ClutchFans Game Thread: Warriors @ Rockets 5/4/2025 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 7)

When did this happen?

 

- Jalen goes ghost
- Alpi wore down
- Coach didn't adjust
- Tari did not look like a basketball player
- Fred turned into a pumpkin
- Buddy Hield goes nuclear from beyond the arc

Everything that could go wrong went wrong.

Embarrassed in a home elimination game for the fourth time in a row ('17, '18, '19, '25)

I can't imagine Tilman wanting to run it back intact next year.

At least the draft lottery is one week from tonight.

 

NBA Lottery is next week also. Hopefully the pick moves up from 9

 

After the Season ended. Told the Front Office.

 

Doesn't stay healthy enough for me.

 

delete

 

Man, this is some profoundly dumb analysis based on nothing more than hindsight and confirmation bias. The tell that you would be b****ing either way is that you don't give Ime credit when Kerr was flummoxed and changed his lineup for three straight games. Kerr wasn't stupid for trying out different limeups- the Rockets and Ime's defense was effective and he had to. Whatever Kerr and Ime did was down to roster deficiencies. Whomever your dream coach is (is it you, Coach Roslolian?) wasn't going to lead either of these teams to a championship this year.

 

So much respect he took every opportunity he had to elbow our players in the face

 

I don't mind shipping Alpi away if we get back a star guard. Alpi's game has a lot of flaws which will take time to correct. At for now, he cannot be the foundation player of the team. His stock is high so we may be able to get a star guard off him. Jalen's market is the lowest at this point. Although he will have to go, but this offseason is not the right time.

 

It hasn't. But someone is trying to speak it into existence...

 

The rockets need to reevaluate and not make rash decisons. We will have a shooter in Sheppard. Jabari and Tari will be better and can be good shooters as well. These players seem promising with their work ethic and continuous improvement.

Now for Jalen Green. He need a different environment. "If" he doesn't get traded. He needs to be in the 6th man role. Instant offense. Less pressure on him to become that star. The other players will develop. We see the improvement.

Just need time and experience.

Let's go Rockets! Great season. Come back stronger next year

 

Jabari Smith got done dirty this series

He played 12 minutes tonight, and barely averaged 20 mpg for the series even tho he shot 53% from the field and 45% from 3

What’s the plan moving forward with him? Will he be a starter again next season, or continue coming off the bench?

 

we lost the
Game when we didn’t guard Hield
In the first half lol wake up

 

I know historically Harden isn't the best player in elimination games. Jalen has shown that he isn't either. But I wonder if our shitty record in Elimination games also has a little to do with how non-rabid our fans can be. Say what you want about GSW, even during their shittiest years, their fans were LOUD. Same as Sacramento. I hope as our team keeps growing and becoming more dangerous, our home court advantage will get scarier as well.

 

They held Podziemski to 9 points on 1-7 shooting. It was improbable in the extreme that the Rockets would stop both him and Hield in the same game.

 

So the plane just landed and this is what I'm greeted with, FML..

 

You are the dumb one here I was arguing with Jaygoogle at the half and saying we should stick with the game plan. So where is the hindsight there?

Hindsight is used to confirm guarding Hield after he already popped off was the wrong move. It was a reactionary move and too late given Hield already popped off. I said at the half its better to let Hield go off for 60 than let Curry go off and obv thats how it played out, Curry killed us and Hield was a non factor in the 2nd half.

I wasnt even talking to you but if you are gonna jump on another's conversation like an unwanted guest make sure you have the context before you pop off SMH.

 

Tari make one positive defensive play then he makes you scream at the tv right after. He had a block today then ran on a fastbreak 1 against 3 then commitint a turnover. I was dumbfounded why he did that as dribbling is not one of his strengths.

 

yea that was idiotic. Even warriors are praising him and his shooting ability.

 

Again, you would complain and whine about Ime either way. We both know this is true.