The question should be, "Can the Rockets come within 20 points tonight?".
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mpaschal34
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02-04-13
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#3
The Rockets have lost all 3 games this year by 20 points. See them losing this one by at least 10 also.
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Mr KLC
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12-19-07
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#4
How the hell this game started out as a Pick'em is beyond me. -4 still looks good right now for OKC.
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greenhippo
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02-15-12
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#5
Thunder ML and spread.
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jjgold
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07-20-05
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#6
Anytime James Harden is on your team look to bet the other side
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SharpAngles
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04-15-14
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#7
Where amazing happens...
On paper this is too easy at -4. What does too easy usually mean??? Stay far far away IMO
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Seto
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12-16-11
12906
#8
Originally posted by jjgold
Anytime James Harden is on your team look to bet the other side
Yeah because the Rockets sucked ATS last year right? lol.
Fukking idiot
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NBA Maniac
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12-11-12
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#9
If Houton goes out there to a shooting contest, with no defense, they are ******...
Just ask Westbrook
Even if Houston cover the spread, doesn't mean they will win the game.
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Goat Milk
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03-24-10
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#10
It depends if Terrence Jones and Dwight Howard play...
Cause Sleep is the Cousin of Death
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NBA Maniac
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12-11-12
5290
#11
Originally posted by Goat Milk
It depends if Terrence Jones and Dwight Howard play...
Dwight Pussy will play, 100% sure of it!
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RavensFan2k3
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08-18-12
17378
#12
Originally posted by Seto
Yeah because the Rockets sucked ATS last year right? lol.
Fukking idiot
This
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RavensFan2k3
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08-18-12
17378
#13
Originally posted by Goat Milk
It depends if Terrence Jones and Dwight Howard play...
Howard play but not Jones
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IBetYou
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07-03-15
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#14
Rockets have only played 1 game here with Howard healthy - the blowout loss to the champs - so a bit of an over reaction me thinks. Rockets pose serious matchup problems for the Thunder.
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Goat Milk
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03-24-10
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#15
Originally posted by IBetYou
Rockets have only played 1 game here with Howard healthy - the blowout loss to the champs - so a bit of an over reaction me thinks. Rockets pose serious matchup problems for the Thunder.
Care to explain?
Westbrook is a nightmare matchup for Ty Lawson. You're gonna need James Harden to guard Westbrook as much as possible. Also a bad matchup for Harden.
Beverly on Westbrook = bad matchup for Beverly. Guy is way too small and plays way too close to the ball. Westbrook will blow by him every time, lead to help from dwight, leads to easy buckets down low
Rockets bench....Capella Terry....these guys are average players at best....Don't know about this rockets team right now.
Waiters on Harden for majority of the game. Robertson sometimes. They will give him different looks with Westbrook and Durant on occasion as well.
Ariza on Durant in crunch time?
Dwight guarded by Ibaka and Kanter and Adams in different spurs throughout the game
Without Terrence Jones, maybe the rockets go small. They start Thorton. Let Harden guard Durant, Ariza on Ibaka, Lawson on Westbrook.
I see matchup problems for the Rockets all around...
Cause Sleep is the Cousin of Death
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RavensFan2k3
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08-18-12
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#16
Originally posted by IBetYou
Rockets have only played 1 game here with Howard healthy - the blowout loss to the champs - so a bit of an over reaction me thinks. Rockets pose serious matchup problems for the Thunder.
Can you please explain how Rockete cause matchup problems for Thunder?
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IBetYou
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07-03-15
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#17
Is there an echo? Rockets cause matchup problems for the thunder because they can go 4 out 1 in. Thunder defense is not nearly the same as when ibaka is 'out'. They will most likely go small to match up, but that's not ideal for them. Should be a high scoring game.
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IBetYou
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07-03-15
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#18
Don't expect Harden to guard Westbrook unless Westbrook plays off-guard. They'll save him for offense as always.
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Goat Milk
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#19
Originally posted by IBetYou
Don't expect Harden to guard Westbrook unless Westbrook plays off-guard. They'll save him for offense as always.
Thunder frequently roll with lineups including both Augustine and Westbrook and Waiters and Durant at the 4 Ibaka at the 5....
Expect James Harden to guard Westbrook or Durant a decent amount and for Ariza to check the other one when Patrick Beverly is not in the game.
WHen Beverly comes in he will guard Westbrook. Another disastrous matchup for Houston.
Bad matchups for the rockets all around
Cause Sleep is the Cousin of Death
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IBetYou
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07-03-15
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#20
Thunder frequently roll with lineups including both Augustine and Westbrook and Waiters and Durant at the 4 Ibaka at the 5....
Big difference between doing it a few mins here & there vs all game. They'll have to give extra mins to morrow/ singler/ roberson instead of kanter/ adams. Why do you think the Orlando game was so close? Ibaka can't guard Howard anymore than he can guard vucevic. Rockets have played like shit, but i think smallball is definitely in their favour.
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goduke
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02-17-10
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#21
Originally posted by Goat Milk
It depends if Terrence Jones and Dwight Howard play...
no jones, howard will play
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SportsGEEEEK
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09-26-15
197
#22
Harden won't dare cover Westbrook. He'll waste too much energy doing so and he's worried about offense and winning MVP. Take OKC & OVER.
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NardVa
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10-02-07
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#23
Rockets are playing like trash right now. Last night they got embarrassed by the Heat. Not sure if they correct the mess within 24 hours.
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SportsGEEEEK
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09-26-15
197
#24
Rockets are 0-3 with all three losses by more than 20 points & now they're going to beat OKC? I don't think so.
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jjgold
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07-20-05
388179
#25
The season could be over tonight if they get ripped again and could see a coaching change
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jimminn
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04-23-11
1176
#26
Its games like this that look too easy that become too close or comfort. I thought the line would be a lot more than 4 but I am not complaining. Should be another 20 point loss for houston.
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vividjohn45
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11-21-10
6331
#27
Originally posted by jjgold
Anytime James Harden is on your team look to bet the other side
Okc let him go. Salary demand to high
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vividjohn45
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11-21-10
6331
#28
Originally posted by jjgold
The season could be over tonight if they get ripped again and could see a coaching change
I dunno. They were western finals last season.
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play4win
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06-23-11
2208
#29
this game is so fixed. houston playin like crap and they wining against hot thunder
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play4win
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06-23-11
2208
#30
thunder are frauds, they will choke again in playoffs.
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jjgold
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07-20-05
388179
#31
no defense
Under was the play
fuk me
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georgek118
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12-30-13
678
#32
holy fk...billly donovan y r u so dumb? team turnovers like mad in 3rd and you dont swap any1...tf...
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PREMOSIX
SBR Sharp
01-17-12
477
#33
How the penetrate does okc lose to these bums..shit fixed...houston is garbage have 0 shot to do anything this yr been awful..harden shooting 2-17 n of course when i take okc he has 30