Blog 7

Fran Blinebury writes for the NBA Hangtime Blog. He uses a lot of metaphors and syntactical tools and has a clear viewpoint in his blogs. Blinebury talks about anything that relates to basketball.

Down 0-3.
It's never been done before, but who knows? Maybe they can do it.
Down 0-3.
No, they don't have a chance. Their season is done.
Down 0-3.
Why are we watching this? Change the channel. The Rockets don't have a prayer.

Houston, we have a problem. Nobody believes in us. Nobody expects us to win. We're too young. We can't close games. We aren't ready.

And yet, here we are sitting at 2-3. What were they saying? What happened to everyone saying we would have been swept 4-0? Where did they go?

Houston, we have a problem. We have an addiction. We're addicted to proving people wrong. We're addicted to making the best out of situations we were never supposed to be in.

Never in the history of the NBA has a team gone on to win a playoff series after giving up the first three games. It just hasn't been done.

And yet, here we are sitting at 2-3. We're still alive. We have been shown mercy. We have a chance to go down in history.

Just 2 more games, and the Rockets will move on to the next round in the playoffs. It is very unlikely, but it is very possible. This years' Rockets are one of those teams that miracles can happen too. We have shown tremendous fight in not wanting to go down. Even if we don't make it out the first round, this is a good learning experience for a young team.

Game 6 is tonight. If we win, it's Game 7, with the series evened at 3 games apiece. One game at a time. Houston, you are cleared for take off.

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