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Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#1 » by ducler » Thu Feb 17, 2022 8:00 pm

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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#2 » by donemilio21 » Thu Feb 17, 2022 8:42 pm

Must win before the all star break. Let's go.
Also good opportunity to start a winning streak going. Our next 6 games are Houston (3x), Lakers (2x) and Knicks.
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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#3 » by madmaxmedia » Thu Feb 17, 2022 8:59 pm

Can we beat these guys 3 times in a row, or will they catch us on a off-night?
I'd feel a lot better with Powell in the lineup.

But yeah, let's get this one first heading into the break...
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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#4 » by NickP » Thu Feb 17, 2022 10:10 pm

These kind of games give me heartburn. We find ways to lose to bad teams.
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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#5 » by esqtvd » Thu Feb 17, 2022 11:53 pm

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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#6 » by KL2 » Fri Feb 18, 2022 1:08 am

We can’t afford to lose anymore of these type of games. This is where the team can gain ground or at least solidify the 8th seed.
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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#7 » by LamarWho » Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:01 am

Not expecting an "easy" game at all. No buyout for Schroeder?
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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#8 » by MartinToVaught » Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:33 am

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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#9 » by LamarWho » Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:38 am

Just checked, no Clipper player has ever won the 3pt contest. Let's go Luke!
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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#10 » by Kelphus » Fri Feb 18, 2022 5:19 am

This game is a joy to watch.


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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#11 » by NickP » Fri Feb 18, 2022 5:55 am

Alright. We did what we had to do. Beat a bad team. Next.
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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#12 » by MartinToVaught » Fri Feb 18, 2022 5:56 am

I know it's against the woeful Rockets, but 142 points is still impressive with how depleted we are.
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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#13 » by Roscoe Sheed » Fri Feb 18, 2022 6:23 am

Quite strange to see Beverley on the sidelines wearing a Zubac jersey. I wonder how his wolves teammates feel about that
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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#14 » by donemilio21 » Fri Feb 18, 2022 6:28 am

This is a much needed confidence booster heading into the allstar break. Not just for the team but especially for Kennard, who hit 8 3-pointers and will compete in the shooting contest on Saturday.

21- games left. Looking at the schedule I think we go 11-10 and finish with a 41-41 record :D
We can't afford to lose games to lottery teams though, from March 14 to April 1st we have a brutal stretch of opponents and lots of travel: Cavs, Raptors, Utah, Denver, 76ers, Utah, Bulls, Bucks, before we finish the season at home against Pels, Suns, Kings and Thunder.
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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#15 » by KL2 » Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:09 pm

Fell asleep after the first. Whoops. Nice to see a a decisive win. Much needed break for the guys to get rest.
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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#16 » by Scoundreldays » Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:19 pm

Nice great seeing this team develop. If everything clicks and we are lucky with injuries we can be extremely dangerous next season
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Re: Game 61 : Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers : Feb 17 7:30 PM 

Post#17 » by playaloc916 » Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:21 pm

Like a few of you, I was uneasy about this game because the team has a tendency to lose to lottery teams, but I'm glad they took care of business. Nice to head into All Star weekend on a positive note. And Bev is just a real one for showing up to the game in a Zu jersey.

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