T-Mac is out for two weeks, he should be back by the 26th against the Knicks. There is a good chance Ron Artest will be out. Battier and Barry will more than likely suit up. Projected starting 5 for the Rockets Rafer Wafer Battier Scola Yao Projected starting 5 for the Lakers Fisher Kobe Odom Gasol Bynum Yao and the entire team will need to crash the boards in order to have a chance. The Rockets are going to need all the scoring they can get from Yao, Rafer, Scola, and Brooks. I believe the Rockets won't quit and should have a good chance to win at the end if they don't.
Wafer needs to drop 30. Battier needs to shut down Kobe. Scola needs to work his ass off. Yao needs to dominate.
then if Ron plays we should win this one......I have a feelin Ron Ron will be gutting this one out........
I hope the Lakers aren't looking ahead to their upcoming games against the Spurs and Magic. They might overlook the Rockets because of all their injury problems. This should be another nail-biter, but I'll give the Lakers the edge tonight. They've been grinding out wins lately and Bynum is starting to hit his stride.
Kobe hit an amazing shot to win the game. The Rockets did their best, I just wish someone would have stepped up to take that last three. Aaron Brooks should have dribbled it out, and Landry shouldn't have passed up that shot. Ron, Von, Rafer, and sometimes T-Mac are the only players ballsy enough to take that shot. I'm finally starting to doubt Adelman's offensive coaching ability. The sole reason the Rockets hired him.
wafer proved with this game that he has to be our primary backup 2 guard. and when tmac is out he has to start at the 2. good fucking job for the houston staff on finding this guy. hes like the roger mason of the rockets.
Rafer Alston missing both of those FT's really hurt you guys. And I still wonder what Yao was thinking when he took that 2-pointer.
sorry that I never got to comment about this one, but a.) i liked the rockets effort b.) von wafer was ridiculous c.) horrible final shot.......................that's all With those 3 things being said, I was mad that Adelman for not giving Von Wafer any touches down the stretch. The guy was too hot to not have the ball in his hands at the end of the game...............give Von the ball!!!!!
