Had we won, or even lost a close game, most of our guys would have thought the playoffs were nothing different than the regular season. Now they know there's a completely different rulebook (sometimes different rules for each team), officiating that is heavily influenced by "The League's Desired Outcome from a business standpoint", and more pressure than they've had before. Now the challenge is clear, and they will respond.
Actually, they need to not win 2 more times after that for it to be all over, but I can see you've given up hope already.
We're gonna fall to 0-3 and then win 4 straight. A feat the Jailblazers failed to finish. Bank on it...
The team has won a ton of games after getting behind big. Perhaps they are going to try the same thing on a grander scale and shatter that record as well. That way they would own the largest come-back in NBA history and the largest comeback in NBA Playoff history. Why not? I think Portland is doing the old Rope-A-Dope strategy. Let Houston get up by 3 games, then rip their hearts out. At least, that is what I keep muttering to myself while rocking back and forth in the fetal position.
