Full confidence in Rockets

[sosawestbrook]

Gimme the money line today I don’t want them damn points.

I don’t even want to pick apart this matchup anymore. Let’s just hoop already & see who the best is once and for all.

Houston +190

Max play

[sosawestbrook]

That’s what I get for trying to let my nuts hang & not taking pts

Durantula 1
The bearded one 0

[SmokingKing]

Rockef didnt deserve to win that game but i am liking Houston
ml for game 2. game already getting chippy af

[asiagambler]

Rockets played terrible but Warriors still have issues. This series far from over IMO

[sosawestbrook]

Rockef didnt deserve to win that game but i am liking Houston
ml for game 2. game already getting chippy af

Funny thing is I don’t think Golden State deserved to win either.

Chippy game but no drama really between players. had what 5 techs this game though? That’s the game right there. I wonder how refs respond going forward. Might be too tough to account for game by game. Series +whatever might be best move going forward

[SmokingKing]

should be good value on rockets series bet afterthis. im gonna take a stab at it for sure.thats why i didnt make a series bet yet.

3rdtimes the charm i hope? rockets cant sit well losing to them3 years in a row

[SmokingKing]

my prediction: Rockets go down 3-2 and win the final two games. game 7 at Oracle.

[sosawestbrook]

should be good value on rockets series bet afterthis. im gonna take a stab at it for sure.thats why i didnt make a series bet yet.

3rdtimes the charm i hope? rockets cant sit well losing to them3 years in a row

Rockets winning this series. game 1 results puts no fear in my heart and I know that’s exactly how them Houston boys feel too. Nobody wearing red played a good game today. For as good as Eric Gordon was he could’ve played way better. Capela needs to play better. Harden. Tucker. CP.

Warriors really got the worst bench in the league bruh. Honestly. They are gonna be so vulnerable when KD is resting. This rockets bench should be swinging haymakers in those spots. Would be cool to see coach give more PT to Gerald green & faried but Austin was out today & that might’ve changed up the rotations.

You got a number on rockets series? My book don’t got it right now

[SmokingKing]

Rockets winning this series. game 1 results puts no fear in my heart and I know that’s exactly how them Houston boys feel too. Nobody wearing red played a good game today. For as good as Eric Gordon was he could’ve played way better. Capela needs to play better. Harden. Tucker. CP.

Warriors really got the worst bench in the league bruh. Honestly. They are gonna be so vulnerable when KD is resting. This rockets bench should be swinging haymakers in those spots. Would be cool to see coach give more PT to Gerald green & faried but Austin was out today & that might’ve changed up the rotations.

You got a number on rockets series? My book don’t got it right now

yeah its +290 series price at my book. not sure what was the opening number... +200/230? was expecting it to be over +300 after loss. its a bit low. im gonna sit on this for a couple days and hope it goes up. im sure it will......

[sosawestbrook]

yeah its +290 series price at my book. not sure what was the opening number... +200/230? was expecting it to be over +300 after loss. its a bit low. im gonna sit on this for a couple days and hope it goes up. im sure it will......

+345 betonline right now. So yeah that’s real low.,I think it’ll go up a bit higher until the next game so ima wait to play it.

[SmokingKing]

yeah gonna place a bet 15 min before the tip. good idea bro

[sosawestbrook]

Series price last year went from around -200 warriors to like -500 -550 after their game 1 victory. This year they only go from -250 -300 to -350 -375? I guess home court shifting played a big part but still. Compare that same scenario to this Boston-MIL series for example. BOS grabs game 1 and price only jumps about 200 bucks even after home court shifts. Weird.

Game 2 will be pivotal for how the series will be officiated. If last night’s POR-DEN set any precedence for those three point calls going forward then State is in trouble. They’ll be forced to back off a bit & then Houston will take advantage of those cleaner looks. But I’m done playing each game until we get later in the series when it’s clear how the game will be officiated(which may never come to be honest)

The play going forward is Rockets SERIES +295. Didn’t want to max here as there is still the possibility they lose game 2. If that happens I’ll grab a slice of that price as well.

Also grabbed me a lil some of that Boston SERIES price at +odds. Unbelievable value & between those ECF matchups, I think there is no way in hell either Boston/Philly doesn’t advance to next round. Waiting to see C’s game 2 results before messing w/ Philly. Might not be necessary if C’s go up 2-0.

[sosawestbrook]

Gonna play HOU-GS 1H O112.5 for tonight.

Also a couple player props:

.6u Eric Gordon at least 19pts +110
.2u Eric Gordon at least 25pts +312
.1u Eric Gordon at least 29pts +676

Cheers everybody & best of luck.

Let’s go RED!!!

[SmokingKing]

thanks for the reminder.

i grabbed Rockets series at +320 during the afternoon...

lets see how that goes.. might add extra if they lose game 2

[sosawestbrook]

2 weird games in Oakland. My goodness. With the next game being Saturday, I would be shocked if Dantoni doesn’t change up the rotations s. In my opinion Kenneth Faried needs more PT. I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t play game 3. Gonna sprinkle some Rockets SERIES money when line comes out then I’m done. They haven’t played how they should but Warriors remain extremely vulnerable. How do you not blow out this tram out at home both games? Just some weird games man.

Defending champions 2
Red team 0

[esulima]

my prediction: Rockets go down 3-2 and win the final two games. game 7 at Oracle.

