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

Worst thing about this lost, Rockets totally shut down SGA and Shroeder. Those two were horrible on offense and not much better or defense. 9-27 fg 2-10 from 3pt with 8 assists and 7 TO. Even with CP3 and Gallo's great games - the Rockets held the Thunders offense to 42% fg and 33% 3pt and forcing more TO 19 than they had assists 17. Rockets defense really have been impressive and Thunders offense looking terrible.

Barkley is right when he says the Thunders have such a hard time creating good shots. Which SHOULD bold well for the Rockets and game 7.

 

CP3 firing all the shots at Harden right now.

Harden won't do anything in return though, he never does when he's called out.

If we loss this series, I foresee Morey getting fired the day after and this franchise will go to **** when Tilman's son takes over as GM.

 

I guess we'll see what Game 7 Harden is all about.

 

Here we go again.... we lose and Harden's fault. We win and Harden never gets praised.

I hope we lose the next game and Harden leaves.

 

Harden’s lack of killer instinct tonight was a big problem. MDA’s constant choking and his obsession with small ball are why the Rockets are here in the first place. Face it. MDA is a mental midget in the playoffs. Always has been. Even back in Phoenix, you just knew the Suns would always lose. It was the same story in LA and New York. Now it’s the same story here. If MDA goes to Indiana, it will be the same story there.
He’s second all time in playoff wins without a finals appearance for a reason. That’s the mark of a pretty good coach who just can’t get it done in the post season. Mike D’Antoni...always the bridesmaids and never the bride.

 

MDA didnt make us turn the ball over 22 times. Players just have to be sharper.

 

Never said MDA deserved all the blame. But the fact that his fanboys are giving him a pass is astounding.

 

Westbrook in Rockets final shot huddle.


DOH!!!

 

What does small ball have to do with this loss?

 

Yeah because the other teams don't sell out to deny them the ball lol.

 

lmao cp3 really talking that good **** now? not exactly someone known for being "built for it"

this game had an almost preseason vibe and somehow we still should have won. We roll big in game 7.

 

Makes me so sad and angry to not see Harden DEMAND the ball in the absolute crunch clutch time of games. He doesn’t want it. Why?

 

Russ was one of the players I wanted to avoid getting from the start. His record of poor shooting, high turnovers and boneheaded plays were so evident when the Rockets used to play OKC the past few years. I love his effort and energy but thats about it.

 

Their offense is terrible, our mistakes get unpunished and we still lose.

The problem is our TO's. We made a run in the 3rd but kept turning it over right away instead of extending the lead like we did in game 5.

With OKC they play really slow, so if we don't build a big enough cushion it's almost a guaranteed loss towards crunch time

 

He defers to Westbrook as being the leader of the team

 

Man i think this is good for us honestly. Not only does it give WB another game but the adversity can only make us better. Next round we go to being underdogs. That is the perfect situation.

 

Can’t believe we traded capela and developed an entirely new playstyle just so turnover Westbrick can be more effective.

 

Next game determines who won the trade. It’s bigger than just who moves on.

 

Okc is so scary in the clutch, lets blow them out next game. I except us to come out the gate strong, and never look back.

 

I think we truly miss having a legitimate vertical threat on the court at times. We settle for way too many 3s and we don’t have the release valve for when Harden gets bottled. 4 or 5 easy lob passes would have helped tonight. But, in my opinion, the biggest issue was that D’Antoni was out coached by Donovan.