ClutchFans Game Thread: Blazers @ Rockets 4/30/2014 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 5)

I hope Game 5 against Portland doesn't wind up like Game 4 a year ago. Harden was horrific that night. He was settling for outside shots and bricking all of them. The rest of the team stepped up and bailed him out(barely).

That being said, Harden did bounce back big-time in Game 5 in OKC. So I have no problem if Game 6 in Portland plays out that way.:grin:

 

See that's the thing, I don't mind Harden being horrific cause even in game 5 he was bad. The only difference: he shot 7 of 8 from three but he still settled..Harden has still not shown he can be a leader and cannot be trusted so it's time to play team ball!!

 

Yeah, but I don't mind Harden settling for the 3 if he makes his first 7 attempts like he did in Game 5.

 

True, but it was good to see that despite the bad play from Harden, we were able to come back and force a game 5 and I'm sure we can do it again.

 

My birthday is tomorrow. A win would be awesome!

 

The Rockets never win on my birthday. Then again, my birthday is in late July.

 

Never say die. Each game is its own entity. It has nothing to do with the last game, or the next game. The Rockets much approach this as a 1 game series, with no thoughts towards game 6. All focus, all heart, all determination on this one game.

We all know the Rockets have yet to play their best. Wednesday night would be a good time to start.

See you in Portland for Game 6.

 

I hope Harden doesn't get pissed when the ball goes to Dwight, did anyone remember Reggie Miller calling him out on this

 

The good thing is if we lose this then we didn't deserve the series anyway.

 

Yup, seen his body language and lack of effort in defense soon after that play. But I know both Dwight and Beverly got on him after the game.

 

My only sense of hope is that the NBA may be interested in extending the series to 7.

Hopefully the the officials will be able to overcome however Lin decides to lose the game for us.

 

I don't even put the blame on Lin, I put it on our all star 1 dimensional player. He chuking effing bricks.

 

The good thing is if we lose this then the team does the soul searching it has needed to do all season and make the changes it needs to make to be a championship contender.

But I'm still hoping that the team does that AND advances to the next round.

 

It's not easy to Succeed through adversity, doubt, as a second round/non draft pick, and or being waived.

Elevate.

 

For the love of Jesus, rockets please win this one in regulation. My heart isn't ready for another OT.

 

Is put up or shut up time. Team needs come out focus to play 48 minutes of tough playoff basketball. May the best team win.

 

Pretty pathetic both "superstars", "leaders", "franchise players" tune out if they aren't involved in the offense.

ME ME ME! Me needs touches or **** it, I'm tuning out!

Sad.

 

Loss.

If not, then Fri will be a loss.

 

They won on my birthday in DEC. That was all i wanted for a present.

 

Yup. I hope now people realise that those who have critiqued Harden and were afraid he would be another T-mac had legimitate concerns. It's showed in last year's playoffs and even more so today. It's baffling how I felt we had a better shot to take down OKC as I had about the Blazers. Hell even the Warriors would probably have a field day against our perimeter defenselessness..