ClutchFans Game Thread: Wizards @ Rockets 12/19/2018

I’m actually happy we’re pkaying in Miami on a B2B.

Miami is always hard for us. At least this way the guys don’t have a night out in south beach before the game.

 

Just announced, Dragic out for 8 weeks, knee surgery. Bad timing for them.

 

It’s Hilarious for the last 4 minutes crowd is cheering for the 3 and Capela doesn’t know what’s going on until nene tells him after THE 3.. is Capela disengaged? Jk before u get mad lol

 

Ya I like dragon but that’s good for us.

Tom is going to be tough.

 

Harden last 5 games

90/50/40 scoring 38.6 ppg

 

Needs to be cut for that Melo "celebration".

 

Call me crazy but Capela should develop a 3 point shot... we’d be unstoppable.

I actually think he can.

 

Im sorry my guy ,I really wanted him back but he had to do right by himself and his family by getting paid.

 

Man, this was one of my favorite games of theirs (aside from the Rockets/Spurs game). Amazing offense. I'm not sure how sustainable it is, but the Rockets have to keep pushing the pace and encouraging ball movement. There's a lot of improvement on the defensive end, however.

 

That was the biggest shot in MCWs career.

In all seriousness, this was really a quality win, against a team that came to play. If the Rockets wouldn't have been otherwordly from outside, the Wizards could've pulled this one. We certainly would've lost this game earlier in the year, but the championship mettle is beginning to shine through...

Also, that Wizards team with a guy like Capela in the middle would be pretty lethal. Ariza really fits well with that back court and Markieff and Green make a nice tandem. They just need a bigger presence in the middle that can play the vertical game with the guards and alter shots around the basket. (I guess what I'm saying, is that we are lucky to have Capela.)

Also, Harden is just unbelievable. He has been pretty much perfect during this streak.

 

All 26 three pointers!

 

Is this the official "turn around?" Have we had a Rocket's launch? GS lost tonight. We are rapidly closing the gap between us and the frontrunners.

 

Why couldn't he do that in game 7?

 

Really fun game.

Harden is playing unbelievable.

 

I’ll say this. Despite being on this winning steak. Our bench does still suck. Only production we got was from the Green House effect. Morey needs to bring in 1-2 more bench guys. Once ennis is back we’ll atleast have 3 big time bench guys who can play some mins. But either knight gets it together soon or we acquire a big time guard who can accumulate buckets

 

He can barely make 50% free throws!

 

John Wall's controller runs out of battery mid game

 

That is incredibly terrible.

 

We need more depth for sure. We have seen the effect of just one 'other guy' having a halfway decent game - PJ, EG, Green, etc. House is a serviceable player, and maybe one day he'll be a reliable offensive threat, but right now he is very streaky and a subpar three point shooter who is good defensively and can get to the basket. We still dont have a quality backup PG behind Harden or CP3 (I'm hoping Knight starts turning it around here soon). We dont have a real backup PF. This trade deadline will be interesting - I'm guessing Hartenstien, Knight, House, MCW, Clark, Ennis, our draft picks, and possibly even Gordon will be available for the right players.