There was a play when we were going back on defense and Eric was completely lost, he was turning around ala Brewer and didn't even realize where the ball and his man were until Hardaway made the basket (a 3)...those last minutes were an absolute meltdown, way worse than the game against the Spurs.
9:30 of the 4th Q, it was 94-75 Rockets. Rockets possessions 9:30 | Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 1 | 75 - 94 9:02 | Corey Brewer bad pass (Malcolm Delaney steals) | 75 - 94 8:26 | Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ryan Anderson assists) | 77 - 97 7:58 | Dwight Howard blocks Corey Brewer 's 2-foot layup | 79 - 97 7:39 | Corey Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper | 81 - 97 7:05 | James Harden makes 17-foot two point shot | 83 - 99 6:33 | Nene misses 14-foot jumper | 86 - 99 6:09 | James Harden makes 13-foot two point shot | 89 - 101 5:39 | Ryan Anderson misses layup | 91 - 101 5:16 | Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper | 94 - 101 4:41 | Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 96 - 104 4:03 | DeAndre Bembry shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 99 - 104 4:03 | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3 | 99 - 105 4:03 | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3 | 99 - 106 4:03 | James Harden misses free throw 3 of 3 | 99 - 106 3:28 | Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper | 101 - 106 3:01 | James Harden misses 7-foot two point shot | 104 - 106 2:34 | Trevor Ariza misses 12-foot two point shot | 104 - 106 2:12 | James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper | 107 - 106 2:12 | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 107 - 106 2:06 | Trevor Ariza misses 27-foot three point jumper | 107 - 106 2:04 | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 107 - 106 1:47 | Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper | 107 - 106 1:19 | Patrick Beverley makes two point shot (James Harden assists) | 109 - 108 0:57 | Dwight Howard blocks James Harden 's 3-foot layup | 109 - 108 0:41 | Clint Capela bad pass (Kent Bazemore steals) | 111 - 108 0:06 | Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper | 111 - 108 0:00 | End of the 4th Quarter | 113 - 108 Hawks 9:11 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper | 75 - 94 8:41 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes driving layup (Dwight Howard assists) | 77 - 94 8:15 | DeAndre Bembry makes layup (Kent Bazemore assists) | 79 - 97 7:54 | Nene blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 2-foot shot | 79 - 97 7:52 | DeAndre Bembry offensive rebound | 79 - 97 7:52 | DeAndre Bembry makes two point shot | 81 - 97 7:24 | Kent Bazemore makes layup (Malcolm Delaney assists) | 83 - 97 6:52 | Kent Bazemore makes 26-foot three point jumper (Malcolm Delaney assists) | 86 - 99 6:24 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes driving layup | 88 - 99 6:24 | Nene shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | 88 - 99 6:24 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1 | 89 - 99 5:54 | Dwight Howard makes two point shot (DeAndre Bembry assists) | 91 - 101 5:31 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Malcolm Delaney assists) | 94 - 101 4:54 | Malcolm Delaney misses driving layup | 94 - 101 4:54 | Dwight Howard offensive rebound | 94 - 101 4:52 | Dwight Howard makes two point shot | 96 - 101 4:18 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer | 99 - 104 3:47 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes driving layup | 101 - 106 3:47 | Clint Capela shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | 101 - 106 3:47 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1 | 101 - 106 3:19 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (DeAndre Bembry assists) | 104 - 106 2:51 | DeAndre Bembry misses 24-foot three point jumper | 104 - 106 2:25 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 3-foot two point shot | 106 - 106 2:25 | Clint Capela shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | 106 - 106 2:25 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1 | 107 - 106 1:35 | Trevor Ariza personal foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | 107 - 106 1:35 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 | 108 - 106 1:35 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 | 109 - 106 1:05 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper | 109 - 108 0:41 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes driving layup (Kent Bazemore assists) | 111 - 108 0:41 | Clint Capela bad pass (Kent Bazemore steals) | 111 - 108 0:23 | Malcolm Delaney misses 24-foot three point jumper | 111 - 108 0:03 | DeAndre Bembry makes dunk (Kent Bazemore assists) | 113 - 108 0:00 | End of the 4th Quarter | 113 - 108 HEY, SOMEONE MIGHT WANT TO COVER, GUARD, RUN OUT, POINT OUT, DO SOMETHING TO TIM HARDAWAY!
