Houston vs. Utah Game 7

[SpursDynasty]

Utah will win this series.

First the fluke Dwight Howard is eliminated, then the fluke Mavericks. Time for the fluke McGrady and the Rockets to go too.

[timvp]

*calls bookie*

[Amarelooms]

Hmmm think I want the Rockets to win...live south of Houston. Plus want to see how Yao will play against the run and gun style.

[DOMINATOR]

should be a good game.
rockets bench/PG/PF sucks dunno if 2 stars can carry us. i sure hope so.
rockets lose JVG will for sure be gone next year. he doesnt use Yao well in the offense. just passing the ball to him and watching him for 15 seconds is not offense. why not pull him up some and pass to a cutting guard for a layup etc... also wish JVG developed snyder/V-Span some for a bench. too bad bonzi wells quit.

also juwan howard calling the ref out (dick bavetta i think) and utah. http://www.click2houston.com/video/13256110/index.html

[LEONARD]

Utah will win this series.

First the fluke Dwight Howard is eliminated, then the fluke Mavericks. Time for the fluke McGrady and the Rockets to go too.

1. Nobody said Howard's team would win anything this year. But EVERYBODY called you an idiot for calling Howard a "fluke player"...

2. YOU picked Dallas before the GS series started... :lol

3. You're a fucking moron :smokin

[SAtown]

Utah by 7

[mavsfan1000]

Go rockets. Houston by 6.

[mardigan]

1. Nobody said Howard's team would win anything this year. But EVERYBODY called you an idiot for calling Howard a "fluke player"...

2. YOU picked Dallas before the GS series started... :lol

3. You're a fucking moron :smokin
Yep

[schadenfreude52]

I dunno. I kinda want Utah to win so I can make this my avatar:

http://photos-023.facebook.com/ip008/profile2/1974/48/s12023_22628.jpg

[td4mvp21]

I dunno. I kinda want Utah to win so I can make this my avatar:

http://photos-023.facebook.com/ip008/profile2/1974/48/s12023_22628.jpg

:lmao :tu


I think Houston will win, they have been the better team this entire series. I don't know if either Jazz or Houston will be able to beat GS though, neither won on the road in the first round. GS can win on the road at least.

[Suns>Spurs]

I'm rooting for Houston cause phoenix owns them and they will be much easier to beat than the jazz.

[schadenfreude52]

I'm rooting for Houston cause phoenix owns them and they will be much easier to beat than the jazz.

Too bad you won't face them...

[Suns>Spurs]

Too bad you won't face them...

why the warriors going to beat them too.

[J.T.]

why the warriors going to beat them too.

More like the Suns will be fishing before that series is even over.

[Roxsfan]

Tmac's biggest game to date. Win or go the fawk home to your mansion. :elephant

[resistanze]

If they lose...IT'S ON HIM!

[DarrinS]

Tmac's biggest game to date. Win or go the fawk home to your mansion. :elephant

It'll have to be his biggest game. I think Utah has you guys figured out.

[baseline bum]

This game is all McGrady. If you contain him, you beat the Rockets. This one's a coin flip.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I think Utah will win, but I'd like to see Houston win in case both the Spurs and Rockets advance to the WCF so I can take a roadtrip into enemy territory for a game.

[SpursDynasty]

Utah in 7.

[Bruno]

I'm for Utah.
Houston is potentially a more difficult matchup for Spurs than Utah.

[bdictjames]

Hopefully AK will be big again. He's a better X-Factor than Battier.

[Roxsfan]

http://jazzfanz.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=22583&start=75

jazzkid15 wrote:
It's gonna be a great game, I am little scared that we have played the Rockets 10 times and the home team has won 9 times. I think we can pull it out, if AK plays like he did last game, and we stay consistent in the second half. LImit the stars and make the Rockets position players step up, and like stated earlier keep the Rockets 3 point shooting to a minimum. GO JAZZ


liemd wrote:
is this true ^^?!?! i didnt know that, im really scared now!!!!


