ClutchFans Game Thread: Warriors @ Rockets 5/4/2019 (Playoffs Round 2, Game 3)

yeah thats why he needed the refs in game 1

 

Harden needs to stop being selfish and let cp3 run the offense more

the ENERGY was different and that was our best stretch.. this is how we beat them in RS...cp3 was distributing and he got everyone engaged and we played godly defense...again the energy was different and errybody was more involved and outperformed themselves...when harden driblles the ball it stops the flow of good energy

 

The box score makes no sense. We outrebounded them by TWENTY, yet barely win. Both teams shot similarly.

Rinse and repeat though if it equals three more victories .

 

Yeah, but them scoring 25 pts off turnovers kept them within reach. We just can't let them do that. Its fixable.

 

Yeah okay. Game 1 we won the TO battle, yet GS almost doubled the points.

We really need to protect ball better. Rivers did excellently last night.

 

The Rockets played with heart and guts last night and then wiped the floor clean with PJ Tucker

 

Had more turnovers and Durant shot 30 free throws in the 3rd.

 

The Rockets have to take care of the ball and force more turnovers(the Warriors barely had any). And I don't know if this is even possible given the respective starting lineups, but they have to find a way to get off to a better start. They're playing from 8-9 points behind every game.

 

This was in an article on Bleacher Report:

"We have got to fight," Rockets forward P.J. Tucker said. "To beat them you got to fight to the last second. Fight for every possession, fight for every 50-50 ball the whole game.

"We got to play harder than this. We won but it is not enough. Be more aggressive. Be closer to Steph Curry when he's dribbling, get into (Kevin Durant) when he is dribbling, hit people on box outs. It is basketball, not rocket science."

I agree. Good win, but I'm not happy the Warriors got back in it late.


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I like it. KD is taking a lot of contested mid range shots out of isolation. He’s good enough to make a lot of them, but it’s keeping them from their motion offense and wide open 3s

 

Man, I hope whole team listening to this, we can talk about thousand things, but a lot of them are habits and not easy to change, but this is the key and we can do now

 

I couldn't really tell but it almost sounded like "lots of girls"

 

I have been saying this for so long. Chauncey Billups said the same during halftime last night "Get Chris the ball". It's his natural position to be a playmaker. The last time we beat Golden State in the regular-season when James was out, Chris got EVERYONE involved.

 

man James Harden is unbelievable but were reducing Chris to Pablo Prigioni here

 

We don't cry after every foul, some fouls, but not every foul. Golden State players? Oh my. It seems like they're always complaining, jumping around in disgust, wanting to talk to the ref. So annoying. Also I know this has been said before, but Draymond is so annoying also.

 

We have a future HOF PG playing SG and a future HOF SG playing PG.

 

Draymond dancing with the Power Dancers

 

Harden's defense in the first half, especially the first quarter was the worst he played all season. I was worried with the energy he was playing with. The coaching staff will be reviewing his poor awareness mistakes with him I am sure.

Great W. Gordon has been so good these playoffs. I wish CP3 was a bit more aggressive with his shot i dont know if there is something bothering him he isnt letting on or what. But he has taken 9, 14 and 8 shots in games 1,2 and 3. He needs to take a few more shots especially in the mid range game. He hasnt look quite himself lately but I am hoping game 4 he returns because he looked fine towards end of season and during the Utah series

 

DRAYMOND POKING LEBRON IN THE EYE

 

HOw long is Iggy going to drain these 3s? Was 75% last night.