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

First time for everything...

 

This series has made me realise why so many fanbases hate Lebron.

Every game break is constant Lebron highlights and propaganda, it's just overwhelming.

And in the fact that he is absolutely destroying us on both ends and I'm like Fffuuuuuckkk you

 

jeff green is a better safety valve off the harden double team than pj

 

Why does Harden give such poor effort in big games?

 

Not a Harden hater, but I’ve been disappointed with many of his playoff 2nd halfs. For those defending him vehemently, this is the time when our fans get frustrated. He needs to keep this up, go for 35/40. We don’t need a 3-11 2nd half, and him finishing with 27. He needs 35+ for us to be in this. Don’t fade down the stretch.

 

We just have to not play Rivers anymore. Mclemore can take all his minutes.

 

Mkay.

 

**** Tucker, he’s trash

 

Jeff Green has been horrible defensively.

 

Smh

 

And for once I actually like Harden’s demeanour. He didn’t give up.

 

I completely agree. I’ve always been bugged by the LBJ worship and it bugs me even more when he backs it up

 

Man...is it weird for someone to say Lebron is obnoxious....cause he is.

 

I hated him when he went to Miami. Then I got over it. Now I hate him again.

 

answer: Mike d'antoni

 

MDA should be fired for his mishandling if BMac alone.

a team that already is a bad shooting 3 point team percentage wise and you bench their best % shooter with any volume for most of the playoffs.

it’s insane.

but on the whole the Russ issue is the entire difference in this series. Russ is worse than an average player now. Mediocre on offense. And wants to try hard but constantly losing his man on defense.

I suspect there is a COVID hangover and a quad hangover.... BUT that’s no excuse. Did he break his fingers? He can’t even dribble properly.

and they gave up assets for this dude. As good of a trade as it was to steal Harden, this is almost as bad. Almost. Sure Russ can still put up some good stats occasionally. Maybe he’ll give you good stretches.

but this is not a good, winning player. I tried to root for him. I think he’s actually a really nice cook dude. But in 2020 NBA if you can’t shoot you’re useless.

the Lakers are straight up guarding Russ with AD at times. And why not?? Russ’ only efficient offense is at the rim of slightly open. AD can guard that easily because he can guard 7 feet away in the perimeter.

keep Harden, trade Harden, keep or don’t keep MDA or DM... it don’t matter... they will still have Russ taking up $40 million of cap space.

 

Bmac. 2nd leading scorer tonight. Has played the least minutes. That needs to change, now.

 

We’re really undermanned so Rivers has to play. But you’re right BMac should play more.

 

it makes my enthusiasm for the NBA diminish

How can I see that and not think we wouldn’t get absolutely screwed if we ever made it to a game 6 or game 7? No one on the Lakers gets a mention, and the Rockets basically don’t even exist.

they might as well have Bron’s face as the logo at center court

 

I mean we are going to lose the series 4-1. We don’t deserve the coverage. It’s not like the Nuggets are getting any TV presence. And they’re doing better than us.