ClutchFans Game Thread: Lakers @ Rockets 11/7/2013

Lin started strong but then never got the ball. FACT.

 

I don't see what Lin did wrong. He couldn't run through Gasol.

 

Kenny bringing it back with the Hakeem story.

 

McHale getting ready to speak

http://www.nba.com/rockets/live

 

that wasn't lins fault. he got screened by nash (which was illegal smh) it was beverly's responsibility to rotate to blake. Instead he just stayed in the paint the whole time

 

You don't cut the screen when you are held by somebody. The truth is Lin is great in beating the screens for the first 6 games including today's game.

 

really bad luck

 

It will probably take McHale 1 month to figure out how to defend that play.

 

WORD.....

 

the next day or so!? BAHAHAHA nope.. until the game in LA... the rockets will have to win by 48.

 

On the last play, it's called "switching". If Lin is following Blake and gets screened, someone needs to switch. Bev was blocked off a bit by Gasol so even if he tried, he might not have gotten to Blake. D12 was a step slow on the switch and that's why Lin was mad.

The game wasn't just lost with the last play or D12's free throws. McHale played his bench when the game was 84-84 or something. It was a chance for the Rox to pull away. Instead the game stayed close.

Pretty ugly game overall. The Rox don't have an offensive flow that would lead to a championship title. The offense runs through Harden too much. Again, coming from a guy that doesn't watch the Rox that much.

 

And apparently he got yelled at for taking it when there was only 2 seconds on the clock. Weird.

 

Relax...that's very normal for a lot of people. Blaming him or saying tings without watching....

 

Omer had 9 rebounds in 23 minutes of play…just saying.

We need to find a way to get Dwight the ball. Harden needs to keep driving. Lin coming off the bench is working, Asik needs to also embrace coming off the bench.

We need to start with our 3rd quarter intensity.

 

The problem is our team defense. That's a perfect example, even if lin lost his man, someonelse like Bev needed to rotate and switch. All game tonight our guards lost there men on the 3pt line but no one rotates and switches. We did not learn from the Clippers game. It's a pathetic team defense and Kelvin Sampson you are on notice.

 

I don't know what you were watching but Bev was getting caught on screens all night, his D was terrible.

 

it's not Lin's fault

 

Dude, It was Lin and Harden playing the best all night. The one point difference could have been made up by every other starter if they didn't suck. If the fallout goes the wrong way (i.e., on Lin), the Basketball Gods are gonna curse this team.

 

I think you are right on. D'Antoni outsmarted McHale.

 

Yeah I agree he did mess up on that play but as someone mentioned chemistry might be a starting problem. Harden was so mad at Lin he had to be calmed down by Mchale and Beverley. Howard also getting mad at Lin and they act as if they have not done anything wrong all game, maybe this is contributing to bad starts as the chemistry is falling apart maybe?