Clutchfans Game Thread: Rockets @ Lakers 9/12/2020 (Playoffs Round 2, Game 5)

A good experiment next half would be to let BMac shoot ten threes in the next half just to see what happens.

 

1000 shots for Harden

 

Pitiful..... we just don't have the players to play for championships. We keep trying to surround Harden with superstars and they don't work out. If I'm being honest, CP3 was as close as we are going to come...and, of course, he was hurt with the GS series firmly in hand..bad break. Afraid we are going to have to blow things up.

 

and pj is any better how

 

Ben has kept Rockets in it by hitting 3 at end of each quarter.

 

Since there’s no way Westbrook would accept starting the second half on the bench, I’d like to see McLemore start for Gordon.

 

Rockets got up healthy 22 3s in that half, with many of them being pretty good looks.

Gotta keep trying. Hopefully Harden can pace himself with such little rest.

 

I actually like Rivers, but hes been so dissapointing in playoffs.

 

Stars are about even

Lakers role players going off. Rockets role players struggling

 

If Tucker and Russ wouldn't have played like total idiots bricking wide open shots in the beginning Houston would be up.

 

Agree BMac should have played more in the first half with the difficulties the Rox are having with shooting 3s. MDA is just bad with game awareness and adjustments.

 

What got us back was our transition D we were getting back and forcing turnovers. Need to keep that but we still need to get better on O

 

Lakers won Q1. We had a slightly better Q2. Need to scratch and claw.

 

Dantoni is hot garbage on on rotation adjustment.

Josh Smith and Corey Brewer would never get playing time under MDA.

 

if cp3 was a bit younger, he would be perfect for this team. Even if he and harden couldn’t work it out, you should have gotten a much better player than westbrick

 

ya just cant sell your soul to the 3ball - and then field a team of mediocre shooters... hell, we're shooting below 50% on our free throws at this point - and I dont think that has anything to do with the Lakes defense.... smh...

 

Yea he is, one game doesnt change that, he leads us in net rating for the series.

 

Rivers and BMac should never take more 2 dribbles.

I'm okay with giving all Rivers minutes to BMac and just letting him shoot 100 threes.

We need more 3 attempts from every Rocket.

 

I like him, too, but he just hasn’t produced. Too damn inconsistent.
We need to come out strong in the 3rd, grab the lead and then hold the damn thing.

Start BMac in the 2nd half!

 

Because he actually competes on the defensive end of the court. Tucker can’t do anything about Anthony Davis’ height advantage, but you rarely see him give lazy effort on defense. When Tucker has guarded James, he’s typically forced him to take a jump shot. Green let James have a straight line drive to the basket and, even worse, backed off right as LeBron was going for the layup.