Home teams have won 81% of game 7s and all home teams have won in this series.........if roxs don't win....wasted opportunity :dramaquee

[angel_luv]

I think Utah will win, but I'd like to see Houston win in case both the Spurs and Rockets advance to the WCF so I can take a roadtrip into enemy territory for a game.

I want to go to. :)

[G-Money]

I see Huston winning.

[DubMcDub]

Utah in 7.

Dude why in the hell would you even post this? Utah "in 7"? :lol :lol It's either Utah or Houston. The "in 7" is pretty much locked in at this point, wouldn't you say?

Reminds me of when you posted that the Mavs-Warriors series would go "at most" to 7 games. :lol

[boutons_]

Jazz were 1 - 9 in their last 10 (serious) road games,
the one victory being 86-83 .... @Rockets.

I'm kinda pulling for Tracy to get the first-round-loser monkey of his back.

[CubanMustGo]

Roclets have this one in the bag.

[kingsfan]

Don't really like either team but I want to see if Tmac has the heart to finally get out the 1st round or will the dirking continue.

[RonMexico]

Watching this game in China (it's 10:15 a.m. on Sunday over here right now) and it kicks ass because they have Chinese announcers over the TNT broadcast so I still get all the graphics in English, but don't have to deal with "Closer" and "House of Payne" ads all game long.... and I think this broadcast is about 30 seconds behind the American one based on how much more quickly you guys post things before they happen on here... haha.

[himat]

Houston getting beat down early.

[Larry89]

Houston looks pathetic

[dknights411]

Rockets are Dirking right now! :lol

[himat]

Battier 3. Battier with a steal and an Alston 3. Rockets within 9.

[himat]

Battier with another 3!

[dknights411]

4 point game now. Nice run by the Rockets. I take my Dirking statement back.

[himat]

Ouch. Bad TO by T Mac.

[himat]

Yao take it inside. Stop shooting jumpers.

[ATXSPUR]

lol this game thread sucks. I miss those mavs warriors matchups!! Oh well we have Spurs phoenix tommorow.

[dknights411]

Jazz (mainly Boozer) with a huge surge. Jazz by 10 at halftime.

[boutons_]

Yao no shows in 1st half

[himat]

Houston needs to take inside or they will lose. Utah by 10 at the half.

[leemajors]

williams is killing houston. they need to get a real pg bad.

[resistanze]

LMFAO @ T-Mac killing himself if they lose this game. A few days ago he was talking smack about the Mavs on PTI.

[dknights411]

T-Mac has 13 pts and 9 assists. Yao has 8 pts and 2 rbs (wasn't that Dirk's line two nights ago? :lol).

Boozer with 17 and 7 right now. Wonder if he can keep that up for the Jazz?

[Vinnie_Johnson]

What's the score?

[himat]

What's the score?

53-43 Utah. Yao is playing horrible.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

53-43 Utah. Yao is playing horrible.

Thanks I think Utah may be a better match for GS. I don't like T-Mac either.

[dknights411]

53-43 Utah. Yao is playing horrible.

Yeah. He's matched Dirk's game 6 point total in the first half!!! :lol

[dknights411]

Yao's down now!!!

[himat]

Yeah. He's matched Dirk's game 6 point total in the first half!!! :lol

I thought T Mac would be the one to do this based on his past. He just scored again though.

[boutons_]

same leg as his "bumper fracture", I think

[resistanze]

Injured?

[boutons_]

ew, hyper-extended

[dknights411]

He's fine. he just scored again.

[himat]

Yao gets hurt and he comes out of a timeout and finally makes a play. :lol

[dknights411]

Rockets cut the lead to 5. Yao going to the line.

This might turn into a hell of a game.

[himat]

Kirilenko is doing horrible as well. I think he would be better off if he were traded.

[dknights411]

Kirilenko is doing horrible as well. I think he would be better off if he were traded.

Boozer and Williams are carrying this team right now. they don't really need Kirilenko as of now.

[himat]

Houston is sucking again.

