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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.

  1. riko

    riko Member

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    Frank took the pacers to the eastern conference finals and is a brilliant coach. Mike sorry dude you are getting embarrassed so far. The irony is the Rockets interviewed frank but chose this clown.



    Les Alexander thanks you b*stard
     
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  2. Surfguy

    Surfguy Contributing Member

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    Credit to LA for taking away the 3 and the drives. That's basically our whole offense taken away.
     
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  3. Asian Sensation

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    Thanks Tilman ya dipshit.
     
  4. rcketsfan1

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    Embarrassing. Usually I'm not to reactionary but this is really bad. We're just letting them score. Getting torched by Alex Caruso WTF is that all about. Please fire D'Antoni I can't take this anymore year after year. Zero fast break points. Can't rebound. Can't get open threes. We keep getting into open mid range area then passing that up for a contested shot at the rim or kick out to someone who is not open. Bad defense. Bad offense. Bad body language. Bad coaching.
     
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    End of harden's choking era
    End of overrated GM with b*lls*it moreyball
     
  6. HP3

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    Second round in the playoffs is objectively not garbage. You do not know what you are talking about. You wanna blame someone, blame Harden for getting Westbrook.
     
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    Word? How does he manage to shoot 39% from 3 this playoffs short arming every shot? Strange

    How did he shoot 46% from 3 last postseason?
     
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  8. Thefabman

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    Decided not to watch this game, first playoff game in 27ish years of watching. Feel like I made the right choice.
     
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  9. TimDuncanDonaut

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    Yea one of the issues was also that Rockets were trying to do some fast breaks. Some of the long passes didn't land. Few did result in laker fouls and us free throws.
     
  10. Aware

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    we got like another 5yrs of this
     
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  11. HP3

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    Dumb people really get confident on here when we are losing.
     
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    Need something zany to happen to turn this around...

    *breaking glass sound*
    OH MY GOD THAT'S DANUEL HOUSE'S MUSIC!!!

    And then House comes out and starts smashing Lakers with a steel chair.
     
  13. tinman

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    Vogel had a game plan
     
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  14. ParaSolid

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    Yikes. It’s over
     
  15. JayGoogle

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    This is a team loss.

    Blame goes to its leaders first. Harden, Westbrook, and MDA, they all can get this criticism for me.

    F em all.

    Russ for being wild as usual.

    Harden for being passive.

    MDA for thinking this same offense is going to work when the Lakers figured it out 2 games ago. Take a midrange shot, get Harden moving off ball,
     
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    The former I definitely don’t buy. The Rockets had their chances to win both game 2 and 3. They were ahead or tied heading into the 4th quarter of each game. That should have every player on the Rockets’ roster itching to do the little things better in crunch time to even the series, not check out mentally.

    As for the House situation, I get it’s not ideal, and I’m sure the Rockets are mad at the league, but that’s no excuse, either. They are professionals, and they know stuff happens.
     
  17. palmsnbananas

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    I honestly don't blame harden you can say he doesn't have killer instinct and what not but he's been absolutely killing it the whole playoffs
    Problem is he is smart, he knows that the offense is trash with russell out there and he's already beat his man off the dribble for 48 minutes 3 games in a row just to run into a double team with no one to kick out to, I'm sorry if that was me I'd be pissed too and would second guess driving and kicking.

    Now you CAN blame him for bringing westbrook here though
     
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    I mean we will always be Rocket fans. But pessimism is a very reasonable outlook now.
     
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    they are quitting on MDA
     
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  20. whiskeyred

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    The Rockets have gas
     

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