ClutchFans Game Thread: Blazers @ Rockets 1/28/2021

i like it! that was the old me.

 

If you hate to be that guy then don't be that guy. We're not good enough to be critical of wins anymore. Take them where you can get them. Even when we were contenders we could drop games like this. The Lakers got clobbered by the Pistons last night. If everyone played lazily and we nearly dropped a 30 point lead I might understand some frustration, but everyone battled hard and we overcame an early 20 point deficit. I'll take that anytime.

 

THIS

 

Look at this defense...sheesh!!!

 

look at me i am the captain now!

 

I am not grumpy at all its friday and yes I just got paid.

You are just disappointing in your antics I hope you receive some kind of reward for this because if not you are just a sad attention w**** and I thought you were done with that.

You are obviously an intelligent and funny person but I have no idea what you get out of this.

When you start with this stuff it diminishes the board.

 

We are #1. But understandable you read #2 somewhere last night, as it takes awhile for updates to occur.

Prior to the POR stats showing up at nba.com (which was probably a few hours after the game ended), we were #2.
And we are #4 for the entire year.

Here's the current #1 ranking

 

you seem awfully fond of name-calling

 

I'm not frustrated and I enjoyed the win, I admit all of the I enjoy this team better talk gets on my nerves.

I am not gonna be that guy anymore.

 

Just a straight shooter like Trump.

 

politics in the GARM. reported

 

Hit dog Holla.

 

I got to steal Don G’s thunder before the next thread. Here’s looking at you Don!

 

and you light up my life

 

·With the win tonight, the Rockets snap a four-game losing streak to the Blazers and even the season series at 1-1 with one game remaining at Houston during the second half of the schedule. Houston has won four straight, marking its longest winning streak since a six-game span from 2/11-2/29/20. Portland has lost consecutive games for the second time this season (1/3-1/5).

·Houston won by three points despite trailing by as many as 20 in the first quarter. Entering tonight, the Rockets were 0-8 in games in which they trailed by double-digits. Houston improves to 4-2 in games decided by five or fewer points this season (8-7 in 2019-20), including 3-1 by three or fewer (4-5 in 2019-20).

·The Rockets held Portland to 101 points on 41.9% shooting. Houston has held the opposition below 110 points in each of the past five games, tying its longest streak from 2019-20. Dating back to last season, the Rockets are 28-5 when opponents score below 110 points and 26-6 when the opposition shoots below 45.0%.

·Portland had 16 assists tonight. The Rockets have held opponents below 20 assists in four straight games for the first time since 11/3-11/10/18. Opponents are averaging a league-low 21.6 assists this season, down from 25.3 apg in 2019-20.

·The Rockets had 7 blocks tonight, marking their seventh game with 7+ blocks this season. That is tied for Houston’s highest total through the first 17 games of a season since having eight in 2013-14. The Rockets are second in the NBA with 6.41 bpg this season.

·Christian Wood had 22 points and 12 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season after missing the previous three games due to injury. He has scored 20+ points in 12 of his 13 games played. That is tied for the third-most by a Rocket through a player’s first 13 games played in a season (Elvin Hayes w/13 in 1969-70 and James Harden w/13 in 2017-18).

·Victor Oladipo had a team-high 25 points. He has scored 20+ points in four of his five games as a Rocket and in nine of his 14 games played overall this season. Oladipo is averaging 22.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 4.8 apg with Houston.

·John Wall had 20 points and has scored 20+ in consecutive games for the first time since the first two games of the season. He has scored 20+ points in five of his 10 games played overall as a Rocket. Wall also had a team-high 6 assists with 2 turnovers tonight and has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.80 over the past three games.

·Danuel House Jr. led the Rockets bench with 11 points in 19 minutes of play. He had 2 points in 14 minutes played vs. Washington on 1/26 after missing the previous 11 games. House has scored in double-figures in three of his six games played this season.

 

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