I was at game 7 for the Clippers vs Rockets a few years ago and the crowd was stupid electric. This is a bigger game. The crowd should be lit.
I doubt that 'questionable status' very much......I feel strongly that Chris is pushing this and if he plays he is going to play hurt. It is what it is. MDA was never the coach that denied a player's wishes. He played with a hamstring injury before. He actually suffered one left, one right.
I think he should play if the doctors give him something that allows him to be on the court. Biggest game and closest to a finals CP3 has ever come and he doesn't believe in looking at the future like getting a shot at a title down the line in a recent ESPN interview with that bald guy . I don't think he will though, so Harden better be ready. It's time to show the MVP status is real and he can play through everything. I don't wanna see him falling on the floor to put us in a 5 on 4 position. None of that walking back loser mentality, talking to the refs, jumping up and down etc. Show you are tough! Do it for Chris who puts his health on the line.
TBH if he isnt 100% and has a potential to hurt this team, then i sit him. If he cant do the defensive switches how they are suppose to be done, then he will hurt us more than he will help. I think the Rockets can pull it off as long they are play disciplined defense for 4 full quarters.
CP3 is not playing and it is the right decision. For the very reasons you mention, it is not fair to him or the team to have him out on the court. This is not about toughness or pain threshold. He has a bad spasm surrounding the injury to prevent further damage. He simply cannot control the leg as required no matter what he wants to do. With the tightness that is there he can only make this injury worse if he tries to play. Rockets have the team right now to get this done.
4 quarters with 6 man rotation against the best team ever assembled, commentators,doubters,referesses,commisioner and vegas. We can have no lapse etc Yes even if the rockets players insist fatique wasnt a factor I dont believe them one bit.
Eric Gordon, P.J Tucker, Trevor Ariza, Gerald Green need to hit their 3 point shots, attack the rim more, dunk the ball, layups are more challenged. Clint Capela be a Defensive Presence. James Harden needs to run more pick and rolls at the top of the key with Start Alley Oops to Capela. Backcut passes for layups should be top priority. James Harden dribble less, pass and get everyone involved.
Hopefully the game is close in the 4th Qtr and Chris Paul plays with 5 minutes left to close it out. Let Chris Paul Play Only 5 minutes just Passing, Spot up shots, no driving, take defensive plays if possible.
Pretty sure CP is playing and could’ve played Game 6 if needed. Rockets knew the cards were stacked anyway and held him out as a precaution. I go back to this: if CP was hobbled and needed attention to get back why oh why would he have gone to Oakland? I thought that was a huge tell. He’ll be there tonight.
could be this, or that they already knew no chance he'd be able to play in game 7. let's hope your version is the right one
If they knew that I’m pretty sure they would’ve just announced it right away like they did Game 6. The fact that it was questionable from the start means, to me at least, that there was always hope of him playing.
Yep I was thier for that one, n have been there for all the games this series. When the game is at its most the fans always bring it