Im thinking the same thing

[sosawestbrook]

That’s pretty much the only scenario left lol. Not like Warriors haven’t blown series leads before though

[sosawestbrook]

Far from over in my eyes. But it goes w/o saying game 3 is a must win. I wanna see Rockets control the game front to back. I thought they played out of their element in both games in Oakland. They rely heavily on rhythm, And were out of rhythm for the majority of those 2 games.

Bench play will be key. Red team really has true firepower off that bench. Gerald green is a guy I wanna see get it going today. And I hope we see more K Faried going forward.

If they play in rhythm, Harden should be able to collect double digit assists. Eadily. Cuz they will need others to get it going. He only had 6 & 4 respectively, first 2 games. Unacceptable.

3x is a max play for me & I already got 2x on SERIES +295 & pocked up 1x on SERIES +560. I been good as far as sticking to my unit system but ima play Rockets -160 today.

Let’s go Red. Blast off!!!!!!

[sosawestbrook]

Let’s go run that shit back. We ready. Great penetrating game Austin Rivers, PJ Tucker, Iman Shump. James Harden go ahead & finish em off then killer. That last play is the epitome of the entire Warriors season. Is this your king? RED NATION

Corporate America 2
RED NATION 1

[sosawestbrook]

Folks will do everything & anything they can to take that victory away from Houston by blaming it on Curry, Klay, whoever. They’ll continue dismissing that the problems that State is having have been a recurrent theme all year. Internal battles within the team. Ego. Pride. Lack of hunger. No bench. This is who they are now. They don’t even play like a team anymore man. That was their identity. Isn’t that why KD came in the first place?

There is no possible way you can back this Warriors team right now. No freaking way. And maybe you aren’t as confident in this Rockets squad as I am and that’s fine but don’t fall for the gimmicks & media narratives that will lead to game 4. This series has nothing to do with Steph Curry’s performance. Nothing. Watch KD body language. They don’t play like a team no more dawg. They were the ultimate team before. Folks can keep waiting for that switch to flip. Like you have all year. I don’t think that switch is gonna be flipped this year to be 100.

I think whoever wins game 4 wins the series. It’s too much on the line. Harden just closed em out tough. 40 piece. He’s got Iguodala on his hip every play now. KD keeps setting playoff career highs just to take a L? Huh???

WAKE UP. ITS A NEW YEAR. The Warriors that we know are NO LONGER.

[sosawestbrook]

What’s the excuse this time? Coaching? Refs? Missed shots? Luck??? Folks can keep talking. We’ll just keep hooping

See you in Oakland.

Slim reaper 2
The unguardable one 2

[SmokingKing]

hahaha

i love your style man. keep doing your thang. best of 3 baby!

[sosawestbrook]

hahaha

i love your style man. keep doing your thang. best of 3 baby!

I appreciate ya voice in this thread. Thank you.

Hell yeah time to show up & show out!

[sosawestbrook]

THE JIG IS UP.

The tides have turned.

Rockets G4 basketball quarters 1-3 was absolutely poetic. James Harden is Langston Hughes reincarnated. The basketball version. I believed whole-heartedly & absolutely that the Rockets are a better TEAM then the Warriors. I’ve only been confirmed this belief through 4 games. Y’all are too infatuated with the numbers & the image of this Warriors team. It’s slipping right under your noses how special Houston is.

“Perhaps the mission of an artist is to interpret beauty to people - beauty within themselves “ Langston Hughes, poet

“You can’t guard me. How you gonna guard me? I’m unguardable” Jameson Harden, poet

We are here to divide & conquer.

Playing this today

James Harden at least 34 pts & Rockets win +300

[SmokingKing]

im onboard. +6 and small play on ML
LETS GET IT

[jtoler]

they get blown out tonight from the start

[Playmaker]

Rockets plus 6 tonight...They covered like 7 out of 8 vs the Warriors? They have better strategy with the 3 point line... Analytics baby ... Warriors have better talent though

[sosawestbrook]

4th quarter a complete mess. Don’t know why the ball was in CP hands more then Harden. Warriors looked good w/o KD. Is it sustainable? Or pure momentum? Lots of question marks arise from this game. Nonetheless, we move onward.

State 3
Houston 2

[sosawestbrook]

Rockets plus 6 tonight...They covered like 7 out of 8 vs the Warriors? They have better strategy with the 3 point line... Analytics baby ... Warriors have better talent though

Good call. Always take points. Always

[SmokingKing]

right where we want em. didnt think the Rockets would win but they had their chances.. the 1st quarter did them in..

Rockets points and ML is the way to go for game 6 and 7... definitely 7.

[sosawestbrook]

State 4
Houston 2

Series over.

Rockets didn’t deserve to win. They thought they could cruise through game 6. Naw uh papa. You played with no heart or emotion. Steph Curry had 35 in the 2nd half. Defense was lackadaisical all game. That’s not a playoff type effort.

The blame belongs to(in order)

1. Mike D’antoni
2. James Harden

Coach D’antoni, you got a guy nick named the Manimal on the bench. Clint Capela was soft all series, you are getting outrebounded left & right and there is no tenacity defensively. Play Kenneth Faried. Also, it’s your job to recognize that your team is cruising. Shake em up. Instill some confidence. Do something different. You failed in that aspect

James Harden, you fled the scene when they needed you most. Not sure why cuz State couldn’t guard you, but you def don’t have that killer instinct. You didn’t want the moment. They’re gonna categorize you in the same pool as Russ and Iverson and those other guys that had big seasons but couldn’t finish the job in the postseason. Rightfully so. I thought game 3 was an awakening but I was wrong. Back to the lab though.