[dknights411]

Utah on a run now. Yao's in foul trouble. Boozer is taking control.

[himat]

Alston stop shooting.

[davemaniscool]

put mutombo in. they need someone to defend boozer. Yao's getting killed by him

[resistanze]

God damn, Houston sucks offensively.

[slayermin]

Wow. Almost down to one Texas team in the playoffs. Who would of thunk it?

[dknights411]

The Rockets keep trying to get back into this, but Utah's just too strong right now.

[GrandeDavid]

Cockets choking. McGrady will never make it out of the first round. Yao is well overrated.

[himat]

T Mac needs to take over now. He has done good, but he needs to do great now because Yao is not doing anything.

[slayermin]

All I know is that Utah and Golden State will be an incredible series but Utah will win because of homecourt.

I don't think either team would win a road game.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

t mac blows

[dknights411]

Boozer is owning the Rockets right now.

[davemaniscool]

take Yao out. He can't even score on Jason Collins. Tim would kill that guy

[dknights411]

wtf? Williams with the offensive board with Yao on the floor?

[dknights411]

Utah by 8 after 3.

[davemaniscool]

Yao always looks wiped out...The man needs to get in shape

[schadenfreude52]

damn, at this rate, we'll have more of this:

http://photos-023.facebook.com/ip008/profile2/1974/48/s12023_22628.jpg

[himat]

t mac blows

yao blows. t mac is doing fine. Unless 21, 11, and 5 is a bad game after the 3rd quarter.

[DOMINATOR]

Yao always looks wiped out...The man needs to get in shape
yeah its annoying how he does a 2 hour work out and shoot around before the game then gets tired in the 4th.
one game he missed his usual pregame workout and dropped over 40 and 15.

[dknights411]

Yao cuts the lead to 6 to start the 4th.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

houston comin on strong

[slayermin]

Spoke to soon.

[dknights411]

Alston cuts the lead to 3

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Utah falling apart bad.

[dknights411]

T-Mac wants it apparantly.

[himat]

T Mac scores. Rockets within 1.

[dknights411]

Yao's gonna lose the game for the Rockets.

[davemaniscool]

Yao needs to stop telegraphing his post moves. Take your time...damn you have 6" to 1ft height advantage over your defender

[dknights411]

Houston just got pwned on that inbound play

[Amuseddaysleeper]

t mac bricks it, fisher at the line

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Looks like the crowd is way into it too.

[dknights411]

It's Game 7 baby!

[himat]

Don't shoot jumpers Houston...

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Don't shoot jumpers Houston...

No shit give it to the big guy in the paint.

[dknights411]

Tie Game!!!

[resistanze]

LMAO @ 3 by Alston

[slayermin]

Lucky three.

[L.I.T]

:lmao Alston is one lucky sonofabitch

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Okur looks hurt.

[dknights411]

Yao gives Houston the lead!

[L.I.T]

Yaostein with the free throws! Steal by Alston! Game 7s are fun.

[dknights411]

Alston again?!?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

houston has outscored utah 15-5 this quarter

[dknights411]

Yao to the line again. WTF is Utah doing out there?!?

[himat]

Utah is making stupid mistakes.

[slayermin]

The Rockets with the nice comeback. Props.

[dknights411]

Boozer +1!!!

[resistanze]

Get a rebound next time.

[davemaniscool]

Yao with five fouls

[resistanze]

I wouldn't take out Yao, this is their season.

[dknights411]

Gut check time!

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Round 1

Lefts from Mayweather to start. Mayweather lands a right to the chin out of a clinch. De La Hoya flurries with lefts in close. Mayweather circling, sticking out left jabs. Oscar tries to close, but Floyd ties him up. Oscar needs to start cutting off the ring, or this could be a long night.
Dan Rafael scores it: De La Hoya, 10-9
Kieran Mulvaney scores it: Mayweather, 10-9

Round 2

Stiff jabs from Oscar. Oscar lands a hook to the head, and flurries against the ropes, but Floyd slips most of them. Left-right-left from De La Hoya. Oscar backs Floyd to the ropes and flurries. De La Hoya tries to bully Mayweather as Floyd clinches. A lot of these punches are glancing off Mayweather's gloves and shoulders, but they are scoring. A much better round for De La Hoya.

