[Game 41]Heat(21,17) @ (24,16)Rockets

ShaY · Post #1 » by **ShaY** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:40 pm

Miami Heat (21,17)@(24,16) Houston Rockets

Where:Toyota Center.

When:Saturday , January 17th , 8:30 pm EST.

Projected Starting Lineup:

PG-Mario Chalmers #6
SG-Dwyane Wade #3
SF-Shawn Marion #31
PF-Udonis Haslem #40
C-Joel Anthony #50
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Projected Starting Lineup:

PG-Rafer Alston #12
SG-Von Wafer #13
SF-Shane Battier #31
PF-Luis Scola #4
C-Yao Ming #11

Notes:T-Mac is out , Artest is questionable , Luther hopefully is out.

bubba · Post #2 » by **bubba** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:25 pm

without tmac and ron ron, should be a good game. miamis been playing good ball lately. i cant wait to see wafer vs wade. he didnt do that bad of a job on kobe the other night, and now hes gotta guard d wade. should be good.

abcdef · Post #3 » by **abcdef** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:34 pm

bubba wrote:without tmac and ron ron, should be a good game. miamis been playing good ball lately. i cant wait to see wafer vs wade. he didnt do that bad of a job on kobe the other night, and now hes gotta guard d wade. should be good.

Battier will guard Wade, but then that means Wafer will have to guard Shawn Marion and keep him off the boards. Maybe he can't do that and Adelman will have to switch that matchup. I'd much rather have Battier on Wade than Wafer.

Yao can and should dominate these guys. He did so in November. The Rockets can win this without McGrady and Artest.

Transistor · Post #4 » by **Transistor** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:41 pm

We GOTTA win this

If we play the way we played against the Lakers, we should win this.

DreamShook34 · Post #5 » by **DreamShook34** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:45 pm

wow finally a game.. is been forever.. i cant wait to see the rockets play when they have had practice under their belt.. going to be a tough game d wade is virtually unstoppable. oh and lets not forget chalmers and quin they make a really good pg combo.. ab and skip have to bring it

BaYBaller · Post #6 » by **BaYBaller** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:56 pm

Is Artest really questionable? I thought the 7-10 day timeframe was for his ankle to get re-examined, not for his return.

waferwalston1 · Post #7 » by **waferwalston1** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:57 pm

Long as Wafer can keep Marion off the boards they will be ok.

moofs · Post #8 » by **moofs** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:40 pm

^ best new ballboy nick since forever

Is the "1" for his APG/RPG or because there was already a "waferwalston" you had to differentiate yourself from?

Post #9 » by **TMU** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:49 pm

moofs wrote:^ best new ballboy nick since forever

Is the "1" for his APG/RPG or because there was already a "waferwalston" you had to differentiate yourself from?

Now we just need to figure out which banned poster he is.

waferwalston1 · Post #10 » by **waferwalston1** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:46 pm

no im a new poster and its original i just thought i would add a 1 to the end i dont know why

waferwalston1 · Post #11 » by **waferwalston1** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:48 pm

it could also be his rpg/apg tho lol but that wasn't my original intent

2fast4u · Post #12 » by **2fast4u** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:17 am

rockets win

158-112

von wafer exploded for 79 points on 17/31 shooting from 3's

dunleavyjr · Post #13 » by **dunleavyjr** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:49 am

DunleavyJr's keys to victory:

1. Limit D-Wade. You've got to put a bigger stronger defender on him. Say, Battier.

2. Clog the middle lane. Yao has to protect the paint. No penetration.

3. Get the damn mothaf**king ball inside to Yao. This must be an inside-out game. Heat do not have anybody to stop Yao, except the 6'8" Haslem.

Post #14 » by **TMACFORMVP** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:33 am

Yao has to be huge, I'd like to think we can continue the effort we did from the Lakers game, when was that, seems like forever? But all we've shown is inconsistency this season, so I'd expect a loss, since if the game is close, I can't see us winning against Wade in the 4th--but who knows, we need a win desperately, not just for our moral, but to stay in the playoffs.

jzmagik · Post #15 » by **jzmagik** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:06 am

If Yao doesn't dominate this midget front court, then I don't know what to say... Hopefully we can limit Wade.

ShaY · Post #16 » by **ShaY** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:24 pm

Don't expect Yao to have the best game of his career because they are undersized or something , he struggles much more against quickness and fronting than size.

Hopefully we can get a win because we got even tougher games coming up.

abcdef · Post #17 » by **abcdef** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:41 pm

ShaY wrote:Don't expect Yao to have the best game of his career because they are undersized or something , he struggles much more against quickness and fronting than size.

Hopefully we can get a win because we got even tougher games coming up.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 40MIA.html

If he can reproduce what he did in November, the Rockets will win.

jzmagik · Post #18 » by **jzmagik** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:00 pm

abcdef wrote:
ShaY wrote:Don't expect Yao to have the best game of his career because they are undersized or something , he struggles much more against quickness and fronting than size.

Hopefully we can get a win because we got even tougher games coming up.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 40MIA.html

If he can reproduce what he did in November, the Rockets will win.

If rafer can also replicate his feat of shooting a scorching .400 like last time, we will also win

Post #19 » by **Young_Star11** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:53 pm

Get it to Yao. He should dominate. If Battier can harass Wade, we should win.

nyk2423 · Post #20 » by **nyk2423** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:58 pm

Any chance Artest plays???