Quote from: Natalim on Today at 12:43:36 PM

Quote from: Fredomago on Today at 10:25:30 AM

Rockets needs to adjust and keep running to chase the open man, it's tough to protect the arc but it's needed to intercept the outside shots of their opponents, like what you said, they need to protect that area as gunners are just waiting for the outside drop and ready to take it whenever they see the opportunities.

Talent wise it's the Dallas that had the edge, Rockets are just lucky to have a winning streak and still close with the Warriors in replacing them int he 10. But although the Rockets have improve, we cannot deny that the Dallas have been playing their best season so far, so a lose to this hot team is not surprising. In fact, I still think that they will not past first round in case they'll make it to the playoffs, who would they play? The Nuggets? They can't beat the defending champ, but they will lucky if they'll face the OKC as they are also a young team.

Nah, they might not clinch the playoffs if the Rockets will get that 10th seed TBH.

They will just get defeated by the Lakers who is shooting more than 20 free throws per game because every time they play, it's been a 8 vs. 5 for the opposing team. If you know what I mean. Cheesy

Kidding aside, I don't want to get biased on this one, but who doesn't want to see 2 great stars playing for a playoff spot? I mean we've seen the Lakers and the Warriors facing the 2nd round last season, and now they're facing again, but this time for the 9th spot.

As for the Dallas, they've been improved a lot ever since they got Gafford and Washington. They've been a hot team after the all-star. It's just that, the Western Conference as a whole is packed with all-star players especially those playoff contender teams like the Timberwolves, Nuggets, Thunder, etc. In fact, they are 6th in offensive rating the whole season with 118.6 ORTG. If there's one problem that I see with the Mavericks, it's Kyrie Irving. Not because of his drama because ever since he went to Dallas, we aren't hearing anything about him anymore, but he's injury-prone. I know that they still have Luka, but not having Kyrie would be a problem for them. One injury from your all-star player can change the outcome of the series.