ROCKETS @ BLAZERS Game 3 Preview...#REDNation will get a Dozen ROSES at the Entrance to the ROSE Garden dba MODA Center as the "Only Game in Town" has gone BLAZER Mania as RIP City tries to go up 3-0 "Fight 4 LARRY" w/CLUTCH City on Ready Alert 5 #HOUvsPOR #RocketGang #RipCityBlazers

Its is Clutch Time for Clutch City and they have a problem the 2013-14 version is vastly different from the '94-'95 version as the current version has "Dwight of Three Stripes" manning the middle as oppose to the older version doing the "Dream Shake". Having said that it's not that the Rockets are scoring enough points it's that Harris County Park District Defense they have been playing that has them down 0-2. Where are the adjustments NBA HOF and Mr. Celtic and Minnesota Gopher Alum Kevin McHale? That must change and if it does not that flight back to the Rocket City will be the last for the 213-14 Rockets with all those expectations.

The Blazers riding high and deservedly so as they came through the front, side, and back door on Red Nation with Houston Finest looking for Donuts only and somewhere to hide. L-Train has been the "Fight 4 Larry" Most Outstanding Player as the rim looked like the Gulf of Mexico in the Toyota Center to him. Rip City is looking for nothing but blood at the Moda Center and Red Nation and Rocket Gang...prepare yourself!

#RedNationROCKETS vs #RipCityBLAZERS 

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Key Starters 
#HOU James Dwight Chandler LIN-sanity Patrick
#POR L-Train L-Train L-Train L-Train L-Train

The Rockets must get more production from Parsons and T-Jones on that front line...

Blazers need to grab more Round Trips on the L-Train as its been full-steam ahead...

Red Nation needs to find the Money Ball Racks at the Moda Center and the Bluedude heard they are by the Blazers Dressing Room...grab them and put Red Nation Stickers on them and Toyota Emblems

Rip City needs to stay on the current game plan until McHale and Red Nation make adjustments...they double L-Train as they have to Blazers spread the floor with Shooters and knock them open looks down....

Will McHale go deeper on his Bench than just three deep...where is Jordan Hamilton, Omri Casspi, and Montejunas...Rip City Lead Man Stotts is winning the X's and O's

Rockets should play Zone and takeaway L-Train...Blazers have to prepared to deal with a Zone from Red Nation....

Transition Buckets vs Transition "D" as "Fear the Beard" has to get out in get some easy ones...

Damian Lillard has done a solid job of playing under control as he is beyond his years...can the Rockets get him off his game as he did shoot 3 for 14 in Game 2...

Who will be the "Hero" for Rip City or Red Nation in Game 3 as Game 2 it was Dorell Wright for the Blazers and for the Rockets off the bench who will it be as they need a big lift from someone over there!

Rockets need to attack to get in the Penalty and not settle for J's...Free Throw Attempts out of the Motel are Priceless...

Robin Lopez of Rip City has been quietly a Factor...can the Rockets take his effectiveness away in Game 3?

Its now or never for Red Nation and if James Harden has a 50-Piece w/multiple Sides in him for the "Fight 4 Larry" he needs to cash that in in game 3.    

Game Time 10:30pm ET on ESPN...