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  1. ScolaIsBallin

    ScolaIsBallin Member

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    How do you not call a timeout with the ball and 9 seconds left? Can anyone explain this
     
  2. dmoneybangbang

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    Defense isn't set.
     
  3. Two Sandwiches

    Two Sandwiches Contributing Member

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    I'm surprised by that too. Call a time out, expect the double team, set up an alley oop to Dwight...
     
  4. Play07

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    defense wasn't set were a transition team just go !!!
     
  5. foo82

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    You will probably get a better look in transition, but harden pulled up. He probably should have attacked regardless of game clock.
     
  6. RocketBlood

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    I agree with it. They don't get set. High IQ play by curry and Thompson to swarm harden and leave the others. Someone else was open.
     
  8. larsv8

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    I can't believe that. Just unbelievable.

    You have to call a timeout there, you just have too.
     
  9. RESINator

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    Kevin thought we didn't have timeouts left.

    probably a gamble given that they didnt get to set up defense
     
  10. Rockets Pride

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    And Harden was? He could barely dribble
     
  11. MD_in_Training

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    Not smart to go 1 on 3 in transition. Call the TO when you see you're outnumbered...
     
  12. sugrlndkid

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    Fine with it...i wished Howard set that pick for him...ala Yao...he couldve gone right for a clean look...

    That is 2 game changing plays James did not make...but its ok...the Rockets are a Terry and Josh smith away from making this a real series.

    They defend home court ...we must as well
     
  13. krouchchocolate

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    He could have took the shot but decided to pass it to howard.
     
  14. andyacecandy

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    it wasn't a fastbreak, we did not have numbers

    should've called timeout but then again, Harden should've shot on the step back... tried doing too much with it
     
  15. Play07

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    i will take that but players running with shooters on the wing to spread I'm ok with it, yeah timeout would've been ok also 50/50
     
  16. ilovehtownbb

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    That's the right move, attack them before the D sets. U should blame the officating, we got beat by the refs. Green had at 2 offense fouls and 3 Defense fouls that weren't called.
     
  17. Giant9erRocket

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    I'm thinking Harden thought that was Ariza or someone else. I didn't think he expected that to be Dwight.
     
  18. PolarBear

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    Brewer was wide open in the right corner, but he was 1-5 for the game and it would have been a very tough cross court pass to complete while being trapped.
     
  19. Tdugs710

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    He thought Howard was a trailing shooter. I don't fault Harden for anything here. It was the right play to push in transition
     
  20. N2bnfunn

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    Three things about this game... turnovers, REF's and Illegal screens, we can't buy a call when it is close, it that was Curry and two rockets was reaching for the ball they would have called a foul on Houston.

    Golden State is just another fouling dirty team like that other two teams Houston played.
     

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