Game 1 of Best of 7: Jazz vs Rockets

A.J. · Post #1 » by **A.J.** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:53 pm

vs

Sat. Apr. 19, 2008 7:30 P.M. EST ESPN/KTXH MY20

Jazz lead season series 2-1

Probable Starting Lineups

Jazz

PG Deron Williams

SG Ronnie Brewer

SF Andrei Kirilenko

PF Carlos Boozer

C MehmetOkur

Rockets

PG Bobby Jackson

SG Tracy McGrady

SF Shane Battier

PF Luis Scola

C Dikembe Mutombo

Texas Longhorns · Post #2 » by **Texas Longhorns** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:57 pm

First! Go Rockets!!!! Get game 1!

A.J. · Post #3 » by **A.J.** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:59 pm

2ND. Lets win Rockets :clap:

Post #4 » by **TMACFORMVP** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:01 pm

Well it's time.

1.) Need to rebound, we are overall ranked the #1 rebounding team in the league but they owned us in that category a week ago.

2.) Scola needs to attack Boozer's poor defense

3.) McGrady must attack, whether that results in FT misses I don't care, he must be aggressive and shoot over 45%.

4.) Landry needs to at least match Millsap's production off the bench.

Just got to not turn it over, execute and play solid hard defense and we can compete. This is a MUST win game, if we want any chance to make it a competitive series, we HAVE to win at home otherwise it'll be a sweep.

A lot of things have to go right in order to win and I'm not sure it'll happen.

dontel · Post #5 » by **dontel** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:18 pm

here we go again, game 1. if we go up 2-0 again in this series then lose. im gonna pinch tmac's eye so hard it'll pop out of his brains. i mean its kinda weird but if we go up 2-0 yet again in this series..i dunno man, i think il be nervous if that happens :roll:

TiMacMania · Post #6 » by **TiMacMania** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:21 pm

GO ROCKETS

will need big games from mcgrady all season long

if scola and landry play at their best we have a chance

Post #7 » by **King Roosk** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:45 pm

Let's go baby...let's go

YoungMoney23 · Post #8 » by **YoungMoney23** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:48 pm

Lets win a series! GO ROCKETS!

CJballa14 · Post #9 » by **CJballa14** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:57 pm

LETS GET IT!

PhatPat23 · Post #10 » by **PhatPat23** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:14 pm

We're favored in this game, so let's just play like we're supposed to.

rocketworld · Post #11 » by **rocketworld** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:55 pm

rockets have to play their hearts out...it shows when they do that

Duiz · Post #12 » by **Duiz** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:06 am

Good luck.

RawTmacSkillz · Post #13 » by **RawTmacSkillz** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:14 am

TMACFORMVP wrote:Well it's time.

1.) Need to rebound, we are overall ranked the #1 rebounding team in the league but they owned us in that category a week ago.

2.) Scola needs to attack Boozer's poor defense

3.) McGrady must attack, whether that results in FT misses I don't care, he must be aggressive and shoot over 45%.

4.) Landry needs to at least match Millsap's production off the bench.

Just got to not turn it over, execute and play solid hard defense and we can compete. This is a MUST win game, if we want any chance to make it a competitive series, we HAVE to win at home otherwise it'll be a sweep.

A lot of things have to go right in order to win and I'm not sure it'll happen.

I couldnt agree anymore =) Lets go Rockets

College Boy · Post #14 » by **College Boy** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:18 am

Duiz wrote:Good luck.

They must really be nice in Nice. Thank you..... Oh yeah, who is that in you avatar?

dontel · Post #15 » by **dontel** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:06 am

Duiz wrote:Good luck.

say that to us after game 2. cause we always go 2-0 and still lose the series

PocketRockets · Post #16 » by **PocketRockets** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:32 am

You're a so called "superstar." Your jumpshot is broke. Drive the ball everytime you get it. I want T-Mac to drive the ball and create plays or draw fouls until he has 6 offensive fouls. Period. When he's aggressive, we're hard to beat.

rhp1990 · Post #17 » by **rhp1990** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:36 am

it's on you tmac if we dont get out of the first round again :wink:

hayden · Post #18 » by **hayden** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:45 am

The media has the outcome of this series all but determined! They keep talking about the Jazz being the best home team this season, but no one has mentioned that one of their four losses was to the ROCKETS.

And no one mentioned that our weakest link last year was Yao guarding Boozer.. well, we won't have that problem this year. :lol:

I have faith. Let's do this!!!!!

A.J. · Post #19 » by **A.J.** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:49 am

rhp1990 wrote:it's on the team if we dont get out of the first round again

fixed

hayden · Post #20 » by **hayden** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:56 am

lol, the game thread on the general board got locked...

hahahah

this is gonna be a great series.

you know tmac hasn't forgotten the tears he shed last year. he will be back with a fury we haven't yet seen. and yes, i honestly believe this.

and i really don't think we should underestimate scola in this series. he just has a winning mentality that we haven't had in a player since... yeah. i have a feeling he will get under boozer's acne-diseased skin within the first couple of games. let's just hope we get some fair refs that won't let scrubs like gordon giricek (good thing he is gone) and matt harpring check mcgrady like he's some rookie.