ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Warriors 5/21/2015 (Western Conference Finals, Game 2)

Smith was horrible tonight. I don't mind when he has a cold shooting night. But he kept driving to the hoop and posting up when he clearly didn't have it going. Stop jacking up bad shots and just focus on rebounding and playing defense.

 

Are you kidding man? Without that guy we could have missed the playoffs like seeds 9+ in the west. Instead we are in the WCF, and he's played incredible.

 

I just don't know how much more he has. Playing his all and just one assist short of a tripdub in the first two games, but still not enough.

 

Yea this series aint over.. We got to just win game 3 and game 4 the were back to square 1

 

yep. that was my thought also.

 

You post too frequently.

 

That's bc they're idiots and have no other material besides that rehashed crap

 

Sorry but thats a Thrniver waiting to happen.

 

feckin hell, 17 shot attempts in 21 minutes, feckin hell.

 

Free throws killed us tonight as well as our role players playing like ****

 

Harden controlled every possession starting from the 7 minute mark. All of a sudden you expect the players around him - players like Dwight and Smith and Ariza who watched Harden score on nearly all of his possessions for the 4th quarter - to initiate the play?

It is Harden's mistake in that he should have never expected his teammates to take the game winning shot when everybody knew it was Harden's to take.

 

Turnover

 

All I want to see in the next 4 games is Joey Dorsey playing the last 2 minutes of each game...that is all I want.

 

We were looking for a three

 

The worst part about the loss is that it's a near-guarantee Harden hits whatever shot he throws up. I have no doubt.

 

he should have just race to the rim and dish it off to someone.

 

F**k I wish we still had Yao. He could make FTs and make the game winning shot from the spot where Howard passed the ball from.

 

Harden looked even more open than I thought. Can't count on a whistle in the final seconds and his pull up jumper is as good as anyone.

I don't blame him at all but I think the moment might have made him more cautious than in the regular season.

 

Also: We should definitely give credit to the Warriors' transition defense. I hate them, but they played that perfectly.

Final note: F*** Green.

 

Hopefully the team looks a these close losses as "The Warriors are very beatable" and play with the same intensity. So let's come home and even up the series.