ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Thunder 4/21/2017 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 3)

THERE ARE NO MORAL VICTORIES....DON'T LOSE TO THESE PUZZIES AGAIN!

 

Yeah, i actually have more confidence in our team towards the middle/end of the 1st and even beginning of 2nd when Harden sits, just BC such a strong bench

 

Another 3 terrible calls and no calls against us in the last 2 minutes. I'm sick of it already. The refs turning a blind eye to an obvious charge on Nene, a blatant clothesline on Beverley, and a trip on Harden. Ridiculous.

As good as Harden was getting the fouls and taking it inside, his weakness is taking too many threes. Anytime he takes twelve 3pt shots it's not in our best interest, especially when he is missing so many. I just want to scream when Lou is 3 of 4 and Harden is 4 of 12. Why, Why, Why, Why, did Lou not take more of the 3's when he is having a good game?????? That could have been the difference in the game if Lou had taken a couple more 3 pt. shots. We shouldn't have lost this game, and that's what is so frustrating to me. How sweet it would have been if James had made that last 3 and we walked away with a 3-0 lead in this series. Ugh!

 

Would have liked him in the game for the last 2 minutes

Rocket River

 

YCheck out @Jonathan_Feigen's Tweet:

 

shrug* speak for yourself.

I wanted the rockets to get the sweep to essentially invalidate the Thunder season.

 

We could've lost game 2 and now we lost game 3. Idk how people are not worried. Rockets needs to snap out of those slow starts and stop giving up 60 plus points by halftime

 

Could of done with DeMo

Prolly a W

Lulz

 

Some "fans" don't know the game and just like to b****.

Do yourself a favor and ignore them. Not worth the trouble.

 

im suprised thunder fans didnt boo beverley

 

*sigh*
Unwinding. . . . man that was an intense game.

Rocket River

 

This. Thinking ahead of the curve. Nice.

 

Yeah, those second chance points killed us.
Offensively though Ryno got 18 points. Nothing wrong with that. I do agree with Ariza needing more than 7, and Pat's one point is definitely not gonna cut it.

 

These kind of arguments don't matter much in the end, there's no guarantee that the Rockets will play better and/or that OKC will play worse next games...just go out and play hard from the start.

 

How can you boo someone that didn't have tickets to the game? Beverley wasn't even there.

 

They are afraid of him now.

Dont want to unleash the beast.

 

Right. Utter domination would've been best, but 4-5 vs 6-7 equals a short series vs long.

Do NOT go long.

The best game to lose while winning in 5 is Game 4. The loser winning 3-0 to save face is the weakest victory ever. The lowest level win.

Short series, please.

 

I think it's because they've held home court and have yet to have a really great night offensively. Through three games, they haven't hit more than 11 3-pointers once. Eventually they'll have a game where we see this offense fire on all cylinders.

If they lose Game 4, I'll worry. But as long as they have the advantage in the series, they're keeping games close and there's still potential out there for more offensive production, I'm going to stay optimistic.

 

Most eye popping stat: only 10 assists!