[himat]

Boozer with a 3 point play opportunity. T Mac and Hayes in. Yao and Luther Head out.

[dknights411]

I wouldn't take out Yao, this is their season.

We could have overtime here, so maybe.

Utah in the penalty with 6.5 minutes to go

[resistanze]

T-Mac going off!

[davemaniscool]

McGrady!

[dknights411]

T-Mac +1!!!

[L.I.T]

Harpring got eaten.

[resistanze]

Alston is fucking useless

[Amuseddaysleeper]

boozer is the shit

[himat]

Good move McGrady.

[Larry89]

Anyone else think Rafer Alston is just a worthless piece of shit?

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Boozer in Nice!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

ak 47!!!!!

[dknights411]

AK ties it !!!

[himat]

Come on Alston. Utah with the ball and within 3.

[resistanze]

Take jumpshots when your opponent is in the penalty with 7 mins left.

T-Mac is a better PG than Alston.

[leemajors]

why did jvg go away from that smaller lineup + tmac

[resistanze]

Anyone else think Rafer Alston is just a worthless piece of shit?
:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

[himat]

Kirilenko finally does something this game!! Dang that was a huge 3.

[leemajors]

get howard off the court!

[Admidave50]

Yao gotta come back!

[dknights411]

This is turning into a classic game 7!

[ducks]

boozer>dirk

[himat]

Does Yao have 4 or 5 fouls?

[ducks]

5

[leemajors]

Does Yao have 4 or 5 fouls?
5

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Does Yao have 4 or 5 fouls?


5 according to yahoo

[resistanze]

5 fouls

[Nashfan]

Does Yao have 4 or 5 fouls?
5

[davemaniscool]

He has five fouls

[dknights411]

boozer>dirk

I thought everyone knew that already! :lol

[dknights411]

Boozer +1 AGAIN!!!

[davemaniscool]

man boozer has some eyebrows

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Boozer and 1!!!

fuck yeah

[resistanze]

Can someone clothesline Boozer?

[L.I.T]

Boozer for MVP!

[himat]

Thanks (5 people answered me in a second :lol ). T Mac misses a three, take inside man.

[resistanze]

Yao >>>>>>>>>>>>Dirk

[davemaniscool]

Thanks (5 people answered me in a second :lol ). T Mac misses a three, take inside man.

slow night :lol

[himat]

Boozer stop dominating.

[dknights411]

Yao +1?!? WTF is going on out there?!?

[leemajors]

count that shit for yao!

[Amarelooms]

Yao >>>>>>>>>>>>Dirk

Hahah hardly loser :elephant

[L.I.T]

Nicely done Yao.

[ducks]

Can someone clothesline Boozer?
do you want bosh to be clotheslined?

[davemaniscool]

call the game. who's going to take it.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

This smells like OT.

[dknights411]

Dumb turnover by Utah there.

[slayermin]

This is a great game.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Okur!!!!!!!!!!

[dknights411]

Okur for 3!!!

[davemaniscool]

Why does Yao let Okur bother him. Okur has 30% body fat....is that a double chin?

[leemajors]

stop crying okur, yao has been getting hacked to pieces

[davemaniscool]

rafer plays no d

[resistanze]

Rockets because I want them to :lol

I don't want T-Mac to kill himself

[dknights411]

Nice move by DWill there.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Why does Yao let Okur bother him. Okur has 30% body fat....is that a double chin?
:smokin just needs a Cig and a speedo. :lol

[L.I.T]

Damn...gonna be a great finish.

[dknights411]

Wow! Houston gets away with a travel there.

[resistanze]

Watching this game and the Mayweather/Oscar fight at the same time

[dknights411]

Watching this game and the Mayweather/Oscar fight at the same time

How is the fight going anyway? I don't have PPV.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Watching this game and the Mayweather/Oscar fight at the same time

How is Oscar looking?

