[WC First Round] (1)Golden State vs. (8)LA Clippers

I live in SoCal so I had to watch the game on the Clippers feed. They interviewed our boy Sam Cassell before the start of the 2nd half asking him how they plan to get back in this game and he says, "This team has heart and they never quit. That's all it takes" so I kept watching and sure enough they made it happen!

 

2 big reasons the Warriors lost that game and that hopefully the Rockets can learn from is this:

1. Curry went out early in the 3rd with 4 fouls. The Warriors completely fell apart as soon as he left and the Clippers were finally able to get into their flow and mount the comeback. I know the Rockets made Curry defend them last year but we should push it even more. Make this guy foul out!

2. Beverley got into KD's head. This guy is mentally weak. When we face them in the 2nd round, the Rockets should look to make KD's life miserable in that series.

This is not about being friends with crybaby Durant. This is about winning a ****ing ring. LETS GO BOYS!!!!

 

I think the Clips win at least one at home...I would be THRILLED if they somehow won 2 and put the panic into the Warriors.

 

that's late for central time zone.

 

This part is easier said than done, especially when the whistle blowers start gagging on their own whistles for the still crowned NBA champs.

 

Has anyone use the patented clutchfans line that “a real championship contender wouldn’t blow a 31 point lead”?

Because you know damn sure there would be at least 1 thread with that title had it been Houston.

 

I.D.I.O.T

I'm serious

 

This is one of the things that worked against the rockets last time imo. So much effort was put into picking on curry that the offense became predictable and much shot clock time was wasted in trying to force the switch of Curry onto Harden. Also the more they picked on Curry, the better he got at defending harden, and thus later in the series he wasnt such an easy picking anymore. It cost them a bit on offense, but with Durant and Klay, they were still potent enough.

Also, it wasnt as much as Beverley being in Durant's head, than Durant having one of those games in which he didnt think he was needed, and he was right up to the point when they lost focus and the ref started blowing whistles on almost every touch and possession. Beverley was on the court when Warriors were building that 31 point lead but it was their usual cockiness that cost them the game.

 

hahah "...and then unthinkable happened, they called moving screen on the warriors...."(at 7:03)

 

Would love to see it.

Btw, your boy JaMychal Green was excellent last night and made some huge plays to start that comeback. Everyone's talking about "what if we kept Trezz and the guys" but imagine if the JMG trade didn't get scuffed. His ability to pick and pop while actually being a solid screener would've made our offense that much more lethal. Something we've lacked since getting rid of Anderson except Green isn't a liability on D.

 

Green should have been ours. Memphis wavered at the last moment, just like Miami messed us up with Ellington.

J.Green would have been a much better deal than Shump, but even so, Shump will come in handy against the warriors.

 

It was definitely cockiness, but I would say Beverley definitely got to him. He was ejected in game 1, completely shouting at Beverley and totally losing his cool. Then he compounds it by fouling out in game 2. I've never seen KD play like that in the playoffs. Yes, he probably felt like he wasn't needed and I do expect him to play a lot better in game 3, but Pat is not gonna make it easy for him, thats for sure. It's still a good strategy for the Rockets to employ in the 2nd round.

 

ESPN's the Jump has Landry Shamet live on the show.. Is that even allowed during the playoffs? Don't these guys go into a hole and prepare? lol.

 

That's pretty good right there.....thinking PB would disagree ? Montrez how ya doin ? Sweet Lou, whats up with you ?....

 

It is not cos rockets might end up losing a key player like CP3 or Tucker. Last night Beverely fouled out before Durant, while Durant fouled out on a moving screen. Keep in mind that Beverley is one of the best all time pests, while the closest that rockets have is CP3, and its not even close.

Rockets will be better off doing what they do best instead of going out of character to emulate a team like the clippers who have nothing to lose

 

Everybody and anybody says "that team is historically stacked." You're not disagreeing with anyone. I think we all agree that they're ridiculously stacked.

But they have a poop gear this year: sloppy passing, lack of focus, extra fouls, lazy rotations, poor body language. It's a thing.

 

What do the basketball Gods do if you steal another man's MVP award?

 

Unless he colluded with Russians Greeks to hack the MVP vote, he didn't steal it. The MVP voters just like him more.