Didn't know Matt Damon did any gloves
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I felt like a fool after game 4 for throwing 2 units on Rockets series price against these Clippers
guess this shows to never give up
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Hella turn....on fiddy
realz.. Hella day in contest too.
WON: INTERNET: 5 Team Parlay risk 50.00 win 1328.78 WON: 956 Mets (-134) AT (MLB) Score: 5-1
WON: TOT UND 956 Mets/Brewers under 7½ (-105) AT (MLB) Score: 5-1
WON: 966 Orioles (+117) AT (MLB) Score: 3-0
WON: TOT UND 958 Phillies/Diamondbacks under 8 (-110) AT (MLB) Score: 6-0
WON: TOT UND 974 Rangers/Indians under 9½ (-105) AT (MLB) Score: 5-105/17/15 13:00:02 $1328.78 #32982656 Comment -
What NOT too do...gambling 101..notice the reload
05/11/15 to 05/17/15
MON($) TUE($) WED($) THU($) FRI($) SAT($) SUN($) Week($) Casino 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sportsbook -54.00 -560.00 791.42 -545.00 0.00 27.00 1916.80 1576.22 Horse 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Other 0.00 330.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 335.00 Total 1911.22 Comment -
just like they say in poker
Jmon is dangerous with only a single chip left in from of him @ the table
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have a half dozen batch of those mind blowing edibles in the oven right now
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Ah!!!
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Oysterz'!!!
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SMOKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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smokenjoke @this point don't even matter
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Hulk Smash!!!
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she wants to have a word with ya Manny
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what did you think of this in Wrigley PG
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4 words.
WNBA ALL STAR GAME
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you would ?
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so much to explain in one photo
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time for a little shut eye
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+550 Rockets series price looks tempting
throw the units won off Rockets series against Clippers on it?
let it ride Smokey, should I let the shit ride ?
No team with more momentum right now then the Rockets
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ohhh helll nawwwww I done up and dunnn it RIdah's
Rockets +550 it is
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Good Luck!!!
The Houston Rockets believed all season that they're a better team than the Golden State Warriors, despite their records suggesting otherwise. James Harden believes he was the league's Most Valuable Player, despite the voters choosing Steph Curry.
As unlikely as it may have seemed at the start of the playoffs, Harden and the Rockets have their opportunity to prove themselves correct on both counts when the Western Conference Finals tip off in Oakland on Tuesday.
The 56-26 Rockets finished second in the Western Conference but their reputation didn't quite match their level of success. After dispatching the rival Dallas Mavericks in five games, they appeared done, down 3-1 to the Los Angeles Clippers, before becoming the ninth team in NBA history to erase such a deficit.
The 67-15 Warriors, meanwhile, swept the New Orleans Pelicans and then beat the Memphis Grizzlies in six games, leaving them plenty rested by comparison. They'll enter Game 1 as a 10-point favorite, speaking to how heavily they're likely to be favored in the series.
Here are three things you need to know about the series:
Key strategic questions face both sides
The biggest tactical decision on either side initially will be who Kevin McHale chooses to have Trevor Ariza guard. Ariza is the team's best perimeter defender, and the Sophie's choice of putting him on Steph Curry or Klay Thompson is one McHale will likely oscillate on.
Task Ariza with chasing Curry, and Thompson can post up Jason Terry; ask Ariza to check Thompson, and Terry or Harden are left to expend energy chasing Curry through a never-ending forest of screens. Pablo Prigioni is a disruptive thief off the bench but doesn't figure to average more than 20 minutes, and the Rockets may be hesitant to make that slight offensive downgrade given how brilliant the Warriors' defense is.
The Rockets will play a smaller power forward - Josh Smith or Terrence Jones - which should help with switching and scrambling on defense and help space the floor on offense.
