ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Thunder 4/21/2017 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 3)

Game 1 was a decent game (winning by 30+....)

 

NO F'N WAY! You've got to be kiddin me. That was OKC's best game. And they were lucky to win by a deuce. If Beard drives on those last couple of possessions, we close out this game. We gave it away at the end through bad decision making/stagnant, lazy jacking. We'll rout them in the next game and finish it in 5 at home.

 

Exploit it all series? Lol...what % of Gibson points came in the 1st?

They couldn't even exploit it for a game.


Then Anderson...Ryan f'n Anderson, baited Russ into taking 18 foot pull ups in the 4th.. which were exploited into..misses.

 

Role players taking turns not showing up, except for Ariza, who hasn't shown up all series.

Game 1:
Anderson - no show
Ariza - no show
Gordon & Williams relatively quiet (8 & 11)

Game 2:
Anderson - no show
Ariza - no show
Capela - no show (7 & 10)
Nene - 7 points

Game 3:
Ariza, Beverley, Capela, Nene - no show

Anderson did finally show up but why the hell is treated with kid gloves around here? He's not Troy Williams or Sam Dekker - 1st or 2nd year players. He's making 18 ****ing million. Not too much to ask for him to show up more than once a game a series. ...but but but he spaces the floor even if he's not scoring! Give him a break!

Ariza - where the hell are you?

 

The two key negative moments that stick out was yet again an awful beginning to the game with too many turnovers and poor rebounding, and after Harden hit that 3 to put the Rockets up 67-65 in the 3rd, the Thunder ended the quarter on a 28-16 run and were up 10 going in the 4th quarter.

 

i agree with no timeout but i wouldn't call that a clean 3. roberson was close enough i would've been nervous about a foul if i were an okc fan. he forced it right at roberson with a good 3 seconds left because roberson wasn't even thinking about a drive. i know these are tough moments and james had an insane overall game, especially getting 6 straight points to tie it, but hey, james isn't being paid to make the easy plays. 2 possessions; 1 28 footer, 1 heavily contested 3 against a backpedaling D. at least one of those has to be a drive i think.

 

thank goodness this game was on a Friday..

 

I call 'em neo-@ZRB-ers.

Yeah, that's a deep cut.

 

I can live with that shot at the end. Liked the no TO, reminded me of TMac and Rockets-Mavs Game 2 (let's not talk about anything after that, though...) except he didn't have anyone screen him for the shot.

He hit a difficult 3 to tie the game a little before that. He's our MVP, you live with that. He was gassed, 5 fouls, Bev out... you go for the win there (though I wouldn't have minded him passing off to Lou). This one stings, but I'm not worried. See you all Sunday!!

 

******* Ariza, make one ******* shot and we win...

 

Harden has too much help!

Here's the truth : Our starting five is weak AF. How come this isn't brought up more often? Yes, we do have a strong bench, but our starting C, PF, SF, and PG are all replaceable, and could easily be benched if they were playing for another team.

 

Harden had a great look...and as the team's #1 player...you want that. If that goes...Man...

 

Rockets stepped off the gas when they went up. They expected OKC to fold.

 

Nice to see Road Ryno show up, actually had more points than shots attempted.

Beverley played like Home Ryno. 1 single point for a starting guard? He and Ariza went 0-7 from three. Those 2 and Capela sucked. Game worst -15 for Clint.

I would play Nene more and give Harrell some playing time. He can match up with Gibson better than Anderson.

D'Antoni has to make some kind of adjustment to avoid the 1st quarter disaster. Status quo is what will make this series too interesting.

 

Nah, we are just the better team and led by the better player. We don't need to be aggressive, we just need to play our game and we will win.

 

yeah, anderson's kinda been a joke this series. if he's not hesitating, he's bricking. don't come up with the plan to shoot 28 foot 3's so space the floor if it's a regular-season-only plan.

 

Anyone notice the irony of this game? OKC role players showed up, Rockets role players for the most part were trash. Harden had to do it all but Westbrook got the win. Harden MVP, right media? Of course, the narrative has already been made. Too late

 

It's not just about picking up the foul. He's a great finisher. And together, it's a helluva lot better % than flinging up poo from 30+...twice. Remember, it was two possessions in a row down two. And it wasn't just at the end...It was the last few minutes that were filled with awful shots..We STILL almost closed it out.

If you think it was smart play down the stretch...well, I don't know what to tell you.

 

Losing one game was always okay. Lose two and Westbrook's MVP looks better.

Don't lose anymore games this series, please !!!