Miami @ Houston - Monday - Jan 22 - 8 PM EST
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 2:52 am
Miami @ Houston, Jan 22, 8 PM, EST
Miami, starting lineup:
Dragic - Derrick Jones, Jr - Richardson - James Johnson (did I ever say he shouldn't start? stupid me) - Hassan Whiteside
Mia 31 - 29 Hou in the regular season.
We are 12-17 playing in Houston.
It’s a history of streaks. We lost our first 4 and won the next 3. Then during Olajuwon’s hey-day we had an 11-game losing streak, which was followed by an 8-game winning streak (Mourning/Hardaway).
The last long streak, 7 games, reflects Wade/Lebron/Bosh dominance.
Right now, we’ve won the last two games against the Rockets.
We’ve won 1 of our last 4 in Houston.
We’ve never played in the postseason.
Rockets (37-9) are one of the best teams in the Western Conference. Their home record is 16-6, which means, like us, they are better on the road (21-3). Note that after our recent losses to the Bulls and Nets, we are only slightly better on the road (14-10 or 0.583) than at home (12-9 for 0.571). Houston is 13-5 against the East (18-7 vs West). Miami is 18-11 vs East and 8-8 vs the West.
This Rocket team is competing for the title, intent on challenging Golden State. Right now (this second), they are beating Golden State, so they are perhaps good enough:
Their starting lineup:
Chris Paul - James Harden - Trevor Ariza - Ryan Anderson - Clint Capela
Gerald Green, Tucker, Luc Mbah a Moute, Eric Gordon, RJ Hunter, Nene
Sometimes Rockets fail though:
Often the failures are funny. Sometimes there are tragic consequences, though:
The best rocket of all is the pocket rocket, though:
Charms:
Let's Get This Win!!!
Miami, starting lineup:
Dragic - Derrick Jones, Jr - Richardson - James Johnson (did I ever say he shouldn't start? stupid me) - Hassan Whiteside
Mia 31 - 29 Hou in the regular season.
We are 12-17 playing in Houston.
It’s a history of streaks. We lost our first 4 and won the next 3. Then during Olajuwon’s hey-day we had an 11-game losing streak, which was followed by an 8-game winning streak (Mourning/Hardaway).
The last long streak, 7 games, reflects Wade/Lebron/Bosh dominance.
Right now, we’ve won the last two games against the Rockets.
We’ve won 1 of our last 4 in Houston.
We’ve never played in the postseason.
Rockets (37-9) are one of the best teams in the Western Conference. Their home record is 16-6, which means, like us, they are better on the road (21-3). Note that after our recent losses to the Bulls and Nets, we are only slightly better on the road (14-10 or 0.583) than at home (12-9 for 0.571). Houston is 13-5 against the East (18-7 vs West). Miami is 18-11 vs East and 8-8 vs the West.
This Rocket team is competing for the title, intent on challenging Golden State. Right now (this second), they are beating Golden State, so they are perhaps good enough:
Their starting lineup:
Chris Paul - James Harden - Trevor Ariza - Ryan Anderson - Clint Capela
Gerald Green, Tucker, Luc Mbah a Moute, Eric Gordon, RJ Hunter, Nene
Sometimes Rockets fail though:
Often the failures are funny. Sometimes there are tragic consequences, though:
The best rocket of all is the pocket rocket, though:
Charms:
Spoiler:
Let's Get This Win!!!
