This is a video game, but is kinda amazing, b/c it's exactly how it all happened. http://youtube.com/watch?v=1da9jzL3LC4 I think it will be a great game. The Lakers are a god-awful matchup for us, because Kobe owns Battier.
:lol::lol: The Lakers do have some favorable matchups, but a lot of the time against the Rockets they have to settle for jumpers which kills them. I guess we will have to see what it is like without Yao.
A funny side-note about the streak: The Rockets have 3 assistant coaches and they alternate games making the game-plan/scouting report for our opponents. I don't know the exact bet, but the assistant coach that's gameplan causes the streak to end will have to do something to the extent of buying the other 2 assistants a Rolex or something of that sort.
Rox trailed 14-4 to start, the 1st time the whole streak we trailed by double-digits, but we ended the quarter on our own 14-4 run to tie it at 18 going to the 2nd quarter
Tonight is proof why it's so great to be a defensive team. The Rockets are shooting horrible. Absolutely terrible. The worst offensive half of the year, easily. But because defense and hustle never have an "off night", we're only down 1 point at half. 33-32 I have to think we couldn't possibly shoot that bad in the next half.
59-57 Rox through 3. McGrady had 11 in the 3rd quarter. The Hawks will be an Eastern Conference force in 2-3 years if they keep their team in tact and don't panic. Josh Smith, Marvin Williams, Joe Johnson, Bibby, Horford, etc... are a great young core of guys. We're out hustling them, but they are "out-athleticing" us. lol
The Hawks have great potential. Now with Marvin Williams becoming more comfortable in the NBA and playing a lot of the 3 the Hawks are very hard to matchup with. Plus, Johnson doesn't have to handle the ball as much since they got their first PG in years.
20 wins in a row. We didn't play well or shoot well, but we just out-hustled them. 21 offensive rebounds. That is sick. McGrady willed us to the win, and the Atlanta crowd rose in unison and gave us a standing ovation as the game was decided. Classy Stuff. Our streak of double digit wins is over, but who cares. 20 in a row!!!
