03-30-2024, 02:15 AM
(03-30-2024, 01:40 AM)myconsumerclub Wrote: Next we got HOUSTON
May need to go deeper in the bench and see what some of the young guys play like.
Hardy should get some minutes and Hardaway some rest and with Kleber maybe Gafford and Lively can help him take a break some.
Letting them rest won't hurt our chances since the younger guys are probably a lot more effective than those old farts I would rest and Houston is getting wins against lower tier teams anyway.
They did not get 11 wins against elite playoff teams.
Breaking down HOU's 11 wins:
Portland- 123-107
Sacramento- 112-107
San Antonio- 103-101
Washington- 135-119
Cleveland- 117-103
Washington- 137-114
Chicago- 127-117
Utah- 147-119
Portland- 110-92
OKC- 132-126 OT
Utah- 101-100
3 of their 11 wins came against high quality opponents. OKC didn't have Shai in that game and it took some crazy heroics from Jalen Green to seal the game.
The Rockets aren't a cakewalk though. Going to need some prime Luka and Kyrie to match Green+Van Vleets' scoring while Lively and Gafford punish them without Sengun.
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