There's no stopping the Rockets' superstar duo in clutch time

Am I the only one experiencing Amazing-Stats fatigue?

Are the Rockets so good that stats are boring now?

 

yes. its cause you're old. everything makes you tired.

 

I don't want to live in a world where stats are boring

 

If healthy, Harden and Paul are winning a championship this year!

The only tandem that is better than Harden/Paul/Capela triple is a Harden/Paul/LeBron/Capela quadruple next season.

 

I wish the Rockets were less boring. I have nothing to complain about anymore.

 

Bu bu but ESPN HATES US!!

 

Love this story. Only one choke this season, at Boston, and that wouldn't have ended so badly without the emotional breakdown in the final seconds. Maybe some meditation work for Harden, to help him keep his cool. Otherwise every playoff team will assign a Smart-ass to get his GOAT.

 

I don't know about y'all but I'm ready to get these playoffs started

 

Take that for Please no more data!

 

this is still the one thing that concerns me come playoff time - harden absolutely loses his cool when pressured. you can see his frustration boil over in real time and it often bites him in the ass. it happened in the boston game.

this team is the real deal but harden still has to prove it in the playoffs before i'm going to anoint them anything. too many instances of him letting the situation/opposing team get the better of him bc he can't keep his focus. hopefully that's where having CP3 comes up in a HUGE way.

 

CP3 really has taught Harden how to have heart so far!!

 

Keeping CP3 healthy throughout the playoffs will be the single most important factor for us in the postseason (Harden's durability makes me less concerned about his health). The super clutch-time stats are predicated on CP3 being on the floor with Harden. In a very limited sample, he has struggled without him on the floor this year at the end of games, much as last year.

 

Harden's relative struggles in the clutch for the 55-win Rockets last season may have cost him the MVP. Houston was minus-27 in Harden's 134 clutch minutes, as he scored 150 points but shot only 35.5 percent from the floor and had as many turnovers (20) as assists. (By comparison, Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook, the MVP winner who will face the Rockets on Tuesday night, led the league with 247 clutch points and was plus-85 in 148 minutes.)

Harden has had similar clutch struggles this season when Paul hasn't played. He's minus-14 in those 37 minutes, scoring 26 points on 30.3 percent shooting from the floor with seven assists and five turnovers.

 

I think the Rockets starting back court of Harden and Paul is better equipped to defend Currie/Thompson, than Currie/Thompson are to defend Harden/Paul.

 

Only the dumb stats... Like this one from Fox the other day, putting Thaddeus Young on MJ/Bird/Magic/Lebron's level

 

There's still playoffs to go. We are in for the Larry O' Brien trophy. Not the WCf title

 

You can complain about the Mike not playing 10 men, that's a legitimate complain. How about Iso Joe playing over Gerald Green? There is plenty to complain about!