Lets hope this is called getting the funk out early and getting hot for GSW. We need Paul and House to get the funk out. Since the OKC game Paul is 10 of 33 and House is 5 of 28 from behind the arc. Green 9 of 20 and Rivers 6 of 14 are shooting better than them. Also, do you realize Faried has done more in 48 min than House has in 118 min? Faried has 22 pts and 19 rebounds in 4 games and House has 24 pts and 17 rebounds in the last 5 games. Time to step it up and help out Harden, Gordon and Tucker. That means you too Clint. Maybe its time for some Brazilian Beast backup.
Lol are we watching the same series? or Are you just checking the stats? Paul has been playing well.. House, on the other hand, is a no show. Harden has not played comfortably in the past two games due to Utah’s defensive strategy. And Capela has a virus. Anyhow, we will win by 10 in G5.
House is the main concern HE was suppose to be our most steady bench player but that is Rivers I expected more aggression from house and his shot seems broken Rocket River
Paul has been the most consistent; he has been scoring in the midrange. The 3 is a high variance shot
I am not too unhappy about the loss for precisely this, getting the funk out. Though not so much the shooting percentages -- those come and go. But intensity goes up in the playoffs and if you haven't shifted into a higher gear you'll get run over by the next opponent. The Rockets have played well but not at high intensity. The Jazz were intense in Game 4, frenetic on defense, moving the ball a lot, getting rebounds and the Rockets didn't match them. When we play GSW we want to be running as hard as the Jazz did last night, but in Game 1, not after we get in a 0-3 hole. It feels good to sweep a team, but a couple of extra practice games against a strong opponent will be better for us in the end.
Agreed, but take Paul out of that post. He's been great this series, and last night he played with more heart than anyone else on the team. He came to battle but no one else did .
House has been a complete dud in 2 out of 4 games. He struggles in the biggest games - going ghost half the time is not good. If House cant handle the heat, give some of his minutes to Shump. Better defender and on offense, it would be better than getting another donut. House needs to be pushed too.
When paul was still fighting in the last 2 minutes of the game, everyone else on the team including Harden had already gave up. Probably looking forward to game 5 at home, away from the loud Jazz crowd. If we drop game 5, this series will go 7 and the momentum will shift towards Utah.
OK fair enough. Maybe Paul's 3PT shot is off but at least he scores other ways. I didn't watch the whole game last night because I had to get up too early for work But, House on the other hand just isn't doing enough as a starter. I mean he didn't score at all last night. Hopefully some tweaking of the lineups will fix any deficiencies. I sure want to see Clint more dominating. Hopefully its all to him being sick. But, can we at least put Nene in to knock some guys around if necessary?
House played really well in Game 1, he's just a young player with little experience. Your bench guys perform better at home, and I fully expect him to bounce back in Game 5.
This is House’s first playoffs, isn’t it? He’s probably thrown off by the physicality and intensity in Utah. As long as he plays well on D, I think he’ll earn enough minutes to get calmed down and sink his shots. He’ll likely play better in Houston.
