Clutchfans Game Thread: Thunder @ Rockets 8/20/2020 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 2)

sure its only the thunder but lots of premature hate on rockets and harden.

its crazy how negative this board is and anti rockets. i dont get it. . its toxic be pissed when out of it.

this team has a really good shot. this is as good as its looked in a while and no warriors looming. no home cooking no crowd bs..straight hoop

 

I cant tell b

i think he jumped on his foot. he didnt show where he landed. that would have easily fractured my foot if thats what happened lol

 

The Thunder got slaughtered when Chris Paul was on the court

 

yup

OKC never stood a chance. Idk why CF always hypes up the Thunder. They can’t shoot, and Gallinari is their best scorer. In the playoffs, that makes u lunch meat. It’s the same thing with Utah, except they have better shooters and Mitchell who can get 30 or more in a game, but still, their offense is never good enough against us in the postseason to be a serious threat, and they also shoot poorly against us. Any team that fits the profile of suspect offense and suspect shooting, I don’t worry about. The Lakers are in that group as well, but unlike an OKC or Utah, they will have ref help because they bring in huge ratings and have Lebron.

 

Someone send this dude the clip of Chris trying to dribble and step over PJ when he could’ve walked in any other direction to keep the play going.

 

Winning turnover margins by this much is winning basketball!

 

Told you you should change your pet preferences from Harty to Green.

 

Rivers and Gordon

just normal rotation

 

6 of those were in the 3rd, so only 1 in the 4th.

Love seeing us tighten it up like that when it matters most.

 

-36. Lol

 

I think russ is ready for next game but if we are 2-0 dont play him yet if not 100

 

Was kinda nice watching Chris do what he did last year but for another team.

He just doesn't have it anymore. His first year here was his last real year.

 

But I kinda like these two where they are right now especially Gordon. Also we already play 8 right now, I don’t see coach go 9.

 

Harden had 0 turnovers.......

First time since the 2011-12 Conference Finals that he played a Playoff game when he had 0 turnovers

 

He will.

This rotation is locked down.

 

Gordon 0 for 10 on 3s and Harden 2 for 11, but we win!

Role players stepped up for this game.

 

He only played 6 ... age does change a person.

 

I dont think they got overhyped. They are a well run team, great ball handling with 3 pg lineups. Gallinari is good, Adams is a winning player, although this matchup completely sucks for him. I think they have a decent team, and its not like we look like nba champs prior to this series, specially with Russ injured.
Our role players, so far, have stepped up and played great against a team that ironically, is probably too small. Lets hope they continue playing like this and we should be fine.

edit: Also, did you really expected all of our roster playing like this? Im surprised how all of them have responded so far, great plays all around.

 

For 2018-2019 season. You cant play bench if you dont have one.

Trust me, when Russ back, Rockets will play 9 man rotation.

Playing 8 last 2 games and all thru bubble, MDA trusts these guys.