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NBA Game Action: 12/16/2016

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by DreamShook, Dec 16, 2016.

  1. BackdoorHarden

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    Rockets start off ESPN highlight! Now you know the Rockets are the best!
     
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  2. DreamShook

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    What a shot by Hood..

    Williams had all the seconds to create.. Why rise and fire with 8 seconds left?

    ****ing knuckle heads..
     
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  3. DreamShook

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    Well they are really deep. Their starting PG was out this game, Favors just came back.. I didn't see it before, but I see the depth now.
     
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  4. Houstunna

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    The West, as usual, is stacked.

    Their point-diff is nice and they also beat down the Rockets.
     
  5. ksny15

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    Meh both teams playing heathy we win by 10. I'm not saying they are bad but I don't think they are a threat to any of the top 3 in the West like people have been making them out to be.
     
  6. ashleyem

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    People always wonder why we go with Harden iso every time in late game situations and this is why. Isolation gives you more control over the clock.
     
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  7. BackdoorHarden

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    They play D and all their players except Rudy have missed significant time and they are still 17-10.

    Hill, Gordon, Favor, Burks, etc have all missed times and they are still better than OKC
     
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    Calvin Watkins couldn't believe it



     
  9. DreamShook

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    Wtf man.. ESPN couldn't find a fan of Houston Sports who could string sentences together?
     
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    Did Williams have the last shot to take or was the shot clock about to expire?
     
  11. DreamShook

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    No shot clock. All the seconds were his to use. Dribble out the clock and Dallas goes to extra time.

    I can understand shooting at 3 or 2 seconds maybe you get a rebound. But 8 seconds!?? Crazy town man..
     
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    Wow
     
  13. Houstunna

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    Rockets didn't win by 10, at home, full-health, against an injuries Jazz squad.

    On the flip, unhealthy Utah nearly doubles 10 against full-health Rox.


    I doubt anybody really thinks Utah is top 3. They wouldn't bet anything they cared to lose on that.
     
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    And they play really good D. Utah is no joke this year if they can stay healthy, solid group developing and toss in Diaw and Hill and JJ for the vet support they need, boom you have a dangerous group right there, man.
     
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    We are not the same team that we were 10 games ago. A lot better ball movement, and our role players - especially Beverley and Dekker - are playing the best ball of their career.
     
  16. rm365

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    I'm impressed by Gobert and Hood.
     
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    Eh...let's see against actually good teams, 9 W are great overall, but last games we won were against Lakers, Nets, Celtics (thanks to Horford choke), Kings (without Boogie and Gay), Pelicans and Mavs (without Dirk, Bogut, Barea) so yeah, we played bad teams, and we were still close to lose two of them...i agree that it seems like we're definitely playing better right now, but we need to see it against betters teams.
     
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    they shot 3s like crazy in their win...seems unsustainable in 7 game series but who knows
     
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    Not only that but that was Bevs first game back. If they played now it would be Houston walking away with the W
     

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