ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Nuggets 4/6/2013

Jones looks good, Smith does not. TRob is the only 4 that didn't play last game so he should be fresh.

TRob is supposed to be the second coming of Faried. Let hope he gets a chance to prove it in the 2nd half.

More TJones and TRob in the 2nd.

 

Tailspin started before he went to bench. If it wasn't for DMo's 3 we'd have closed off 1st with only 7pts from what 12?

Nuggets beating us with depth and really great adjustments from Karl. Look for him to deal with the Lin problem 2nd half. Right now they have Harden contained. 1/6 shooting? Yeah.

 

They are certainly playing like it but it is literally a coin toss argument. This reminds me back in 09 when the lakers swept us during the regular season in very close games and people were b****ing. We need to play OUR style of ball with Delfino/Parsons and not playing hellish game off of a back2back.

Yea they are missing players too but Galo isn't coming back and Lawson might not either. If we do play them in the playoffs all we need to do is snag one away game.

 

it was on 110 but they switched to dynamo mid game

 

I predict Lin will have a tired second half.

 

Did anyone else think Garcia's defense IQ is low?

 

no. he did guard him when the game started. when brews in the game, somehow, lin guarded brews and harden defended miller. i think iggy moved into sf position.

 

Asik is a big man and the first time a starter. Plus it's a b2b game and a really fast and intense one, too. I'm sure that his energy level is really low at the moment.

The thing is I don't know who can give Asik a rest ...?? Smith?? D-Mo???

 

take out garcia put bev in

 

it all starts with interior defense. asik is too slow to keep up. smith is foul prone. dmo is too skinny. we may need to rely on Tjones and Trob to keep up and just stay in the paint. perimeter defenders shouldnt help so much if the interior d was better...

 

I don't understand why Lin was on Brewer and Harden was on Dre Miller so much in the 2nd quarter. Miller is the more dangerous offensive player of the two.

 

it's on 710

 

what are you basing this on? He's had some good rebounds, played in position defense and made his shots. Him being out there has not hurt us this game. I agree that he needs to bulk up and as a rookie, he has lots of room to do so and improve..but he is hardly the reason the nuggets came back...there were some bad turnovers, ill-advised missed 3 pointers (rockets love to fall in love with the 3) and guys not getting back on transition--unfortunately Harden still misses his defensive matchups.

I think the team D broke down somewhat after the starters went out but this is hardly only DMos fault. I'm tired of boardmembers picking on players all the time whether its true or not..whether it be Lin, dmo etc. Just gets old especially when its not factual

 

Harden is 1 for 6 and 0 for 2 in the first half, but scoring on FTs. Hope he catches on fire in the second half.

 

If the rockets win THIS game then they are ready for the playoffs!!

 

Can't deny hardens lack of defense is really hurting us. But that's no different than most games. He's still scoring very efficiently. Free throws are good.

 

Our big guy is not playing well.

 

speed up the pace + keep the good shooters + Finishers as much time as possible. Meaning more Tjones and Anderson and less Dmo.

 

Guys notice that Bev didn't play much in the first half. He's our secret weapon. We got this.

 

A point defended is a point scored.

The nuggets made 56% of their shots. Their 4 guards collectly made 15 shotsin 24 attempts, that's better than 62%.