[himat]

1:39 to go Utah with the ball and up 1. This is going to be a great finish. :spin

[davemaniscool]

Okur probably smokes like Vladi

[aaronstampler]

The refs are trying to help the Rockets as much as they can, but the Jazz are just executing their offense too well.

[resistanze]

How is the fight going anyway? I don't have PPV.
I'm watching an online stream through Sopcast :toast

De La Hoya started strong, Mayweather coming on. 6th round completed.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

ESPN is saying Oscar is looking worn down.

[davemaniscool]

what's Yao vertical? 12"

[resistanze]

It's a wrap.

[dknights411]

Okur!!! jazz by 4!!!

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Okur didn't even put his cream puff down.

[dknights411]

Yao might have banged his elbow there.

[ducks]

yes

[resistanze]

what's Yao vertical? 12"
Yeah, get a god damned rebound

[himat]

Stupid Okur hit a 3. (I want Houston to win)

[resistanze]

BWAHAHA @ rebounds.

[himat]

Good job Yao, he finally took it strong to the basket. Please get a stop Houston.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

houston seems to be choking again

this will be what, the 2nd time t mac blows a 2-0 series lead?

pathetic

[resistanze]

LMFAO!!!!! Houston fucking sucks, they deserve to lose.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Okur just jackin them up now.

[aaronstampler]

Game over, they can't fucking rebound.

[davemaniscool]

Things for Yao to work on this offseason
1. fitness
2. movement
3. vertical
4. post game

[Amuseddaysleeper]

oh wait, THIRD time, if you count the 1-3 orlando debacle, even though detroit was the better team

[dknights411]

Houston deserve to lose. If you can't get a rebound with Yao, then get off the court!

[himat]

Get the rebound.

[ducks]

very poor rebounding by houston

[angel_luv]

Pure hustle is going to win Utah this game.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

How do you lose a game seven at home.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

gutsy play by the jazz, they totally deserve this

[ducks]

19.9 HOU - Personal foul on R. Alston
:20.3 UTA - C. Boozer offensive rebound
:21.9 UTA - M. Okur missed a 26-foot three-pointer from the right wing
:42.9 UTA - M. Harpring offensive rebound
:44.9 UTA - M. Okur missed a 24-foot three-pointer from the left corner
:57.8 HOU - Y. Ming hit the first free throw
:57.8 UTA - Shooting foul on M. Harpring
1:15 UTA - M. Okur made a 25-foot three-pointer from the left wing. Assist: D. Williams
1:28 UTA - C. Boozer offensive rebound
1:31 UTA - M. Okur missed a 25-foot three-pointer from the right wing

[slayermin]

Utah has a stranglehold.

I think I shoot a three right here and crash the boards.

[himat]

Utah by 4. Who do you think the Rockets will go to? T Mac or Yao?

[dknights411]

How do you lose a game seven at home.

By not rebounding apparantly.

[angel_luv]

:lol at all of us who posted the same thing at the same time. :)

[davemaniscool]

keep Yao and McGrady and get rid of everyone else

[ducks]

gutsy play by the jazz, they totally deserve this
shooting three pointers when they should have taken it to the rack

[dknights411]

Utah by 4. Who do you think the Rockets will go to? T Mac or Yao?

Yao. At least T-Mac showed up tonight.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Houston still has a lot of holes. Utah is the better team, those rebounds saved the Utah Jazz

[aaronstampler]

Utah is gonna win because Boozer significantly outplayed Yao. Sad, but true.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

shooting three pointers when they should have taken it to the rack


uhhh more like hustle and rebounding

effort will always prevail


plus those 3 pointers put the game away

[jman3000]

my family from houston is in town and i'd like nothing more than to have the rockets lose this game.

[dknights411]

TNT bring up the T-Mac Spurs comeback, of course. :rolleyes

[ducks]

utah got lucky they got those rebounds shooting those threes instead of driving

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Utah is gonna win because Boozer significantly outplayed Yao. Sad, but true.

