Rockets vs Lakers?

Question

The past few times they have played against each other they gone to the wire if you look at the past 10 games they have been close.

Question: Can the Rockets take down the Lakers when healthy?

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

no

last time they played lakers didnt have bynum or pau

and the rockets didnt have yao

but the rockets also had the momentum of a 20 game streak

when both teams r healthy the lakers r the better team

Answer 3

not with yao no

Answer 4

Lakers would beat the but it wouldn't be easy!!

Answer 5

What up Steveyaomac,

I think the answer to your question is yes.  Everyone in the West should be capable of taking down anyone else in the West when they are playing well.  

The Rockets are a defensive mindset squad which makes them hardly out of a game.  

The Lakers were admittedly not healthy and the Rockets were riding a lot of momentum last year- but the Rockets when healthy had a great chance to be the #1 overall seed in the West last year- and i think them and the Lakers well be amongst the teams at the top of the Western Conference race.  You've to give the nod to the Lakers only because they did what they did last year without Bynum and they get him back- but the Rockets are for real and i see them capable of winning 60 wins if healthy- so i got much respect for them- and i think to win a title coming out of the West you have to respect all your opponents and not have too many nights off.  i'd favor the Lakers but i respect what the Rockets are capable of.

Nickster

Answer 6

well bryant can be streaky. it depends mainly on the two superstars...tmac and kobe

Answer 7

we cannot tell...

   but with Yao the great wall, Francis the ankle breaker and mcgrady the player who can score 13 ponts in less than a minute, it's very possible.

Answer 8

The Rockets can take down anyone when healthy. When healthy, Steve Francis is an all-star (he started on the west team twice). When T-Mac is healthy we all know what he can do, pretty amazing stuff, get around 30 ppg. And Yao Ming is the best center in the league when healthy. Plus you have hard workers on the floor like Luis Scola doing all the little things, Bobby Jackson off the bench, and Luther Head. Shane Battier got the three. Rafer with the handles.

If the Rockets can stay healthy I see them making it to the Finals