SMALLER PLAYOFF LINEUPS TEAM MIN NET PTS/100 POSS
Terry-Harden-Ariza-Brewer-Jones HOU 25 -14.9
Prigioni-Harden-Ariza-Brewer-Jones HOU 12 26.8
Curry-Thompson-Barnes-Iguodala-Green GSW 32 26.8
Curry-Thompson-Livingston-Barnes-Green GSW 13 69.8
That could invite the Warriors to stay small, using a wing at the four when Draymond Green hits the bench or slides to center rather than leaning on David Lee with Mo Speights sidelined. Lineups with Green at the five can force turnovers and push the pace, bending a team's transition defense, as the team's reserve wings have been more reliable than their backup bigs.
But going small introduces its own challenge, particularly when Andrew Bogut hits the bench. Steve Kerr will likely match Bogut's rest periods with Dwight Howard's, but Howard plays more and could conceivably get Bogut in early foul trouble, and the Warriors may not want to task Green with checking Howard, who has looked terrific in the playoffs.
HOWARD VS. WARRIORS PTS/36 RBS/36 FTA/36 FOULS/36
Bogut on floor (37min) 15.6 11.7 4.9 7.8
Bogut on bench (22min) 22.9 14.7 6.5 1.6
The list of potential adjustments and counters could go on forever. That's the beauty of the playoffs.
Does the regular-season sweep matter?
The Warriors swept the regular season series between the teams, beating Houston by an average of 15.3 points. Not a single game finished within single-digits, and against the Rockets, the Warriors owned the league's largest point differential between any two winning teams.
That's a bad sign for Houston, and teams that swept a 4-0 regular season series are 55-6 all-time against those teams in the playoffs.
But it's not a death knell. Few thought Houston would beat L.A. and even fewer thought they could come back from down 3-1. That 55-6 mark is not 61-0, and it's not as simple as saying the Warriors have the Rockets' number, even if they seem to. On speed dial.
The history of team's shaking off a regular season sweep is unsightly. That could shake the Rockets' confidence, but in concert with their unprecedented 3-1 comeback, it could also fuel their belief in themselves. After all, the 1995 Rockets also came back from a 3-1 series deficit and then beat a San Antonio Spurs team they went 1-3 against in the season en route to a championship.
Curry vs. Harden
This is the main event. The marquee matchup. The potential key to the series.
While they may not check each other often, the Curry-Harden MVP debate will get renewed focus in this series. Yes, Curry already won the award, and in that sense the debate is long over, but fans - Rockets fans, in particular - are sure to argue the merits of each throughout.
MVP REDUX CURRY HARDEN
MPG 32.7 36.8
PPG 23.8 27.4
RPG 4.3 5.7
APG 7.7 7.0
SPG 2.0 1.9
TS% 63.8% 60.5%
PER 28.0 26.7
Win Shares 15.7 16.4
RPM WAR 19.45 20.02
1st-place Votes 100 25
The superstars have continued their excellent play into the playoffs: Curry is averaging 28.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.8 assists, and 1.8 steals while Harden is putting up 16.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, eight assists, and 1.3 steals.
This one's going to be a lot of fun.
Projected Starting Lineups
POSITION ROCKETS WARRIORS
PG Jason Terry Steph Curry
SG James Harden Klay Thompson
SF Trevor Ariza Harrison Barnes
PF Josh Smith Draymond Green
C Dwight Howard Andrew Bogut
Series Outlook
GAME LOCATION DAY TIME (ET) NETWORK
1 Golden State Tue. May 19 9 p.m. ESPN
2 Golden State Thu. May 21 9 p.m. ESPN
3 Houston Sat. May 23 9 p.m. ESPN
4 Houston Mon. May 25 9 p.m. ESPN
5* Golden State Wed. May 27 9 p.m. ESPN
6* Houston Fri. May 29 9 p.m. ESPN
7* Golden State Sun. May 31 9 p.m. ESPNComment -
thats the spirit SnJComment -
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so you been driving around like a boss since ya got your ride back SnJ ?
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