ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Thunder 4/24/2013 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 2)

totally agreed man.

 

Beverly is like the next lowry

 

Proud of our Rockets -- nearly beat the best WC team on their home court. Hope Lin gets back soon -- we're going to need him.

 

Beverly's game blends with Harden, so they become a more effective backcourt

 

Got to hand it to McHale for some really great coaching decisions...if not great clock management

 

Perkins won this for OKC with his dirty play.

He's the one who injured Lin forcing us to use Brooks, and then held Chandler on that pivotal Sefolosha 3.

I hate this dude, gonna watch him get posterized by Blake Griffin a few times to make me feel better.

 

team options for another 2 years at <$1m

 

I admit McHale left me pleasantly surprised with his decision making. He also holds the players accountable. This is definitely a positive sign going forward.

 

Bev was great today!

My faith in McHale also got renewed because:
1) Bev, Lin, Harden, Parsons, Asik small ball worked.

2) Zone worked extremely well to get rockets back in it. (Where did that come from? First time I saw it all season. Usually it takes a lot of training and practice to play an effective zone defense.)

3) Pulled brooks quickly when he was clearly out of sync and getting burned. Switched parsons on to WB which failed but bev had 4 fouls and lin was injured.

4) Less ISOs and more picks and ball movement + attacking the basket. I think he had a word to Harden about ISOs that's why Harden was a bit tentative to fight for the ball at the end. Maybe he should introduce some back screens, double pick at the top or elevator doors to free Harden up down the stretch like Golden State does for Curry.

I hope Lin is healthy. This strategic adjustment has given us a chance to win and Lin is an integral part.

GO ROCKETS! WIN @ HOME! GO GO GO!

 

turnovers were our downfall

 

We will. People need to understand that this is year 1 of this whole makeover. Need Lin to get this experience under his belt for next season. We really can't be too down about this loss. Durant drilled a buzzkill 3, and of course Thabo hit the dagger. I think that one play where Durant caught up to Parsons and blocked his layup on that breakaway, the Rockets were better served walking it up the court and burn some clock. But that's neither here nor there. Delfino at the 4 for such long stretches doesn't make sense. Incorporate some T. Jones. Lack of defensive rebounding hurt us.

 

I did not see what you described at all.

 

Tough pill to swallow tonight. Coming all the way back and then losing is ROUGH...loved the effort, but you gotta close there.

 

Beverley = MVP. We would've been blown out without his rebounding and blocks.

 

Man, we outrebound them by 17 (playing small ball--incredible) and score TWENTY more points in the paint. And we lose. Unbelievable. Had to be because of the TO's. Take everything else out, just remove a couple of the TO's ad we're probably coming back home tied 1-1 in the series.

 

Im so proud of the Rockets right now. Im beaming with excitement. We did so many things right, if it took a took a tough Durant 3 and a Thabo 3 with Parsons being held to beat us, I can't be upset at the loss (I am at Perkins though!!!)

 

I am ****ing stung right now. So damn proud of this team though, played their hearts out. Gameplan was amazing both ways, nearly pulled it out. Nearly tearing up, damn this hurts

 

Not trying to discredit Beverley at all. I already agreed that he was MVP and played great. And yes the plays that you brought up did happen. But Westbrook had several open looks that he just happened to miss at critical moments. Earlier in the game he was hitting everything

check 9:36, 8:38, 4:13, 1:40.

 

It was the poor shooting. We did everything to win the game except make a few wide open shots.

 

Hate that we lost to these two again.