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Clutchfans Game Thread: Lakers @ Rockets 9/10/2020 (Playoffs Round 2, Game 4)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Sep 9, 2020.

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  1. DeBeards

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    Late for it once again
    ……………………

    The Beard: unstoppable in every ways (minimum to)

    ReCo n Tucker: 3s

    BenMac: 3s

    Jeff: 3s

    Others: 3s

    Ego n Russ: Da x-factors （minimum to)

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    mda: 9/10man rotation…DMC (5min), Luc (5min), Frazier(3min)

    Team: D…switch everything
     
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  2. CK Johnson

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    I don't see anything but a loss. :oops: Rockets will be heavily distracted over the House situation and they'll lose focus.
     
    #22 CK Johnson, Sep 9, 2020
  3. MystikArkitect

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    W setting up for an epic Game 5.
     
    #23 MystikArkitect, Sep 9, 2020
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    I was ultra confident games 1-3... Now I just hope we don't get blown out...
     
    #24 javal_lon, Sep 9, 2020
  5. UrbanEnterprise

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    Rockets win

    I don't see Lebron going off again like he did in the first half

    I don't see Rondo going off again either

    Rivers or McLemore must provide some type of offense though
     
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  6. Aware

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    austin rivers wakes up feeling dangerous and drops 50

    rox win big
     
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    I hope I am wrong but I don’t see us winning.
     
    #27 ashleyem, Sep 10, 2020
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    Our guys need to get focused, this year with the warriors out, it’s our perfect situation. If we beat the Lakers, I really think we can win it all.
    Next year with the warriors back, la teams, nuggets, Jazz....I don’t like our chances
     
    #28 sw847, Sep 10, 2020
  9. PeterKingX

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    The 4th quarter Harden can be easily stopped.
    No desire, no ambition, no aggressiveness.
    Just disappeared.
     
    #29 PeterKingX, Sep 10, 2020
  10. Tfor3

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    Just win.

    The end.
     
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  11. haiti_king

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    only way we win is if we get big contributions out of Rivers and Bmac. This is the season no way we beat these guys 3 straight.
     
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    Rockets have best offensive player (Harden) and best defensive player (Covington) in the playoffs and are down 2-1.

    This just shows how important the rest of the team is to success.

    Russ has to be just as committed on defense as he is on offense.

    MDA has to look in the mirror and expand that damn rotation, Rockets are gassed in 4th because they expend so much energy defending bigger players.

    Bench has to play balls to the wall without turning ball over. Rivers and BMac have been embarrassing.

    Luc, Bruno and/or Demarre could not be worse than ZERO on stat sheet.
     
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    In any time of your posting here, have you ever come into a game thread and said "I think we'll win this." I get that it's frustrating at times but dang man, how can you not be depressed as hell to come in a game thread with the same attitude every game of the season?
     
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  14. D-rock

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    Rockets need to increase pace and get back to shooting 50 3balls/game.

    Starting next game.

    The rest of NBA has already caught on.



    Best teams remaining are small ball teams (and Lakers).

     
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  16. D-rock

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    Harden has been the best offensive player in these playoffs, unsurprising.

    Harden is averaging 32/7/4 on 53% FG and 48% 3P for the series.

    But he has also been tearing it up on defense as well, no wonder he is gassed in 4th.

     
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    [​IMG]

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  18. D-rock

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    Wow, Mike. Just telegraph all your moves.





    And playing harder is not an adjustment. Expand your rotation, play Harden longer or mirror when Lebron/AD in game.

     
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  19. D-rock

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    Lakers are complaining about late start/end times cutting into their rest.

    Already complaining that they need more downtime between games/series.

    Rockets really need to RUN THE *** OUT OF EM in Game 4.

    Need to increase pace back to 2nd in NBA levels or better.

     
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  20. Hakeemtheking

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    This is just stupid on MDA's part. For a millionth time, our players will have dead legs by the 4th quarter. If you don't trust your bench players, why is the point in acquiring them to begin with??? Sam Cassell would not have been Sam Cassell under MDA, especially as a rookie.

    MDA -- great regular season coach. Mediocre playoff coach.
     
    #40 Hakeemtheking, Sep 10, 2020
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