ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Timberwolves 4/21/2018 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 3)

We lost tonight because our point guards, Harden and CP3, were playing for themselves instead of as a team. Too many times they played ISO into the paint while the rest of the team was unguarded at the 3 point line. What happen to "Run as One". Team work. And, if we can see, why couldn't MDA. Lousy 4th quarter coaching if he couldn't see it.

 

CP3 was bad on defense and really passive on offense. Almost scared to shoot the ball or initiate anything. He will bounce back in game 4. I had a feeling the Wolves would win this one. Now we need to bounce back in game 4 and finish it off here on Wednesday Clint and CP will bounce back.

 

Played like Dog crap all three games so far and finally bite them in the butt.

 

Don't know if you've had a pulse the other two games, but the switching defense has been pretty damn effective. Kat has had two horrible games and one okay game. The Wolves were just uncharasterically hitting every three they threw up. They were hot. **** happens.

 

thank you rockets for ruining my basketball podcast listening experience for a couple of days.

 

We'd best watch film and take Viagra cuz our collective D was pathetically limp. In fact, they had their way with us all night long, penetrating at will and getting their 3-game going strong. Beat us at our own game. Spanked a lotta butt.

Let's see how we respond.

 

narrative that he does not have enough help right?

he was the reason we were even IN the game

 

After the Game 2 Win, Stephen A Smith, Rachel Nichols, Tracy McGrady started to criticize Karl Anthony Towns. Marc Davis and referees really watch these shows to influence these calls. The referees want to drag on the series to Game 7. OKC rested for next series and also Warriors are rested. Rockets have to run fast breaks. Faster passing is needed.

 

Calling them emotional is a insult to women . . . these guys are so emotional and whiney it is un real

Rocket River

 

Beat us at our own game. They rained 3's. Couldn't miss.
Then while they were scoring 3's, they chased us off the 3 pt line and forced us to take 2's.
But I don't expect them to shoot 80% from 3 every game.
Gotta take care of business next game

 

I guess only time will tell. If this turns out to be a 6-7 game series, then everyone here will be right...but I still have complete faith in this team.

We ran into a buzzsaw tonight. Already not really playing up to par. The Wolves shooting over 50% from 3, then the refs clearly were pretty one sided tonight.

The difference is though with me...I know these series are in their own worlds. We've seen first-round series go 5-6-7 games...it holds no relevance towards the next series. As I mentioned, the Celtics in 08 had a 7 game first round and end up winning the championship.

The only thing that makes me mad about going one extra game is it means one extra game of risk. It is what it is though, we already knew the Wolves weren't really an 8th seed because of Butler's injury, them winning doesn't surprise me too much. How they win does though, them shooting 3s as if they were the warriors, and Rose dominating...CP3 was blown past with ease time and time and time again...

I guess game 4 will tell us if there is need to worry or not, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over being 2-1 and still having HCA.

 

Do you understand that our goal is beating the god damn Warriors. If that is our goal, limping through the first round is a HUGE cause for concern against a team that can easily go 16-0 on their way to a chip .

Some of you people are helpless.

From the first three games of this series, does this team honestly look like a team that can even take two games from the god damn Warriors with Steph Curry who will be back by the WCF?

Maybe the ones criticizing are the ones with bigger goals than the ones with Rose colored glasses .

 

Exactly

Rocket River

 

This is where Harden's set shot hurts him. Guys like Kobe, Durant, Jordan can rise up and get a good shot at the basket at any time because of the airspace they get on their jump shots. Harden's set shot is super susceptible to getting blocked. That plus the refs swallowing the whistles in the postseason makes it difficult for him to find his rhythm offensively.

He can still drive by his primary defender no problem but the issue is that he can't rise up and hit that mid range. Its too late to change his shot so he gotta work on that floater. He has so much space in the mid range area if he can get that tear drop to Tony Parker level he would be utterly and completely indefensible.

 

OKC rested? Utah just stole won..

 

Are we even hungry for it?

 

Also Pringlord should really learn to yank Ego in by the nuts once he starts missing too many shots. If you're gonna let him chuck 5-16 shots, might as well give it to Green.

 

Even if we lose the next game, we still have HCA. I know it sucks that we haven't played that well, but we just happen to be playing a team that is much better than their seeding indicates.

The problem is that many posters were acting all cocky prior to the series started acting like Minnesota was a trash team. This isn't no Miami Heat or Washington Wizards. The Twolves are a damn good team.

 

What's so bad about expecting a little dominance? The Warriors, our end goal, are on the verge of easily sweeping our nemesis the Spurs right now. Meanwhile we're getting our **** pushed in by a no O, no D 8th seed we swept the entire season.

If the Wolves can go off on us like this, what will the Warriors do?