ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Thunder 12/9/2016

Good! We need a guy on the team that pisses people off...for the right reasons

 

Harden was guarded very well, and the 4th quarter, we lost focus, our team is still LEARNING how to win, but they are winning while doing it...so....yeah...4th best record in the league ain't bad.

DD

 

lots to look forward to if if harden had a bad game and still beat okc.

 

Great to see us pull out a tough win against the Thunder.

 

Technically tied for 3rd in the West too.

Harden had a bad game in terms of shooting, and his 4th quarter could be a lot lot better, but his passing was on point this game and a lot of TOs were the players not moving to the right spot. Rockets were able to get big leads in the first place because of Harden.

I expect Harden to improve upon this, the Rockets just need to run more plays to try and score at the end.

 

We are just commenting on what we saw. We are all over the moon with this win.

 

STFU...

 

This sort of role player+bench ability is what sets great teams from good teams. Reason? Injuries and playoffs. You want your team to sustain a multi game series in the playoffs and if things go as planned, multiple series. Superstars are going to have off nights. The teams with the firepower to step up and cover during those nights are going to be what ultimately saves everyone.

 

I have no doubt he's the all-time leader in tri-dubs with <.40% shooting

He leads in total occurrences and percentage-wise..... no doubt.

 

harrden

play harder

clap clap

 

People act like Jordan Kobe lebron bird all the greats didn't have games like harden just had..... and we won!!!! Dude had 12 assist and 9 rebounds and had some key defense down the stretch particularly the last close out. He does other things to win games when his shot is off.

Bev is the player of the game no doubt was just huge in Russ down the stretch.

 

Harden struggling in OKC is not new. The missed shots and the stupid passes are all things he's known to do, especially late in the 4th. The real issue today was everyone around him struggling to do anything from the perimeter. This team doesn't shoot 29% from 3, not this season at least. If Anderson doesn't make shots, then he is absolutely useless. Gordon should have been in the game more too.

 

wow, I guess winning as a team helps your image

 

Biggest difference I see in this team rather than last year is guys are confident in their roles.. Harden knows he has to be an efficient 40+ minutes floor general... Ain't quite 40 minutes yet but he gettin there.. Those 4/5 minutes of ISO ball per game is what's keeping him from having an all time great season ..

 

OKC is a solid team. Not good.Westbrook is also the most overrated player in the league. He gets stats b

I agree on that but tonight they both stunk it up in the last few minutes.

 

Super solid win

 

Really? Harden is a damn good passer. Granted he makes some dumb passes, but it's not because he's targeting the wrong player, it's because he's trying to be cute. The guy also makes some amazing passes that prove he has elite vision. It's his judgment and effort that suffers sometimes. This team seems to be doing just fine with Harden in the PG role, so I'll take my chances.

 

Nearly turned into an extremely aggravating loss, but ultimately a great win.

Harden did not play well at all tonight, but we still found a way to beat a good team on the road.

 

Coach MDA adjusted to the Thunder's switching defense by flattening out the offense and letting Harden go one-on-one. He usually gets results because Harden is amazing, but tonight Harden didn't play well. I would have preferred to have kept the ball moving, but we got the win! I'm sure MDA had his reasons for changing up the offense like that.