It looks like Dwight felt better/got more athletic as the game went on. Had his lift back after a slow start.
Hard to find a silver lining in this one. Rockets could be in complete control of this series. Now are likely on life support. Just one or two too many mistakes. Hurts. Harden played his finest game as a Rocket, in my opinion. Masterful performance. So sad he couldn't get a win out of it.
Overall the team has Heart and the mental toughness to comeback in games no matter the circumstances or how much time is left on the clock.
Yeah, that's my only concern. Will he blame himself and wilt, or continue to step up and lead this team. If he bounces back up, andcontinues to play like the first 2 games, they will even up the series in Houston and win the series in 7.
I think he just got more confident, and stop worrying so much. After the last knee injury, it is only human. I can relate to that personally. If Dwight is healthy, we beat this team twice. We outplay them when Dwight is healthy. Simple. I'll take the odds at home. I truly believe we will be 2-2 going back to their place. Bring it on.
thats what i was thinking. need one more player at the PF position and this team will be set. i dont think smith should be here next year unless it is on a minimum player with an upgrade to the PF position with him coming off the bench. you can not have a shooter like that taking as many shots as he takes against a team like warriors that shoots like they do.
Harden has learned how to fockass. Josh Smith can't possibly play any worse, and Terrence Jones may decide to show up at some point this series. Brewer will be playing at home again.
Defense was outstanding in the second half. Warriors hit quite a few tough mid-range jumpers. I'll take thor shots all day defensively. Also, the guys really focused and stopped losing Curry so easily. He's just such a good player. Law of averages say the role players come up huge next game. If Harden continues to play like he has, and the role players show up too... watch out.
Tjones played better tonight will JSmoove couldn't make shots. We were hurt on the PG front in general. I still don't think they have anything inside; just need to contain Curry, and actually get some fair calls at home.
Daryl Morey is happy. Big picture, the biggest question has been can Harden be "the guy". This series is showing that he can be that guy. Going from outstanding to truly elite is a step that can only be taken in the playoffs. If you watched enough basketball, you know what I'm talking about. Lebrun had to go through it. Hakeem did too. Every superstar to win a title had to go through this process.
