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The record is something like 33 wins in a row by the Lakers in the 70's. I don't think any team is going to touch that record anytime soon. Just too hard in the modern NBA, compe ion is too good.
Good Job Rockets, I think the streak comes to an end Saturday tho, I dont think any of your guards can contain CP3 & Peja and David West is a beast too.
The record is something like 33 wins in a row by the Lakers in the 70's. I don't think any team is going to touch that record anytime soon. Just too hard in the modern NBA, compe ion is too good.
We did two weeks ago and beat them by 20 in their largest crowd in New Orleans.
Another reason why the Hornets will want revenge.We did two weeks ago and beat them by 20 in their largest crowd in New Orleans.
17!
A great point, we play like Phoenix (pre shaq) but with defense.
DD
I hope the Rox keep climbing and snatch that #3 seed.
This ain't Uncle Grumpy's Rockets No Mo! Rick Adlemans Rockets can flat out ball. Man I was sick of watching the old Rockets play like Robots. Kick the ball into Yao or let T-Mac take the shot off the dribble. If all else fails let another role player take a 3 pt shot. Van Grumpy couldn't coach his way out of a shoebox.
Yeah Good job but I have to agree with crc21209.
Keep doubting, we whupped New Orleans IN New Orleans by 20........They can't match up with our team....
We match up well with theirs.....
Rockets by 17.
DD
That was also on the last night of a back to back.
The Rockets have won both ends of back to backs...6 times in row....
DD
The way to beat the hornets is to NOT double-team CP3 because he will ALWAYS find the wide-open Peja for 3 or an alley-oop to Chandler. Why would anyone wanna double-team great passers like CP3, or nash? it only make sense to double-team bad passers like Yao
If we can just keep people underestimating us we may snatch the #1 seed.
David West is out tomorrow night for New Orleans....Ryan Bowen takes his place.
Rockets get a break and continue to roll...18 and up in a row baby.
DD
a really good post from cf.net that analyzed the winning streaks of the lakers, spurs, and rockets to dispel the dumb myth that the rockets' streak has come from playing garbage teams.
http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=144304
Talking heads on the sports shows have been babbling on incessantly
about how the Rockets' win streak is against inferior compe ion. While
that may be true, their schedule wasn't as weak as it might seem at first
glance. Here's the proof.
I loaded up some data into a database and took a look at the Rockets'
17-game win streak versus the Spurs 11-game streak and the Lakers'
recent 10-game streak. I was too lazy to factor in things like the winning
percentage of the opponents at the time of the games or how hot they
might have been then. I simply used their records as of the start of the
day Friday, which still gives a pretty good indication as to the strength
of the opponent.
I also didn't bother to put it in a table. Sue me. Here goes...
consecutive wins
HOU - 17 - 65% @ home (11 games)
SAN - 11 - 55% @ home (6 games)
LAL - 10 - 30% @ home (3 games)
The Rockets are the clear-cut winner here, although we've benefited
from a home-heavy schedule.
combined opponent overall winning percentage
HOU - .454
SAN - .455
LAL - .376
combined opponent home winning percentage
HOU - .578
SAN - .552
LAL - .452
combined opponent road winning percentage
HOU - .352
SAN - .357
LAL - .297
combined home winning percentage of teams defeated on road
HOU - .578
SAN - .516
LAL - .432
combined road winning percentage of teams defeated at home
HOU - .374
SAN - .381
LAL - .233
The strength of schedule for both the Rockets and Spurs during their
streaks roughly equal. The Lakers played a *vastly* easier schedule,
facing only 3 teams above .500 -- Magic, Suns and Blazers.
average margin of victory in all games
HOU - 12.7 pts
SAN - 8.5 pts
LAL - 15.2 pts
average margin of victory in home games
HOU - 14.1 pts
SAN - 11.5 pts
LAL - 20.0 pts
average margin of victory in road games
HOU - 10.0 pts
SAN - 5.0 pts
LAL - 13.1 pts
Again, the Rockets are clearly ahead of the Spurs. The Lakers are
the overall winners in margin of victory, but that's because they played
mostly bad teams.
overall games
HOU - 53% east / 47% west
SAN - 73% east / 27% west
LAL - 50% east / 50$ west
home games
HOU - 55% east / 45% west
SAN - 67% east / 33% west
LAL - 67% east / 33% west
road games
HOU - 50% east / 50% west
SAN - 80% east / 20% west
LAL - 43% east / 57% west
The Spurs played a *much* higher percentage of Eastern Conference
foes during their streak.
overall road victories
HOU - 6 (35%)
SAN - 5 (45%)
LAL - 7 (70%)
road victories against teams with home records > .600
HOU - 3 (50%)
SAN - 1 (20%)
LAL - 2 (29%)
The Lakers won 7 games on the road, but against inferior compe ion.
The Spurs only played 1 of their 5 road games against a good home opponent.
overall home victories
HOU - 11 (65%)
SAN - 6 (55%)
LAL - 3 (30%)
home victories against teams with road records > .400
HOU - 4 (36%)
SAN - 2 (33%)
LAL - 0 ( 0%)
Again, the Rockets played a bigger percentage of their streak games
at home -- but against more Western conference teams. The Lakers'
three home victories were against pathetic road teams.
Bottom line: The Rockets' winning streak is simply more impressive than the
Spurs' streak -- if you do your homework. Today's media is, for the most part, lazy.
The Spurs and Rockets had very similar schedules, with a couple of big
differences: 1) The Rockets played a schedule heavier with Western
Conference teams; 2) Compared to the Spurs', the Rockets' road games
were against teams that are better at home and their home games were
against teams that are better on the road.
The Lakers streak, on the other hand, WAS piled up against crappy
teams. None of the writers mentioned THAT while it was going on
because they were too busy polishing up the Larry O'Brien Trophy for them.
While I can't say how the Rockets' current streak compares to the other
all-time winning streaks, my theory is that most of them came during
easier parts of a schedule.
One last interesting stat: Most of us see that the Rockets have gradually
gotten better and better over the course of the streak, and the stats
bear that out. During the first 9 games, our average margin of victory
was 8.56 points. During the most recent 8 games, it was more than twice as much
at 17.25, while the level of compe ion remained roughly the same overall.
The Rockets could win every game from now until the playoffs and it wouldn't change a thing in my mind. They just aren't going to come out of the WC this year.
That is why they play the games.
DD
Carl Landry out tonight with bruised knee
the Rockets signed both Justin Williams and Mike Harris as our frontcourt is getting thinner and thinner by the day
Carl Landry out tonight with bruised knee
the Rockets signed both Justin Williams and Mike Harris as our frontcourt is getting thinner and thinner by the day
Have the dumb Rocket fan realizes yet that Van Gundy terrible idiot coach? And that this not only make team very poor it also ruin certain player like Spanoulis and Wells. Or have the stupid Rocket fan still think Van Gundy good coach?
care to explain why he coach the Knicks to the finals?
and if someone shoots 29% 3-pters IN PRACTICE (cough V-Span cough), u aint getting any play-time in any nba team
spanoulis was terrible. the guy couldn't shoot to save his life and he was the biggest babyever. what kind of man quits playing in the nba after a year because his mommy wanted him to come home?
A pussy.spanoulis was terrible. the guy couldn't shoot to save his life and he was the biggest baby
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