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Series Thread: 2nd Round: Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs

Who takes it? How many games?

  • Spurs in 5 or less.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Rockets in 5 or less

    Votes: 2 7.1%
  • Spurs in 6 or 7.

    Votes: 16 57.1%
  • Rockets in 6 or 7.

    Votes: 9 32.1%
  • Potato Salad

    Votes: 1 3.6%

  • Total voters
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bksballer89

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Same schedule as the Cavs/Raptors.

Every other day starting on Monday unless there is a game 7.
 

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I'm torn on this series. I'm sticking to my original prediction.

Rockets in 7
 

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@trojanfan12 please pin this and unpin the Spurs/Grizzlies, Raptors/Bucks, & Rockets/Thunder first round threads.

Thanks big homie
 

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It's gotta go seven, if for no other reason than to have seven more Popovich pres conferences...but I'm liking Houston in this series.
 

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Harden has been getting more consistent help from his teammates than Kawhi has.

Rockets in 7.
 

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Why don't you make these threads with polls?

Spurs in 7
 

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Spurs in 5 or less
Rockets in 5 or less
Spurs in 6 or 7
Rockets in 6 or 7

Same for the Cavs/Raptors series if you don't mind.

I'll do polls when creating the other 2 threads
 

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Parker won't keep doing this and Aldridge will go MIA more than usual. Kawhi can't do it by himself against this offense. Just a gut feeling.
 

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For me, this series comes down to defense. The Spurs play it, the Rockets don't.

The Rockets play at a faster pace and they are athletic, which the Spurs struggle against at times, so that gives them a chance. But in the end, I go with the Spurs defense being the difference.
 

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For me, this series comes down to defense. The Spurs play it, the Rockets don't.

The Rockets play at a faster pace and they are athletic, which the Spurs struggle against at times, so that gives them a chance. But in the end, I go with the Spurs defense being the difference.

That's the main reason for concern. And Lou and / or Gordon can and will explode in a couple of these games. Idk. It's just the Rockets have a lot more depth. This is gonna be a good one.
 

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That's the main reason for concern. And Lou and / or Gordon can and will explode in a couple of these games. Idk. It's just the Rockets have a lot more depth. This is gonna be a good one.

Agree. I just tend to always side with the better defense. Especially in the playoffs. But if the Rockets can keep pushing the pace, they can wear the Spurs down. Especially if they can get the Spurs to play at their pace most of the time.
 

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Agree. I just tend to always side with the better defense. Especially in the playoffs. But if the Rockets can keep pushing the pace, they can wear the Spurs down. Especially if they can get the Spurs to play at their pace most of the time.

This reminds me of that Spurs series against the Thunder from a few years ago ( really every series against them from the past really ). Extreme Deja Vu. The athleticism may be too much now too.
 

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Harden has been getting more consistent help from his teammates than Kawhi has.

Rockets in 7.
This is true, but the Spurs defend & Houston takes a lot of possessions off on defense.
 

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For me, this series comes down to defense. The Spurs play it, the Rockets don't.

The Rockets play at a faster pace and they are athletic, which the Spurs struggle against at times, so that gives them a chance. But in the end, I go with the Spurs defense being the difference.
Goodness....GET OUTTA MY HEAD! :D
 
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