How does Yao let Boozer get rebounds over him?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

bwahahahahah wtf houston doesn't foul!??!?!


WOW

[dknights411]

Houston screwed that up BADLY!!!

[resistanze]

Aaaaaaaaaahahahaaahahahahahah Omg....lmao

[leemajors]

Wtf?!?!?! No Foul??

[anakha]

How do you lose a game seven at home.

Don't remind us. :cry

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Damn that was dumb.

[angel_luv]

Spurs have a grudge against McGrady for 12 points in 30 seconds and Derek Fisher... you know.... I really don't want either team to win. :lol

[aaronstampler]

Need a kirilenko miss and a desperate three.

[slayermin]

Nevermind. This game sucked. That was a horrible finish.

[Burn531]

What a joke by Houston.

[davemaniscool]

Houston's head stuck up their butt. foul someone.

Will McGrady ever get out of the first round

[himat]

T Mac scores. Oh he is going to commit suicide if he loses.

[Admidave50]

What a dumb play!!! OMFG

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Jeff Van Gundy will be fired.

[angel_luv]

Rockets dirked. :)

[Amuseddaysleeper]

yao had as many points as t mac, and shot 9-19

and went 10-12 from the FT line

houston's problem is that they are led by two pretty soft players when it comes to prevailing in the playoffs

I think t mac is good, but he's not a leader/good

[dknights411]

AK buries the Rockets. COngrats Utah!!! Great way to pull out a series!

[Admidave50]

Over

[Burn531]

Who was that that didn't foul? Battier and Alston? What a bunch of fuckers.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Spurs have a grudge against McGrady for 12 points in 30 seconds and Derek Fisher... you know.... I really don't want either team to win. :lol
Don't worry, Golden State will make short work of them. Well it looks like Derek is going to advance now.

[dknights411]

Jeff Van Gundy will be fired.

If anything that non-foul sequence will get him fired!

[aaronstampler]

game over. They had a 5 point lead and the ball and blew it. Yao couldn't guard Boozer at all (nor could anyone else) and McGrady settled for too many jump shots. I don't think he hit more than 2 jumpers all night. Pretty much every time he took it inside he scored or got fouled.

[ducks]

:01.7 HOU - 20 sec timeout
:01.7 UTA - A. Kirilenko hit the second free throw
:01.7 HOU - C. Hayes enters game for L. Head
:01.7 UTA - A. Kirilenko hit the first free throw
:01.7 HOU - Personal foul on S. Battier
:09.8 HOU - T. McGrady drives to the hoop for a layup
:19.9 HOU - L. Head enters game for C. Hayes

[himat]

Utah up 4 with 1.7 seconds left. No way Houston can win now. Utah will back off so that they won't foul on a 3 pointer.

Be prepared for T Mac's funeral.

[dknights411]

Another season, another Houston first round exit. Better luck next year!

[Vinnie_Johnson]

T-Mac Choke!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

That was a bullshit finish to the series! I want my money back!

[resistanze]

T-Mac getting the rope.

[angel_luv]

McGrady looks so disappointed- feel a tad bad for him.

[RonMexico]

That was fucking stupid. Dammit - I hate the Jazz.

[himat]

Game Over.

[Admidave50]

Jazz killed the Rockets on the boards at the end of the game.

They can be dangerous if they manage to go to the WCF!

[davemaniscool]

yao had as many points as t mac, and shot 9-19

and went 10-12 from the FT line

houston's problem is that they are led by two pretty soft players when it comes to prevailing in the playoffs

I think t mac is good, but he's not a leader/good

Yao got killed by Boozer. Houston is only a two man team.

[angel_luv]

Utah is going to lose to Golden State.

[resistanze]

Did anyone see R-mac on Pardon the Interruption this past week? you would've think he was already in the second round...AGAIN.

[Burn531]

Van Gundy's done in Houston. What a bone head play at the end.