ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Warriors 4/28/2019 (Playoffs Round 2, Game 1)

Let’s face it, “dynasties” are good for leagues (think Patriots and Yankees) and fans love to hate them so the NBA would love to see GS keep winning, it’s good for business and Vegas.

 

I feel bad for Tilman Fertitta whose own NBA team where there's so many missed calls.

 

Showed 2 plays

"Defender is not allowed to jump towards the jump shooter & take away his landing area under normal circumstances."

First play is Klay "Klay closes out. Thompson goes directly towards Harden & makes contact with him before James lands. Therefore, that should be a foul."

Second play is Draymond "Draymond doesn't jump towards Harden. He's jumping in front of him, trying to go across from him. The contact on this play is ...you see Harden jackknife at his waist & brings his legs a little farther than he did on the first shot & the only contact is with his feet down there at his lower legs. In our opinion, Draymond would not have contacted James under normal conditions. He did not take away his landing area. We felt that was a correct no-call on that play."

 

Crazy how harden would have had 40 points if the refs didn’t blatantly rig the game for the warriors.

 

Was this reference to the last 3 point attempt in the game by James?

 

Question: Did the Warriors play a great game? Did they play better than the Rockets?

If you answer yes to either of those you are just full is ****

Rocket River

 

It's not subpar but if you account for 70% of the Offense then failure and success are a slim margin.

That is why ppl in here were crying for that 3rd legit superstar who can facilitate his own Offense.

Eric is filling in nicely but would have needed that Upgrade just to be sure.

 

Harden first shot vs the knicks when he scored 61 was what klay got away with the entire game.



A foul is a foul. If you call it in January, then call it in April.

The inconsistencies in officiating when it comes to Harden and the Playoffs just pile up the evidence that there is some fishy shyt going on.

Same as that 4 point play the refs took from Harden in Game 7 last year.

 

It's really weird how Capella is completely shut down vs the Warriors, look at last year, and today's game

 

Yet you still take the time to comment you’re “done responding to this type of comment.” Spare me.

Tucker’s “energy” won’t help us beat the warriors. We need points/folks putting the damn ball in the basket. Until that happens or Harden averages 50 (which he won’t) - we may not see game 5.

 

You going to give us the Gordon Gekko speech on "dynasties"?

"The point is, ladies and gentleman, that dynasties -- for lack of a better word -- are good.

Dynasties are right.

Dynasties work.

Dynasties clarify, cut through, and capture the essence of the evolutionary spirit.

Dynasties, in all of its forms -- dynasty for life, for money, for love, knowledge -- has marked the upward surge of mankind.

And dynasties -- you mark my words -- will not only save the NBA, but that other malfunctioning corporate entity called the White House."

 

I’m sort of glad. I know silver lining. Blah blah ... but


I’m actually glad this happened in the first game of the series rather than games 6 or 7. There wasn’t much that could’ve been done last season as we were reeling from the lost of CP3 so that was the automatic excuse as to why we lost.

Fret not, we are now at the height of the semis and folks are realizing what’s happening. It’s go time. Harden now understands what needs to be done to get his fair share.

 

Less 3s and more drives to the rim?

 

That will never happen unless its a role player. Guys know Harden will always take the most shots even when he is shooting poorly. It doesn't matter how well others are shooting he will still take twice as many 3's. He runs the show. Its different with teams like GSW. There are times Durant takes the most shots, times Curry takes the most, and times Thompson takes the most. Even if someone else is red hot they will never get the opportunity to take 18 3's or 25 FG. Harden won't let that happen and that deters some stars.

 

I expect him to take the gloves off. If you’re in the way then you’re just in the way.

 

True but is the only way to conserve energy.

If he can't understand and share touches, he will have a hard time.

 

So what about the other two obvious calls that weren’t made in the first half? There were 3, and the officials were looking right at all three. If James is given those calls, and he should have been, if he only makes 6 of the 9 free throws (and he would very likely have made more), we win the game by 2 points. That’s putting aside other calls throughout the game that I disagreed with.

 

things might be more complicated than it seems

 

i went back and looked at the clip ZaZa took out Kawhi, seems like on that play Kawhi was jumping straight up and down, but harden's step back do have some leg kicking out potion there, though Klay's 3 plays in the first half are clearly fouls, the last one to end the game is not one, i think we got robbed on the game, but as CP said in the post game, a lost game is a lost game, gotta be smarter and get ready for game 2, use all this as motivation and crush them

 

If refs aren't going to call fouls, harden will get more tired out doing this.