GT: Rockets vs Lakers 3/11 Wednesday, March 11 @ 7:30 PM Central There is no chance the Rockets are catching the Lakers, but they need to keep winning if they want any chance at home court advantage. They are 3rd in the west, and 3 games behind San Antonio who they play twice this month. 2. San Antonio 42-20 3. Houston 42-23 4. Utah 40-23 5. Portland 40-23 (if they beat LA, they are up 20 right now) 6. New Orleans 39-23 If the Rockets lose this game they could very easily slip to 6th. Artest/Battier need to shut down Kobe, and Yao/Scola have to dominate Gasol on the boards. Landry, Brooks, and Lowry need to take advantage of the Lakers weaknesses and score. The Rockets will have 12 playoff intensity games and 5 scrub teams to end the season. It will be tough, but exciting.
Let's do this. We need to beat the Lakers at least once this year. Last time around Kobe got lucky when he hit that three down the stretch; odds are it won't happen again.