What is the difference about this play as comparing to Dwight dunking all over Capela? sh'tting scrubs driving pass every Rox players on the floor all season long? Its actually a better option for the Rox than let them score inside the paint.
This was also bad coaching by MDA, no timeout to stop the momentum when Hardaway was clearly on fire, at least two times he should've stop the game and he didn't, no hack a Dwight was also a huge mistake imo. Also the last plays, the team was clearly mentally gone, stop the game and try to talk them, draw up a play...i feel like he just let them sunk.
why the hell you want to hack Dwight when you are ahead, no matter he can make his FT or not, the Rox can't run and the pathetic offense will be even worse. anyone arguing the Rox should hack Dwight just don't understand how this team plays.
I put it down to two things. Bad coachimg by DAntoni.. really could have used some timeouts to run some actual plays. One of our last possesions was just fizzing the ball around without anyone knowing what the hell was going on. The other is just not expecting Hardaway Jr to go off like that. Underscouted guy going into this game. All i all im still confident in the team. Most losses seem to be from a certain one off happening than rather that just being straight up bad.
This team's now lost 8 of their last 13 games... If Morey thinks everything will be just fine after the All star break, then he's in for a rude awakening, he needs to make some ****ing moves before the dead line.
Well, it's not like you're going to run if you don't play defense + the other team doesn't miss + even if they miss you can't get a freaking rebound...
A leader fixes that. We don't have one. James is talented. I do not question that. James is NOT a leader. He does not have the mentality. We need someone that is close to him in talent that has the leadership skills of Michael Jordan or Hakeem. Those guys didn't f*ck around and didn't let any of their team mates screw off. If James, at his current maturity level, is our leader. We are going no where.
Morey has absolutely no business trading any meaningful asset this year. The probability of winning it this year is too low with GS putting together a super team, the Spurs being the Spurs, and Cavaliers probably putting it together in time for the playoffs. It's simply not worth it. Ride the season out and go all in with free agent signings. Hayward, Hill, Redick... plenty of options to add more shooters and improve the starting lineup. Ariza and Beverley should not be starting for a title contender.
I never feel safe with Harden in the clutch because for every game in which he looks like a stone cold assassin, he's got one in which his balls shrink back up into his body. I see people complaining about Ariza trying to do too much in this game, but the reason he was trying too hard was because Harden wasn't doing anything. If Harden isn't going to assert himself and put the team on his back, someone else needs to do so (Ariza, unfortunately, is not a guy you want doing that).
This game just highlights the point of we MUST find another scorer/playmaker for this team. Waaaaay too many missed 3s. There comes a point when NOBODY is making their 3s, you have to be able it drive and score. I've been saying this since the 3s have stopped falling. We don't need a all star either, just a guy that is capable and consistent at it. I really hope Morey can see this and can find a good deal. It wasn't stopping Hardway Jr at the end that caused the loss to me, it was we settled for nothing but 3s for the last 5 minutes, except maybe one drive by Bev. Can't do that when the momentum is shifting and everybody has missed their 3s ALL NIGHT. DAYUUUM MAN, do something else. Basic basketball. Oh, unless you don't have the skillset to do it... We are not contenders with this roster, just a team that can get hot from the 3 every now and then.
This is exactly what they need to do ! I was mad at first but then I just reminded myself that the warriors are not gonna lose this year they are so stacked so in the end the Roxs are gonna be watching the finals from home. The good thing is they can go after free agents this summer and continue to add to what they've done this year.
