index.html?player=team&q=WAS%20

Rockets past game : L against the Mavs 82-91 ( http://www.nba.com/video/games/rockets/2008/11/19/nba_dal_hou_0020800162_recap.nba/index.html?player=team&q=HOU

"It's going to take (McGrady) some time - you hope it's just going to get better as he doesn't have pain or anything," "But it's definitely affected him and it certainly affects us, too, because we're so used to him with the ball in his hands and finding people."

Story about Yao in the Chronicle : http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/sports/6124404.html

Another article in the Chronicle about Tmac and the game : http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/6124190.html

Probable lineups :

PG Rafer Alston

SG Tracy McGrady

SF Ron Artest

PF and C Luis Scola and Yao Ming

For the Wizards ,
Dixon - Stevenson - Butler - Jamison - Thomas or Blatche






Go Rockets

EDIT : Oups , my bad , apparently it's Dee Brown starting...Gotta change the pics!

[Baller 24]

Should be an easy win with or without Yao IMO. If I'm not correct this is a nationally televised game, expect McGrady to have a good game, Artest needs to pick up his slack from the last game.

[Julio]

2 past games by Ron were good or not ??
I just checked the numbers , was not able to see them ..saw that he had 2 straight games with 10 + boards , but how was his offense ?

[TMU]

LOL... Nice map Julio.
This thread is GOAT.

[Julio]

Well , I don't have the lineups yet , or links to the game previews , so yeah , it's pretty weak now ...!

[durden_tyler]

Yao is playing?

[Julio]

Yao is playing?

No word yet .

EDIT : according to NBA.Com , he's expected to play .

[PocketRockets]

2 past games by Ron were good or not ??
I just checked the numbers , was not able to see them ..saw that he had 2 straight games with 10 + boards , but how was his offense ?

He missed about 4 layups. 2 wide open/2 somewhat contested but he should have made all four. Tmac also missed an alley oop that was prob due to his knee. With those 10 pts, it would have been a game. Oh well, Ron isn't superman, I just wish Artest would start playing like him. haha

[A.J.]

Yao is playing?

According to Clutchfans, Yao is expected to play.

[DreamShook34]

Should be an easy win with or without Yao IMO. If I'm not correct this is a nationally televised game, expect McGrady to have a good game, Artest needs to pick up his slack from the last game.

why do people continue to say that? we have yet to prove we can win easy games

[Lebo13]

Hopefully we can win this one! Wanna see Yao on the floor, maybe the couple days rest did the big fella some good!! He wont have an amazing defender in him so hopefully he can put up some nice numbers. Ron guarding Caron Butler will be fierce...both tough gritty players!!

I cant wait to get Shane back!!

GO ROCKETS!!!!

[mpsniper101]

According to Chron, T-Mac is confused with this offense. I hope this has no negative effect on tonight's game. We really need this win.

[MaxRider]

According to Chron, T-Mac is confused with this offense. I hope this has no negative effect on tonight's game. We really need this win.

he's not confused
he just saying he's not getting enough touches

[RaoulDuke79]

Should be an easy win with or without Yao IMO. If I'm not correct this is a nationally televised game, expect McGrady to have a good game, Artest needs to pick up his slack from the last game.

why do people continue to say that? we have yet to prove we can win easy games

Yeaaaaaaaaaa you beat me to it. People who say that clearly have not seen a game all season or are just delusional.

May the Bunny lead us to victory because based on the players we have he's about our only chance.

[MaxRider]

FROM NOW ON THE PHRASE "E*A*S*Y*W*I*N" WILL BE PROHIBITED IN THE ROCKETS BOARD

last time bunches of idiots said that we got 3 stars injured

[Julio]

Yeah , and I would not want that to happen in my first GT of the year ..
So , no to "victoire facile " (if you don't know french , check reverso )

[TMACFORMVP]

This won't be an easy win, it might not even be a win, the Wizards have offensive firepower, while our offense sucks, bad.

[TMACFORMVP]

WOW, ARTEST...that's how you finish..

[Julio]

good play by tmac!!

[TMACFORMVP]

Bad interior defense, they've gotten dunks and layups and that's not including the fact they've blown two wide open layups. Same 'ol story.