Do the Lakers and Rockets have a rivalry now?

I always thought we had one. While it was one sided, I felt it was. I hated the Lakers. Mainly Kobe, but the Lakers as a whole because they've beat us in the playoffs before. More than once. I've noticed a lot of Lakers fans wishing us bad juju since DH chose us. Can we agree that it's a rivalry now or are we still not on you guys radar?

Rivalries are born from great battles that have a meaning, not player movement or snide remarks by fans.

so no

[QUOTE=gts]Rivalries are born from great battles that have a meaning, not player movement or snide remarks by fans.

so no[/QUOTE]

I felt like we've been rivals ever since they beat us in the playoffs. It was some years ago though. So maybe it is just me. Yahoo had did an article on this topic a while back and they included just about every team that I hate. The one that threw me off was Phoenix. I thought that was odd. The Lakers were part of it though.

if they face each other in tha playoffs.

we want to see dwight fail miserably, but that doesnt make a rivalry between the two franchises. this is a specific and sincere wish on a specific situation, nuttin to do w rockets

[QUOTE=Mr. Jabbar]we want to see dwight fail miserably, but that doesnt make a rivalry between the two franchises. this is a specific and sincere wish on a specific situation, nuttin to do w rockets[/QUOTE]

Well, we hate you guys. We've hated you guys as far back as I can remember. I guess it's one of those one sided rivalries. Kinda like that old Cavs and Wizards rivalry. We always always always get up to play you guys. For years now. I've just been seeing Lakers fans here recently talking crap about us as a whole and not just singling out Dwight. Oh and you hoes will make the playoffs this season. I mean that.

No, ditto for the Clippers

[QUOTE=KobesFinger]No, ditto for the Clippers[/QUOTE]
Clippers is a whole different story.

[QUOTE=KobesFinger]No, ditto for the Clippers[/QUOTE]

See that's the thing, yall are rivals for sure. In city rivals. How about this, on 2k, any time i played against the Lakers, it counted as a key game. My player was on Houston. It's like everybody knows it, except for Lakers fans lol.

[QUOTE=Mr Exlax][B]Well, we hate you guys. We've hated you guys as far back as I can remember. I guess it's one of those one sided rivalries. Kinda like that old Cavs and Wizards rivalry. We always always always get up to play you guys. [/B]For years now. I've just been seeing Lakers fans here recently talking crap about us as a whole and not just singling out Dwight. Oh and you hoes will make the playoffs this season. I mean that.[/QUOTE]

Really? Apart from that 1 playoff series which went to 7 games (the Francis-Yao teams stood no chance), we never had that much to do with the Lakers at all. I would say the Rockets greatest rivals/annoying bastards are the Mavericks and the Jazz.

[QUOTE=brantonli]Really? Apart from that 1 playoff series which went to 7 games (the Francis-Yao teams stood no chance), we never had that much to do with the Lakers at all. I would say the Rockets greatest rivals/annoying bastards are the Mavericks and the Jazz.[/QUOTE]

Even then though, we didn't stand a chance but we played them so hard. You can't deny that year in and year out, we play harder against the Lakers than just about any other team outside of SA and Dallas. The Jazz don't bother me at all. I think it's because we've been beating them for years now. Maybe once we start steamrolling these other teams, it won't matter to me as much. I was telling my cousin, it felt like LA beat us like 3 years in a row lol. I dunno how or why i think that. Couple that with my dislike for Kobe though. I'm sure that's got a lot to do with it.

[QUOTE=Mr Exlax]Well, we hate you guys. We've hated you guys as far back as I can remember. I guess it's one of those one sided rivalries. Kinda like that old Cavs and Wizards rivalry. We always always always get up to play you guys. For years now. I've just been seeing Lakers fans here recently talking crap about us as a whole and not just singling out Dwight. Oh and you hoes will make the playoffs this season. I mean that.[/QUOTE]


There is no rivalry. Laker fans have no problem with Houston, never have. You guys are just doing what every other team does, hate the Lakers because they win so much, or hate the Lakers because you think Kobe's a douchebag.

[QUOTE=Mr Exlax]Well, we hate you guys. We've hated you guys as far back as I can remember. I guess it's one of those one sided rivalries. Kinda like that old Cavs and Wizards rivalry. We always always always get up to play you guys. For years now. I've just been seeing Lakers fans here recently talking crap about us as a whole and not just singling out Dwight. Oh and you hoes will make the playoffs this season. I mean that.[/QUOTE]
Well I'd say as a Laker fan we don't really respect you guys enough to consider you rivals, and you aren't as butt-ass annoying like Sactown or Portland to earn any special distinction.


