Clutchfans Game Thread: Rockets @ Thunder 8/31/2020 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 6)

Yeah, and seeing him do this with okc against us, really hurt.

Still haven't got over the 2017-2018 loss in game 7 without cp3.

 

I simply can not get over how we have lost the free throw battle in 6 straight games

 

This is such BS from him. Dude didn’t want the ball didn’t want to be near it. If the “plan” was for James to have the ball he would had it in the beginning. For all his talk about only carrying about winning I don’t know how he’s going to accomplish that with growing a ****ing pair.

 

This is the playoffs. Games arent going to be blowouts. Refs make sure of that. This is a time where stars shine and dominate. All the greats have. Just not our current one.

 

Jamal Murray, Dame, Donovan, Butler, Kawhi wins this game

 

Yeah. He is by far the most incredible player since Hakeem to play for Houston, but he just doesn't have that killer instinct that guys like Kobe or Jordan had.

It is was it is. Hall of fame player, but don't know if it's realistic to believe we can win a ring with Harden not having this aspect of his game and by now, no idea he can devolp this.

 

Hell no. There’s plenty of blame to go around and MDA needs to take his share of it. He coached a terrible game. No inbound sets, watching Gordon shoot brick after brick and Westbrook through turnover after turnover and watching CP3 cook RoCo/Green possession after possession. Harden has to shoulder some blame here as well but NONE of what I mentioned above as anything to do with James.

 

Gordon is 6/37 in the series from 3 and he might hit 1 out of every dozen layups. He's taking up space on the floor. I was hoping we got rid of him last year. Maybe he'll play out of his head Wednesday but he has been a joke. And, let's be honest...if we were to win Game 7, we get the Lakers. But, surely we aren't going to let a 40 year old CP3 take our manhood ? Where's your pride ? Goodness !

 

Bro enough, if you are gonna blame a dude for the last two minutes and not look at the game so be it. It's not a good way to evaluate things at all so lets just leave it.

 

How? Only been to conference finals once. He was a ghost in games 1-5 last year. Allowed rockets to come back from 20 down late in third on his home floor when he was on the clippers. Lol one good game and yall act like he closes games like kawhi. Stop it

 

It’s realistic with the right players and coaches around him. Too bad the Rockets have neither.

 

Paul didn't win us a championship, so it doesn't matter does it? Nope. Whether you lose in round 1 or the Finals you still choked.

I'll take Westbrook any day over Paul.

 

They have 51 more FTs than us in this series, unbelievable.

 

Ill leave it at this- Harden has great statistical games but cant rise to occasions and elevate himself when it matters most.

 

Chris Paul was masterful in the 4th tonight, but everyone acting like he's always been clutch and has this amazing playoff resume is just too much for me.

Doesn't anyone remember his New Orleans or LAC teams not being able to get out of the second round, when he was playing at an MVP level?

Hopefully he remembers he's a choker at heart in Game 7.

 

Harden doesn't want it and it's sad to see. no excuses whatsoever. blaming everyone else is a pure gimmick. the stars get the ball in their hands and nobody stops them. it is what it is. take it for what yall want. you can blame all these others as a loser excuse but itll always be a problem so long as he is this way

cp3 said get out of the way. I'm not letting my team lose. Apprently harden can't do the same. How many other stars in the bubble have done the same.

 

Bro you can pick the worst moments of anyone's career and tell me their bad. That's not how you evaluate things at all.

 

Agreed. They damn sure would have had the ball. I’m tired of Harden either being lazy and not moving his feet on an inbound in the last seconds or completely hiding from the ball by acting like his defender is a magnet and he’s ****ing metal. Morey and Mike killed his killer gene. It’s done.

 

The question you should be answering is why your team played so badly....not prepared..certainly no help from you MDA ! Hell, I would hope we'll play better for DAMN SURE.

 

The excuses Harden gets are running out. Stop being homers. If ya'll weren't Rockets fans you would go along with the criticism of Harden. It's put up or shut up time.

I expect Harden to show out for game 7 like he did in 2015, but there is some truth to the slander.