ClutchFans Game Thread: Celtics @ Rockets 3/3/2018

DELETE.

 

First game that I've been truly nervous about during the 4th quarter in quite a while.

This team really is something else.

 

were 9 games away from our all time wins record

 

Did we clinch a playoff spot yet? I don't see it indicated on ESPN.

 

My take from watching game ...

Houston looked tired. A lot of shots missed short, not much driving to the rim ... etc. Despite that, Houston was able to battle back and eek out a win against one of the leagues top 3-5 teams. This demonstrates a change from years past. Previously Houston would have folded after Boston's 2nd quarter run.

 

It’ll be interesting if the king in the east can get over these fiesty young Celtics

 

If you consider after tonight's game, it's down to 6.

 

Nope, 16.5 game lead over the ninth seed with 20 to go. Could mathematically lose out and not make it.

 

Man I love this team through their faults and all... feel so good to be a houston fan

 

Rockets only lead #9 team by 16 games, with 20 games to play. Need 4 more magic numbers to clinch playoff spot.

 

That was a win that only a championship calibre team can pull out.

So many things going against Houston tonight, yet they found a way to win.

Zero turnovers for the Celtics in the fourth, yet the had a handful in only the last couple of minutes I believe - our defense is absolutely legit.

Curious as to why Mbah a Moute was out to close the game - even when we needed defensive plays.

Tucker. I mean what can you say. Yet another crucial game against a big time team, yet another game you find him doing all sorts of things for us to win. I love this man.

Ariza. The definition of a championship player. The biggest play of the night for me tonight was the one play that he refused to switch and let the big man take the ball handler, instead sticking with him and getting that steal.

... leading into, what a stupid game plan to keep switching that action throughout the game. A lot of the time our defense is solid because we have the ability to constantly switch, but it was so obvious tonight the Celtics were hurting us when we did put the big man against the ball hander.

Even if it didn't result in a basket, it resulted in offensive rebounds or loose balls going the Celtics way due to our defense being out of sync.

Regardless, huge game for Ego to find his stroke and make me have a few servings of crow.

The heart of a champion, this team has.

 

He actually looked really active on defense. Only play he stuffed up was not guarding Marcus Morris better(not showing his hands )where he nailed a three) but overalls he played solid defense. His shot was off though

 

These are good times for sure. Astros won and Rockets with a legitimate shot.

 

This team is on cheat mode & somebody slipped the game-genie in the deck.... No team is suppose to pull that off

 

What taught me about th rockets coaching staff tonight was the fouling while up by three.... wow

 

Kinda disappointed that with Chris Paul, this wasn't a more convincing win at home. But a win's a win and that's FIFTEEN IN A ROW

 

I cant remember the last time i saw a game-genie. Haha.

 

this happened at the end of the streak earlier in the season too (we wended up losing 5 in a row). TO some extent you wish for the Popovich approach of intentionally losing one every now and then.