That said I look forward to seeing Dwight Howard scrub it up on another team then ours:rockon:

I remember when Rafer was doing skip to my lou moves at the end of the game against Vujacic and Vujacic started crying. I thought that was funny. That is my biggest memory of the rockets in recent years. That and they were always an easy win in the playoffs.

bastards lol.

They have to play each other first.

[QUOTE=DaSeba5]They have to play each other first.[/QUOTE]

I'm old. We've played each other i'd say at least 3 times in the playoffs that I can remember right now. Every regular season loss to them stings as well for me.

[QUOTE=Mr Exlax]I'm old. We've played each other i'd say at least 3 times in the playoffs that I can remember right now. Every regular season loss to them stings as well for me.[/QUOTE]

Really? I've never seen Laker or Rocket fans go at it. I don't see a rivalry here.

The only real Lakers rivals are Boston, Sac-town, and Portland. The latter two have even died down in the past 10 years. Any other rivalry is one-sided.

[QUOTE=DaSeba5]Really? I've never seen Laker or Rocket fans go at it. I don't see a rivalry here.[/QUOTE]

We're under their radar. I mean, prior to last season, there really isn't any Rockets talk that stays on the first page for longer than 5 minutes. We've just been mediocre for so long.

[QUOTE=Brokenbeat]The only real Lakers rivals are Boston, Sac-town, and Portland. The latter two have even died down in the past 10 years. Any other rivalry is one-sided.[/QUOTE]

That's what it is. One sided. Like the Cavs and Wizards rivalry.

I used to phucking hate the Suns but now we stole one of their best players of all time and they suck, so phuck them.

[QUOTE=Nick Young]I used to phucking hate the Suns but now we stole one of their best players of all time and they suck, so phuck them.[/QUOTE]

See, I just want us to beat the shit outta yall in the playoffs one time and I think i'll be fine.

There was one back in the T-Mac-Yao Ming-Shane Battier days. The last time we had one with the Lakers was when Artest was on the team.

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[QUOTE=gyu]There was one back in the T-Mac-Yao Ming-Shane Battier days. The last time we had one with the Lakers was when Artest was on the team.

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y8CzEjNVJw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y8CzEjNVJw[/URL]

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hahaha!!! That's back when I thought standing on my couch during the games would help us win.

[QUOTE=Mr Exlax]See that's the thing, yall are rivals for sure. In city rivals. How about this, on 2k, any time i played against the Lakers, it counted as a key game. My player was on Houston. It's like everybody knows it, except for Lakers fans lol.[/QUOTE]

Still, not our real rivals. Never met in the playoffs and Laker fans don't get hyped over the games, I don't know how Clipper fans feel. Same with Lakers-Rockets games, I don't get hyped. I get hyped over Lakers-Celtics, Lakers-Suns and Lakers-Spurs.

There is no Rockets Lakers rivalry. The teams haven't really met in the playoffs. The Spurs and Phoenix have more of a rivalry with the Lakers. Hopefully one can start this season!

no

but the last time they played eachother in the post season was pretty intense/heated. still not enough to warrant a rivalry. Any sane laker fan is happy dwights gone and shouldnt be warranting bad "juju" to the rockets and their fans.

The last game of the season was pretty cool. Maybe it could be a Kobe vs Dwight thing these next couple of years.

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No.

Nothing but Kobestans butthurt over Dwight. For there to be a legit rivalry right now both have to be contenders. Lakers have fallen off hard. Not only will they not be legit contenders, they have nothing but old guys and have to rebuild. Even if they find a way to get Kobe and Pau to take less this next free agency year for them both, who can they recruit? Lakers keep hanging onto the old and past, it's destroying their future for years to come.

Show all the bloody battier pics you want, Battier is a heat now and will probably retire one. Not just the players, their history with each other is not that deep. They really haven't had to face each other in deep runs at the title.

No we are going in different directions as it stands right now.

Kobe has more rings than their entire organization. No rivalry at all.

i would guess rocket fans may think so but i bet no laker fans think the rockets are a rival.

Man I guess I'm the only one hanging on lol.