ClutchFans Game Thread: Warriors @ Rockets 4/20/2025 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 1)

Rockets in 4

 

Bring em on, just hate the schedule!

Forgot about this, Adams, please take Draymond out if he’s on some bullshit!!

We have nothing to fear here, absolutely zero. Only the refs can help them or a complete meltdown by Sengun & Green and or role players laying duds.

 

Rockets in 6

 

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it is a good thing! Selah!

GO ROCKETS!

 

Now as a 32 year old I would assume those late games would be tougher on me compared to playing a team of 22 year olds

 

I can see the writing on the wall…


They’re gonna get away with their moving screens, Draymond will get away with being a psycho, they’ll get most of the calls… however if they LET Amen play playoff defense on Steph I think we’ll win.

I don’t wanna blame the refs but unfortunately a lot of it rests in their hands. If they let the boys play playoff defense then Curry is in for a nightmare and I think we take it. If we see the ticky tack bullcrap called then the fix might be in. Either way whatever, I’ll be tuned in.

Go Rockets.

 

We could complain, but you know what, if we didn't play the warriors we probably would have ended up in an NBA TV slot.

 

Time to back up that talk. You were injured last time. I'm watching you close, Tari.

 

How many times will he foul a warriors player while they are shooting a three?

 

this…I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen him do it. And most of the time it’s not in a situation words remotely necessary to close out that hard

 

Words can’t express how much I detest the Warriors. We better send this b**** ass team home.

 

I’m so ready for rockets playoff basketball. I’d love to finally put away our old nemesis. Forget playoff Jimmy - I’m ready for some playoff Jalen.

I’ll be watching the Clippers-Nuggets series too. Excited for that one.

 

It is disrespectful of Rockets fans for the league to tip these games off so late. The only tip scheduled before 8p is on a Saturday. And these tipoffs are invariably delayed by the previous game. Sucks, won't be getting much sleep this coming week.

 

5th Page - Rockets in 5

 

We are 2-3 against the Warriors this season

Sengun avg 17ppg while Jalen avg 13ppg in those games

They held us under 100 in 3 of those games.

This is a bad matchup for us especially against a team that's historically haunted us in the past and is full of playoff experience. If only Harden and Kawhi didn't turn into prime versions of themselves for one game or the Grizzlies didn't fire their coach 2 weeks before the playoffs and proceeded to choke down the stretch..


I'm hoping for the best but I'm sure we're gonna see the worst kind of reffing in this series but we'll see...

and by the worst kind of reffing, I mean, for every 5 bad calls against us they give the Warriors 1 bad call so they can make an excuse like it was called "even" or the "reffing was bad both ways"

oh, and you can be sure Draymond will be getting techs, flagrants and play on 5 fouls without being ejected meanwhile one of their role players injure our key players.

Idk what the chances are of the above happening but they seem higher than us winning the lottery.

 

I'll be streaming it regardless of network

That's 6:30 Pacific.

 

GSW typically targets stopping Jalen.

My prediction is ime comes out with a heavy diet of FVV PnR with Sengun. Bully them inside where they are weakest. Force them to adjust and let Jalen attack off of that action in a secondary role.

Once they adjust, bring in the second big Adams as well. Old school bully ball. Rebound, rebound, rebound, defend, defend, defend, win.

 

A first round win will go a long way for the fans, and this org, just everything we've gone threw since the Chris paul disaster.

If they can win this series it would be like icing on the cake for Houston fans, just beat the warriors!