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

The only way we advance is to win 3 games in a row against a very good team. How about as ardent fans of the Rockets (and I assume that's why we are all here, right?), instead of beating ourselves up or particular players on the team, or the coaching during the series, or the refs (walking figures of excrement that they are), or management, or Les the Owner, we just take the games one game at a time. We can win the next game.

Again:

We can win the next game.

After that, we can worry about the next game. See how that works?

 

Time to get "Nasty."

 

I can't wait for "The Rockets" to show the world once again.

Clutch City baby!

 

If Lin makes his 3s, we'll win...
If Lin can limit himself to 2 TOs in the game, we win

 

Forget the next game... we can focus and give 100% effort on the next play..

 

If Harden still brick and no defense like past 4 games, we will go home definitely.

 

Just realized we have the worse PG rotation in the playoffs

Combine Lin and bev =20 ppg 6 ast


Lillard only 25ppg 8 ast

That ****ing sad

 

If harden shoots better than 35%, we win

If Parsons scores a single point in the 4th Quarter, we win

If bev plays elite defense, we win

 

I thought Harden is our PG?

 

It will be a gamble if you give too much time to Daniels. But certainly we can try him early in the game and see how it goes.

The rookie doesn't do any good to the bad defense which Rockets have now. You can imagine what can happen when you have both Harden and Daniels on the defense end. Defense wins in playoff. A 7-game series is all about adjustment. On offense end, Portland didn't prepare for Daniels last two games but I am sure they will next game.

 

We are going to set a record.

 

i'm hoping things work out not ready to watch baseball yet.
the only thing that concerns me is that portland makes adjustments in the 2nd half and we just tighten up and go long periods of time with no scoring. at some points in the game you could feel Houston had total control....

if we could just finish the 3rd and 4th quarters like we've started each game we could win the next 3 easily.

 

Doubt it. If he shoots 36% we'll probably still lose.

 

if the Rockets win this series, they seriously have a solid chance at winning the Championship.

Best 2 teams in the league:

Portland
Houston

 

Just saw Bulls lose, a bad sign?

 

Start with TT, but go with a small ball lineup late.

In Game 4, with TT from 6:41 to 2:50 in 4th Q, we went from 5 ahead, to 3 behind.

 

Yes..bad sign...someone has to have a career defining performance for us to win this series

 

Harden shot 42% last game and we still lost. Granted he shot like 20% after the first quarter lulz.

If Harden shoots 50% or better we win. How about that?

 

Well, more often than not when I'm in a valley, I except a peak somewhere soon. And conversely when Im atop a peak I would expect a valley close by before another peak.

 

will the rockets be the third team to go gon' fishin'?

god, hope not.