Finally McMillan realized Rudy needs more minutes. And yeah Outlaw struggled all night but hit the big one when it counted. FINALLY!
Man, when the refs aren't calling ticky tac fouls on Oden, Pryz and LMA (while Yao constantly gets away with hip checking anyone near him halfway across the court), and the Blazers can go through their rotations correctly and play with real energy (and attack the basket and the boards), these f@#ks have no chance. Oden played like a manchild in the 4th quarter last night. Blocks, steals, and great D. He's going to be something else in a couple of years if he can stay healthy. I think he took a major step forward last night.
Great to see Roy rise to the occasion even after being sick all of game 4 and 5, and close the door at the end. That guy is a stud! Hopefully he will have shaken the swine flu by tipoff tomorrow. And Aldridge has another big time double double. He was unstoppable with that fadeaway jumper. So sick.
What is the over-under on Oden, Pryz and Aldridge all having 5+ fouls (while Yao has 2 or less) in game 6 back in H-town?
I will be glued to my TV yelling like mad on Thursday, but I think Houston gets the same sh1tty calls, the big fellas get in foul trouble and be forced to play tentatively (and thus get out rebounded in crunch time), and H-town wins a close one (just like games 3 and 4) to end it in 6. If Portland can somehow eek out a win, game 7 Saturday night is going to be off the hook but I am not holding my breath after the way things went in games 3 and 4!
Go Blazers!
Oh and F@#K SCOLA!