Utah Vs. Houston Game 2

[ducks]

I feel bad for mr 41 year old not anyone else
t-mac chokes again in the 4 nothing new

[lefty]

Your hate for Scola is too much.

It's never enough

[robbie380]

Kirlenko flopped like a but the Rockets couldn't get loose balls and T-Mac choked again in the 4th. Houston just sucks...well this depleted version does at least. I think it's sad that Utah hasn't completely killed the Rockets in both games. Both games have been close.

choked? the dude was worn out from carrying his team the first 3 quarters. i'm pretty sure duncan would get worn out without manu and parker in the playoffs. t-mac was the only reason why we didn't get run over.

[robbie380]

at least rockets fan has smthng to about, that'll keep em busy for another season

at least you guys will never make it past the lakers. yall can about that.

and i'm done for the night. ggs utah

[GuerillaBlack]

Big time flop, andre snuck in under the arm, grabbed it and pulled it up with himself while jerking like he'd been hit, then looked at the refs with that freaking caveman rectangular mug of his and begged for the call. Bad call...the definition of flop..

[Trainwreck2100]

Karl Malone.

What about Jeff Hornacek.

[DAINTX]

The Rockets are completely outmanned. They cannot overcome the injuries they've had, and Utah has the personnel to wear McGrady out.

This series is OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVER!

[TDfan2007]

choked? the dude was worn out from carrying his team the first 3 quarters. i'm pretty sure duncan would get worn out without manu and parker in the playoffs. t-mac was the only reason why we didn't get run over.

Tim COMPLETELY carried the Spurs for the entire 1st half and had enough in him to drop 9 points on the Suns in the 1st OT, including that 3. Great players make the great shots, it doesn't matter how tired they are.

But I guess in T-Mac's case you have somewhat of an argument. The poor guy has just too many things wrong with his body right now, he's a s of his former self scoring-wise.

Btw, since when was Tracy such an average FT shooter?

[The Franchise]

You can't blame T mac for this one. I honestly think the turning point in the game was when Adelman took Brooks out. Utah did not have an answer for him. He was finishing at the rim and when he didn't he was finding the open man. Take him out and now you just have one man who can create off the dribble(Tmac). If is working you ride it until it doesn't. Saying Tmac should take over with three men in his face is just re ed. He needs help and he was getting it from Brooks. His penetration was making the game easier for everyone including Mcgrady. They should have won this game and pissed it away at the end and this one I put on the coach. He said it himself that sometimes you have to sacrifice a little defense for offense and chose not to do that. Tmac played well he just ran out of gas at the end. That happens when you have one man responsible for carrying a whole team. You Laker s should understand that better than anyone the these past few years.

[TDfan2007]

I'm going to have to take back my T-mac choked line. He probably did just run out of gas like someone mentioned. I just remembered a game we had last year where I scored 23 through 3 quarters and it just took a toll. My bad and props to T-Mac for carrying a limping Rox team.

[The Franchise]

Tim COMPLETELY carried the Spurs for the entire 1st half and had enough in him to drop 9 points on the Suns in the 1st OT, including that 3. Great players make the great shots, it doesn't matter how tired they are.

But I guess in T-Mac's case you have somewhat of an argument. The poor guy has just too many things wrong with his body right now, he's a s of his former self scoring-wise.

Btw, since when was Tracy such an average FT shooter?

Tim Duncan has a lot of help. If your trying to say Tim has the pressure on him or has to do as much as Tmac your just blind or ignorant.

[ducks]

mcgrady had the great scola that is all the help he should need

[possessed]

Get the brooms out.

Another first round exit for McGrady.

[GuerillaBlack]

You can't blame T mac for this one. I honestly think the turning point in the game was when Adelman took Brooks out. Utah did not have an answer for him. He was finishing at the rim and when he didn't he was finding the open man. Take him out and now you just have one man who can create off the dribble(Tmac). If is working you ride it until it doesn't. Saying Tmac should take over with three men in his face is just re ed. He needs help and he was getting it from Brooks. His penetration was making the game easier for everyone including Mcgrady. They should have won this game and pissed it away at the end and this one I put on the coach. He said it himself that sometimes you have to sacrifice a little defense for offense and chose not to do that. Tmac played well he just ran out of gas at the end. That happens when you have one man responsible for carrying a whole team. You Laker s should understand that better than anyone the these past few years.

Amen.

[Udrihlooms]

Houston will be EXTREMELY lucky if they can avoid being swept. JAzz will bring the broom.

Sayonara Houston!

The 22-game winning streak will always be a fond memory for TMac.

[Udrihlooms]

mcgrady had the great scola that is all the help he should need

You mean, they have the GREAT SCOLA????

[The Franchise]

Houston will be EXTREMELY lucky if they can avoid being swept. JAzz will bring the broom.

Sayonara Houston!

The 22-game winning streak will always be a fond memory for TMac.

