ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Warriors 5/8/2019 (Playoffs Round 2, Game 5)

What a lost opportunity. Harden became strangely passive. Not sure if he was tired or what. He had, what, 1 layup and a free throw in the fourth? Hmmm. That was the time for him to really assert himself, and instead he receded into the background.

 

We have a soft coach. He tries to let the player figure it out on their own. Then why are you there? Our guys needed a fire lit under their ass, especially Capela. Cp3 wasn't focused he was mouthing of to f***ing old ass E40. They maybe thought because Durant went out they could feed the middle?! We couldnt buy a bucket. Curry and Klay missed so much they eventually found their shot.

 

SAS will be going in on him

 

Why not? We just had a whole half basically to beat them without KD.

If CP3 and Clint are going to play like this and if Curry and Klay step up then they will win this series.

 

yer entitled to your opinion... I'm jus sick of MDA and his freakin small ball!
CC +8 Nene +4 - yet we lose by 5....
Tucker cant do it all on the boards plus be our #1 defender...

 

This has to be the most poorly coached team I've seen as a Rockets fan. So many dumb decisions..

 

Even more winning it in game 7 than it's already been known. With the fake KD injury. Lol gotta love the script

 

Cp3 has been ****ing garbage the entire series and I am so disappointed in him. After harden won us game 3 and game 4, there is no reason why he shouldn't have the ball the last 2 or 3 minutes, like I dont get it, i seriously wonder what mda thought process in the last 2 or 3 minutes.

 

Golden State were forcing the ball out of Harden's hands the entire game not sure what you guys were watching. You guys prefer him to force Stepback 3's against Iguodala all game & pray they go in? You guys would be calling it heroball.

It's up to the coach to make adjustments

 

No, they only won one game, and they had Cousins when they beat us before. That being said, im not feeling great about next game.

 

Agreed. I wish he would have demanded the ball instead of allowing Paul and Gordon to brick. Hey, maybe he heard clutch fans complain about his ISOs and decided to let other guys try?

 

Nobody is more optimistic when it comes to the Rockets than I am but not like that we can't.

Everyone whiffing on our team but Harden who shot 60% most of the night but just didn't want to shoot. Somebody needs to remind the MVP you miss every shot you don't take.

 

They missed a Golden opportunity tonight. It was put on a platter and we blew it. I appreciate the optimism, but this game was there for the taking and then you close at home.

 

Seriously, what the **** is wrong with Capela? Look at those last 2 points for the Warriors for instance. It's like he didn't care if Thompson hit that layup or not. If you're 6ft 10 and supposedly strong, there's no way Thompson should be scoring that. He's just too soft. He couldn't control a pass. He was scared to go up with a layup.

2 key possessions at the end..... the one where Curry got his own rebound and the 50/50 ball at the end. No hustle tonight. The only 2 players that can hold their head up high tonight is Harden and Turker.

For us to advance we need all the players to step up. Capela and Paul have not turned up in any of the games. Not one. It doesn't help that Gordon shot like **** in the first half, but I'll let it slide because he's been good in the playoffs so far.

I think our chance of qualifying has pretty much gone now. We missed a big chance tonight after going into the final quarter level after coming from behind.

 

Fkn Klay was out of bounds on that last play, warriors get another help from the refs again

 

Isaiah Thomas on NBATV acknowledging that CP3 wasted a lot of opportunities down the stretch...

 

No McHale, no band brothers save us again.


This is choke team.


Capela lmao.

 

Well on the bright side if KD is indeed out the rest of this series, we’re now playing the same Warriors team that blew a 3-1 lead to the Cavs in the Finals so maybe we can get an encore performance from that group

 

it's funny. last game with 8 minutes left the warriors down they were playing desperate and not wasting the shot clock running the ball up the court. but rockets this game 6 minutes left, always play so casually like they have so much time. we waste 8 seconds every possession while we walk the ball down the court and warriors defence get set up. i pretty much knew we weren't able to get back in this game with this style of play. such a waste of the time we had to win the game

 

MVP MIA
$35M role player (if that)
$15M charmin soft center
Coach stubborn as a mule