ClutchFans Game Thread: Jazz @ Rockets 5/2/2018 (Playoffs Round 2, Game 2)

We finished the 2nd strong. Now we need to come out with great intensity and take the freaking lead.

Let's go Rockets

 

Because Utah Jazz adjusted from game 1.

 

This is a great game for the rockets, playoffs is a marathon not a sprint. Good wake up call to see the Jazz won't lay down, now they know they have to be buisness like and mentally ready no matter what.

 

Eric Gordon went from playing like 6th man of the yr to playing like 6th of a man... Ryan Anderson at this point is about as effective on offense as Ryan Bowen

 

Defensive issues are a combination of blowing assignments on the pick and roll and missing shots. When we get put in transition we struggle. Need to make shots

 

Gentlemen,

This is why a man is elected MVP.

He does the things no else can; get his hands dirty in filth like the Utah Jazz.

Who else could do it?

Not Gordon, Not Ryno. Not Money Green. Not even the Point God.

 

Boom.

 

I dont disagree, but Harden and the Rockets were playing lazy. Nothing Utah did was stooping Harden that much.

 

It's a miracle we're down only 9. If the Rockets stop giving up wide open threes and dunks, they can win this. They're on pace for 110 points which should be more than enough to defeat the Jazz at home.

 

CP3 has been complete trash in this game & he was trash in the 2nd half in Game 1. We're not winning if he doesn't show up again.

 

Houston's talent at the top will carry them through eventually in this series like it did against Minnesota but the longer the playoffs go on, Gordon and Anderson are not playing well enough to think the Rox can win a series against the Warriors. Paul would have to have his best playoff series ever to help Harden out and it still might not be enough with the way key bench players are playing.

 

Good thing about Utah is they can go through some seriously scoring drought with some good adefense. We just got to keep scoring to put pressure on them. Attack Mitchell aggressively so he doesn’t get comfortable and hopefully our other players not named harden and capela can wake up.

Playing Anderson at center was looking pretty bad until the end of the second half

 

Barkley actually giving good analysis tonight. Think I agreed with everything he said

 

If we keep giving them open perimeter shots they absolutely will keep shooting 50% from the perimeter. We just have to play harder after and smarter defense in the second half

 

Lol pretty good breh

 

It's hilarious to see the haters whine about Harden drawing fouls, when the Mamba outright states that it's a perfectly valid tactic he would've stolen himself and so should the Jazz.

 

Just like last year. If Morey was smart he would trade both of them in the off season for someone with balls who will perform in the playoffs. Eric Gordon's regular season stats can seriously net a very good player.

 

2-13 in 6 quarters of play for Gordon is awful. Ariza also has to show up this series. And playing Anderson when he has shown nothing makes no sense. If you are going to waste minutes on someone, do it for Joe Johnson. He can foul and not play defense.

 

This is why we got paul but he has been a flop for the most part in the playoffs. Now needs to step it up