Sad to say but I agree that the series is over. I'm not willing to get the Broom just yet, but without Yao we don't have much of a chance. Damn!!!! With Yao we would easily be up two games. If we stay healthy next year and bring in one more scorer I will say it now: WE WILL WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

[GuerillaBlack]

I even think with Rafer the series would be at least tied.

[TDfan2007]

This is true. Utah isn't playing too well. Idk why everyone is riding their nuts all of a sudden.

[bobbyjoe]

Poor T-mac, another 1st round exit. If Yao and him can stay healthy next season they might finally make it out of the 1st round.

Looks like the Lakers will have a sweet path to the WCF. Nuggz will be eliminated in 4-5, UTA prob. goes 5-6 at best.

Utah matches up so poorly with LA.

They dont have a strong perimeter defender to even contain Kobe. Brewer and AK are long but cant move nearly well enough laterally to even bother Kobe.

Then on the other end Odom and Gasol's length WILL affect Carlos Boozer. And if Bynum comes back by then? Oh my...

Lakers in 5. I agree they have the easiest path to the WCF. Nice to see that the team with the 1 seed actually earned something (easy road with 2 cakewalk matchupss in the first and 2nd).

Utah plays over their heads against Houston. They are not such world beaters against the Spurs or Lakers...Good, but flawed team.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

You can't blame T mac for this one. I honestly think the turning point in the game was when Adelman took Brooks out. Utah did not have an answer for him. He was finishing at the rim and when he didn't he was finding the open man. Take him out and now you just have one man who can create off the dribble(Tmac). If is working you ride it until it doesn't. Saying Tmac should take over with three men in his face is just re ed. He needs help and he was getting it from Brooks. His penetration was making the game easier for everyone including Mcgrady. They should have won this game and pissed it away at the end and this one I put on the coach. He said it himself that sometimes you have to sacrifice a little defense for offense and chose not to do that. Tmac played well he just ran out of gas at the end. That happens when you have one man responsible for carrying a whole team. You Laker s should understand that better than anyone the these past few years.

Brooks probable foul out in next couple minutes. He is very talent and good player but he also have very low IQ for game.

[Bob Lanier]

Brewer and AK are long but cant move nearly well enough laterally to even bother Kobe.

You'd think so; Kirilenko's a very average to below-average defender against wing guards.

But then this is the Kobe Bryant who's being shut down by Denver's old, post-knee-surgery power forward; whose head Tayshaun Prince (even less athletic than Martin) routinely gets into. It's mental with him; too often he chooses to be soft and chuck up jumpshots.

If Bryant shoots below 40% from the field, the Jazz could maybe win.

[bobbyjoe]

You'd think so; Kirilenko's a very average to below-average defender against wing guards.

But then this is the Kobe Bryant who's being shut down by Denver's old, post-knee-surgery power forward; whose head Tayshaun Prince (even less athletic than Martin) routinely gets into. It's mental with him; too often he chooses to be soft and chuck up jumpshots.

If Bryant shoots below 40% from the field, the Jazz could maybe win.

Are you talking about TMac or Bryant?

Bryant's game isn't jumper heavy. He has a great balance of driving and shooting and posting up as well.

Tayshaun moved much better laterally than AK47, esp the Tay of 2004.

Bryant isn't being shut down by KMart. He shot poorly in Game 1, but that's just 1 game. It's a 7 game series and Kobe will adjust to whoever is guarding him and attack accordingly. I guarantee you he will not end this series shooting 40%.

Are you a Bryant hater?

[DazedAndConfused]

Kobe is still human, I thought he settled for jumpers too much against Martin too. He'll come back with a strong game on Wed., you can guarantee that.

[Bob Lanier]

Are you a Bryant hater?

No, not at all. This was just one of the worst games I've ever seen him play, in a situation where he should not be struggling.

Bryant's game isn't jumper heavy. He has a great balance of driving and shooting and posting up as well.

Ordinarily more or less true. But he can be lured into taking jumpshots when better options are available.

Tayshaun moved much better laterally than AK47

Not much, especially not the Tayshaun post-handcheck ban. And yet Tayshaun still bothers him more than most defenders. It's mental; Tayshaun can't do a damn thing to keep Kobe from getting by him if he wants to.

Bryant isn't being shut down by KMart.

Well, he was. He couldn't get by Martin and he couldn't get separation on the perimeter. That just shouldn't happen given the athletic differences between the two of them.

He shot poorly in Game 1, but that's just 1 game. It's a 7 game series and Kobe will adjust to whoever is guarding him and attack accordingly. I guarantee you he will not end this series shooting 40%.

We'll see. Probably you're right; Denver is a horrible defensive team. Utah is bad, but they're much dirtier than the Thuggets pretend to be, better coached, and one of a lot better offensively. He has to be great for the Lakers to separate themselves from the Jazz.