Rockets are on their heels

When you're fronting a guy it's much MUCH easier for him to get rebounds.

 

I don't think some people understand the amount of energy that Greg and Joel are putting into defending Yao. When he is on the floor their job is not to get rebounds - it is to make sure he doesn't get the ball, it is to make him work and get tired, and TRY to keep him off the boards. It is the other players job to try to get those rebounds.

 

that's not the reason

 

if the rockets go up 3-1, the blazers don't have a good shot at winning the series even with two games remaining at home. the rockets would have 3 shots to close it out and i would expect them to be successful in doing so.

if the blazers go up 2-2, the series is back to basically being a toss up with the blazers being favored(but not significantly) since they have homecourt.

 

I made that title because game 4 is always when the Rockets get complacent in a series. The Rockets haven't won a game 4 in over 10 years, this is when teams usually figure out how to take Yao out of the game.

 

The Pau-Loving Nets fan returns! Let all Blazer fans bask in his witty repartee and razor wit!

 

If we can get a lead at the start I love our chances. Every game our starting unit has gotten killed.

 

Well we haven't gotten out of the first round in 9 years so I don't think recent history helps us out too much.

 

And because of Travis Outlaw.

EDIT: GUESS NOT