Rockets now 30-3 after going into the 4th quarter with a lead

30-3? Not bad (Obama face)

 

So you're saying McHale cost us 3 games this year? FIRE MCHALE!

 

Great stat, keep it up.

 

What gets me excited is that we've won over 2/3 of our games and we haven't even played our best ball yet. I think Asik will either buy in for the rest of the season or get traded, and Harden will start playing D in the playoffs.

 

I doubt the Rockets have been entering the 4th quarter with 15+ point leads for all these games, so this means the team has been able to execute well down the stretch. A combination of good coaching and clutch plays.

 

I think two of those losses were to OKC.

 

Yea, i was surprised to see the 30-3 record. Keep in mind many of those games where we lose a big lead we still end up winning. Even this game we were up by 15 and i believe they cut it to 3 or 4

 

Other one might be that Dallas game too I think.

 

According to NBA.com, in clutch situations(5 minutes left +/- 5 pts) The Rockets are 15-10(8th in the NBA) while sporting a +1.2 net efficiency. So their close game numbers more or less reflect their actual record, which is currently 7th.

Now last year, I can definitely agree with people who say we keep blowing it at the end. We were definitely very bad in close games last season. This year, we're quite good/lucky depending on how you view close games.

 

the 3 games the Rockets have lost are:

Philly game (game ended in OT but the rockets were outscored by 10 in the 4th)
Dallas game (Rockets lost by 3 after entering 4th with 14 point lead)
Kings game (Rockets lost by 4 - lead by 6 going into the 4th)

Of the 3 games the Kings game was at home - the other two on the road.


Another thing of note though:

Rockets are 0-3 when entering the 4th tied

the 3 losses:

At Portland (7 point loss)
Vs Grizzlies (1 pt loss)
Vs Thunder (12 point loss)

 

If you watch a lot of NBA basketball, this happens all the time to all teams against all opponents.

 

But but Hack-a-Dwight is holding Rockets back....
/sarcasm

 

Can anyone say what each team's record is when going into the 4th quarter with a lead?

I would assume it is overwhelmingly positive for each team.

 

and tied games included....30-6 with a lead or tied entering 4th is not bad at all, good example of where perception isnt reality, I assume

 

I for one (for many) had to stream it but had the wolves broadcast and dare I say they are the best away broadcast I have heard all year. Great analysis and no annoying homerism that I noticed. An objective and overall pleasant game experience.

Note: Homerism is always a part of local broadcasts because they are paid by that team but it's important not to be overly one sided.On a related note the Pelicans broadcast is maybe the worst ive heard all year. Completely biased and all they seemed to do was talk s*** on the Rockets all game ( Ive seen two games with their broadcast both times the same). I put David Wesley up there with Sean Elliott as worst, most annoying, most homer/biased color commentators working.

 

Peterson also said the Wolves were 1-22 in games in which they got behind by 10 points or more at any point...

1-23 now I Guess.

DD

 

They do choke away big leads but they either still lead by a small margin or they regain it which is awesome it's just hard to watch sometimes. Could be a lot worse though, we could be Sixers fans, lol.

 

How would you rate the Rockets broadcast team from an opposing fan's perspective?

 

Just a few examples...
http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fantasy/nba/standings if you click the team and show by quarter, will give you a breakdown. Doesn't appear to be a way to show all teams side by side.

Miami: 27-2
Indiana: 35-2

OKC: 33-4
Spurs: 28-1
Clippers: 35-3
Blazers: 26-3

Overall, that's 184-15. That's 1 loss for every 12 wins or so when going into the 4th with a lead. 30-3 is just slightly below average, but pretty much right in line with other top tier teams (if you take out the Spurs, it's right at the average).

By comparison --
Philly: 9-2
Orlando: 12-6
Cleveland: 13-4
Utah: 14-2
Lakers: 12-2
Sacramento: 13-6
Milwaukee: 6-4

That's a 79-26 record for the bottom feeders when they lead after 3 quarters. That's one loss for every 3 wins or so.

There's definitely a contrast, which is simply saying bad teams find a way to screw it up (or they regress to their mean in the final quarter, and shouldn't have been winning in the first place). The Rockets record after 3 quarters is pretty much right in line with a top tier team -- not much better, or worse.

As an aside, the inverse is also interesting. OKC is incredible -- they're 8-8 when they trail or are tied after 3 quarters (amazingly, they're 6-0 at home when TRAILING after 3 quarters). Miami is 8-12. The Spurs are 9-14. Meanwhile, the Clippers are 1-13 in the same situation. The Rockets are somewhere in between at 5-14.