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2026 West 1st Round Playoffs: (4) Los Angeles Lakers Vs. (5) Houston Rockets

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Mr. Dominant, Apr 12, 2026.

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2026 1st Round: (4) LA Lakers Vs. (5) Houston Rockets

  1. Lakers in 7

  2. Lakers in 6

  3. Lakers in 5

  4. Lakers in 4

  5. Rockets in 7

  6. Rockets in 6

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  1. RB713

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    *** Tmac

     
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    does anyone think we have a shot of beating any other team in the playoffs outside the lakers? Even with a deplete lakers I’m not so sure we will win
     
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    People say they lost Luka and Reaves but at the same time 3>2. They actually still have an edge in shooting and scoring.
     
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    https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48476034/2026-nba-playoff-predicting-series-including-finals

    They also have the spurs beating the celtics in the finals so I don't know haha
     
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    It's not on you She Mac.
     
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    T-Mac thinks we won’t get out of the first round because he never could.
     
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    Only Marc spears picked the lakers to win
     
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    With Luka and reeves out, this series is more about the evaluation of ime and players and not getting embarrassed.
     
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    Capela plays an average 7 minutes per game. Holiday is a 50/50 dnp. Reed might get 15 minutes. Jabari, Amen, and KD will get 40 minutes every game.
     
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    Surprisingly I think McGrady comes off WAY better on his podcast. Than he has in anything else. In regular settings, he's the definition of "cringe" before the word became popular. Dopey quotables, without his play backing it up.

    On the podcast though, his natural personality shows. He's the contrasting smartass to Vinsanity's professionalism, but it works good enough. I wanted to hate it, but surprisingly don't

    That said, f**k off TWack LoL
     
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    It feels almost like unanimous predictions saying the Rockets will win. Makes me believe they will find a way to screw it up.
     
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    Weird response from Redick. He could have said they are rehabbing and doing what they have to do, or even some gamesmanship with "we are hopeful". That could make the Rockets staff worried Luka could be coming back sooner rather than later.

    I get saying "they are out indefinitely" allows him to stop answer questions about it but since he sounded true, it is tactically not the best.
     
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    Do we know who Adam Silver's pick is in this series? Just being physicious. We all know.
     
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    NEVER underestimate the Heart of A Champion...
     
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