The last time a James Harden led team was down 0-2 in the Western Conference Finals

It's not that I feel confident in winning this series, it's more like I feel we're playing with house money ever since we beat the Clippers. We were supposed to have been knocked out last round but now we're here. So we should be playing with no pressure on our shoulders since nobody expected us to be here.

At the same time, the Rockets are right there with GS at the end of both games so that's also comforting to know they weren't blowing us out of the water like the Clips early last round.

 

He looks MUCH better in red.

 

Yeah, imagine the immense opportunity that the Rox would have were they to tie this series up at home. You then have a chance to steal one game on the road to get yourself a close out game at home in Game 6. 3 steps ahead, but you have to think positively if you're in that locker room. Just win 1 game on Saturday and go from there. It's not going to be easy, but it's not as impossible as you'd think.

 

....but what did ESPN have to say about Harden's performance? Ha - eff them.

 

Harden is top 5. But he is not better than lebron. You can put lebron on any team and he will instantly make it a contender, regardless who is on it. The only other player that perhaps could do that is durant. Harden is great and he will be even better in the future, but I definitely don't think he's is better than durant or lebron at the moment.

 

****, completely wrong thread, sorry ;p

 

LeBron is a great player no doubt and can't really disagree with anyone picking him over any other player. Personally, I think his impact on a team is overrated. I mean the Cavaliers' turnaround had as much to do with LeBron, as it had to do with Kyrie maturing, the acquisition of KLove and other great role players. This is not the same team as last year. And Miami, well he played with two All-Stars, who at the time easily were top 20 players.

If you look at what LeBron did this season and then look at what Harden did, mind you in the ultra competitive West, on an injury plagued team - yeah I'd pick Harden over LeBron. Also this is only his 3rd season as a starter and he is younger.

When the Rockets got him, I was ecstatic but never in my wildest dreams did I expect him to turn into the player he is now.

 

I beg to disagree. This year, Harden has been better than Lebron, esp. in the regular season. Cavs had to get Love, JR Smith, Mozgov, Shumpert otherwise Lebron and Kyrie alone wasn't working.

These playoffs--if Lebron gets to the finals and Harden doesn't, we have to give it to Lebron. Because there's only one way to measure the playoffs--winning!

Fingers crossed, Rockets can pull off a miracle and we can see Harden vs Lebron in the finals. Epic!

 

Quote, unquote. AKA opening quote, closing quote. "on quote" isn't real English.

 

Harden play's in the west won more games 56-52 and doesn't play with 2 superstars for the whole year. His only other big name guy in Howard was hurt half the year and didn't play well till the playoffs. I love lebron and still would give him the nod because of his pedigree, but harden is right behind him. I honestly think his game is the closet thing to lebron we've ever seen. Both are freaks big strong and quick with insane handles for their size. Harden really gets shafted on when ppl talk about his athletism, it's quite funny in all honesty. The guys 6'5 235lbs sg with a 37" vertical and a faster shuttle time than the great dwade. Yet all I hear is he a pudgy bearded baller. Lol this guy is a freak theirs nothing pudgy about him hardens strong and bigger than any sg iv ever seen.

The narrative about him and his game is 100% not true and really does show the media bias towards houston. All we here is hardens fat and has a boring game. It's really ashame the disrespect he gets from other NBA fans. Yet should appreciate his gifts because he's a transendet player and his game is every bit as pleasing as curry Kd lebron whoever. I don't get the curry slop fest ESPN acts like we've never seen a small guy dribble around and jack up 3s. Yes he makes them better than any other player but he's not athletic he's not fast he can't jump he's just a shooter with handles. I'm not hating on curry just don't like the media bias like his game is so fun and hardens is not. If you don't think hardens game is fun to watch then u must not like great basketball because dudes a walking triple double and gets blks and steals to boot.

 

So are you saying that you would not trade Harden for Lebron?

Harden's definitely top 10 but Lebron is in a league of his own.

 

Last time Houston cameback from 1-3 in conf semi finals we ended up winning the championship.