ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Lakers 2/21/2019

4 of James's turnovers were charges.....3 of those were questionable. He really had 5 turnovers.

 

Meh, good to see the Rockets getting p***ed of this game, maybe they'll stop playing like little b**ches in the second for the rest of the season smh

 

Yeah they know it.

 

Pay attention to the trends the Underdogs always win on Thursday night TNT games. That's why I wasnt invested in this game. Especially seeing Scott Foster ref it

 

Keep blaming the refs. This is another choke job by us, we just don't have the right mindset and the defensive talent this year. Good luck fooling yourself, I won't fight for a team that doesn't fight for their fans. Anyone blaming the refs is just delusional at this point. How many world class choke jobs do you guys need to see that they just don't have it this season?

 

That's because they have become too dependent on his hero ball antics. I blame this on the coach.

 

Last Harden foul-out was Dec 22, 2017 - loss to Clippers in Houston. Scott Foster was lead official.

shocking! .... not

 

How can people here claim it was not the refs?
Did you even watch this game?

The refs were out for blood from the first second to the last! It was the worst officiated game I have seen in like 2 years.

 

Rockets were shooting threes in the fourth man. Hardly any drive ins. I get that y'all are upset at the refs, but this is the wrong reason. If anything, Harden's offensive foul calls were absolute bullshit .

 

Beard was sub-10 FTA (yes, perhaps poor officiating) but we lose 70% of said games.

 

Yep. Reffing was bad but that wasn't the problem. The Rockets refuse to change their philosophy despite what happened in the playoffs last year.

They keep doing it over and over again. When you are up by a large margin, slow down the game. Eat the clock. Shoot high percentage shots. Make the opponent take the ball out of the basket vs fast breaks on long rebounds. Focus on defense. Eliminate turn overs.

The worst thing you can do is what we do. Shoot tons of 3s that aren't falling. You need to make shots to keep the game out of reach.

It's very frustrating to watch this play out again and again.

 

Keys to defeat:
1. Played gg who I love when it was clear he was horrible
2. I swear I'm never a it was the refs guy. But it clear this was ok ne of the worst ref games I've ever seen. Cp3 n harden fouls out lmao...when does that happen

 

I really hope Hardens 30 point streak ends. At this point it seems like he’s just forcing it just to keep the streak alive.

 

Go ahead and keep on complaining about the refs. Yes there were terrible calls, but there are certain things that were under our control. There is no excuse for essentially demanding technicals when there was still a potential path to victory. And I do not complain just to complain. You clearly have not read through my posts.

 

I want somebody to call out the refs and get the 25k fine.

 

Wow.

 

Dude was clearly chucking man, his step back shots were so rushed he wasnt even doing anything in rhythm, dude was so worried about those 30 points.

 

Gerald Green was the biggest choke job tonight over anyone

 

We had a 19 point lead. The Rockets went cold in the fourth. As bad as the officiating was tonight, the Rockets could of overcome that if Green and Tucker hit some wide open threes.