ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Raptors 3/9/2018

Not sure if I.D.I.O.T or not....

NBA's last 2 minute report confirms there was contact on Harden's last shot, but says Harden wasn't fouled: http://official.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/03/L2M-HOU-TOR-03-09-2018.pdf

Q4 00:01.8 Siakam (TOR) legally contests Harden's (HOU) jump shot attempt. Any "high-five" contact after the release is considered incidental. Foul: Shooting Pascal Siakam James Harden CNC

But was the contact actually after the release, and was it just a "high-five"??

Let's take a closer look:






Looks like Siakam got him on the wrist while the ball was still in his hand. How is that a "high-five", NBA? At least have the balls to admit that it was a blown call instead of releasing this patronising B.S. that the contact was after the ball was released and was therefore incidental.

 

From the pics you posted it def looks like a foul.

But harden didn’t complain about it so I gotta side with the nba on this one.

We didn’t lose the game because of that last attempt that prob should have resulted in FTs.

Harden turning the ball over down 2 with 1:30 left was bad but then cp3 losing the ball with 30 seconds to go on a lay in that would have tied only to kick it out to Ariza and get it back for a very makeable corner three to actually take the lead killed out chances.

Cp3 can say all he wants that the ball was nudged out of his hands by miles but he was fumbling the ball all night when he was pressured by van fleet. It was almost like the ball had some slick substance on it when cp3 was dribbling.

 

Yup i saw that. Secrets lol

 

1. Rap use sticky defence in 3 pt line. 2. Joe johnson plays center lose a lot of rebounds. 3. Rap stop the linkage of harden and cp3. 4. Rap center is very strong, the last blocking is the turning pt. 5. Lowry 3 pt is very accurate in 1st quarter. 6. In 4th quarter, our starter comes out to late.

 

We use green instead, dont use JJ

 

But the other night against tor, we had trouble challenging bigs like JV and clearly was a factor in us finishing at the rim. Only beard was able to eat yesterday. Plus in the playoffs calls will be harder to comeby. On this regard, we should prep for the jokics towns and aldridges in our conference. Good thing for us in stretches ryan will be able to pull out the bigs.

 

oh dam plz be not serious. hope it just muscle pain no structural damage or anything.

 

This isn't resting. We saw him bang his knee last night. Just hope it isn't serious. But it's clearly real.

 

#BatmanConspiracy

 

can we get this thread to 500?

 

THIS is what bothers me:
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• Toronto’s big man stayed far back in the paint, rarely coming out past 10 feet, on pick-and-rolls. This set up a constant presence under the rim for any driving guard. By not switching, this prevented easy Harden or Paul isolations that usually makes up Houston’s offense."

Why? Because that is how the Spurs beat us. . . the refs basically allowed Gasol and Aldridge sit in the lane not guarding anyone all series long

Rocket River

 

That loose ball foul for Lowry on CP3 is still a mystery to me

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Video? The refereeing was bad as usual, lots of odd calls.

 

I could not embed into the post from the 2 minute report

NBA's last 2 minute report confirms there was contact on Harden's last shot, but says Harden wasn't fouled: http://official.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/03/L2M-HOU-TOR-03-09-2018.pdf

Rocket River

 

100 pages shall be done

 

Maybe the best loss of the season

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This is one game I actually won't pin the L on the refs - just purely for the fact Houston did so many things wrong.

But I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thought that was a ludicrous call.

So all the MMA stuff that is usually allowed as soon as bodies hit the floor for a loose ball, was just thrown out the window and the one play the decide to actually call a foul - is that one at a pivotal moment of the game.