The Rockets have won their fair share of close games this season, including a few they honestly didn't deserve to win. It tends to even out. This was a game where the Rockets played well but could not overcome a -24 free throw discrepancy. It happens... You move on.
I agree. I will not mind this lose that much, the team is playing much better. The first 3 quarters were probably the best Rox played this year.
I dont expect anyone to be perfect. All i said was the refs had no impact at the end of the game when we had a lead and chocked the game.
Anyone else notice how much Bill Worrell HATES Josh Smith? He is so unforgivingly angry after every mistake Smith makes.
If the Rockets play this way up until they see OKC, they'll win against Cle, NYK, ORL, and UTA obviously. So that's the good news.
Just for memory's sake, Josh Smith takes a hit in the post, no call. A Bulls player goes down on next play in similar situation, I think against Dwight --> offensive foul! They were letting Dwight and the Bulls players go at it inside; too many fouls to count, mostly no calls.
I dont expect a team to never choke a game away. The best of teams do it. There is no point trying to hide from the fact that we choked the game away.
I agree. The bulls are a very good team and a lot of people here are not giving them enough credit. The Bulls took advantage of the calls tonight as they should have. Still proud of how the rockets played today. They didn't give up, what more can you ask.
Some fans at Toyota Center have been booing after he takes a random outside shot (generally synonymous with a brick). Myself included..
Right, it can hurt both sides of the game (defense/offense), even mentally messes with some players, just takes them out of it. You can just see the body language on some players, if those shots fell though... man still coulda won, just wasn't Rockets night.
Howard & Harden can do their things using their gifts, but the team to win must play according game plan! McHale hadn't detailed game plan, he didn't know how to play according game plan
It takes away your ability to drive to the basket or do anything since you know no calls will be coming your way.
On the bright side, we are set to feast upon the Cavs (LeBronless), Knicks (Meloless), Jazz (Burksless), Nets (KGless) & Magic over our next five games. Should give the team plenty of time to gel before holding court to the Thunder and Warriors.
And we are saying that the end of the game is part of the game as a whole. If the Refs were ignoring all the flopping and calling a fair game Noah and Pau could have been on foul trouble, affecting how they play defense. What happened in the first half affects the 2nd.
His job is to be on the perimeter to clear the lane for Harden's ISO, that is on the coach - what should happen is PnR, and then some PnR, and finally a little more MOTHER ****ING PnR! DD
