ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Blazers 4/25/2014 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 3)

Parsons also stinks against batum, but he plays well against the spurs. He is all talk so far, and batum literally showed him up today.

 

obviously gotta take the good with the bad -but JLin has really stepped up in OT's - averaging more pts and asst and tied with OT rebounds with Bev and Dwight - glad they trust him in the clutch - wore often than not, he comes through. Neither turnover in either OT resulted in POR points either. Dude is getting it done when it counts - happy for him. D has look good overall too - really stain with his man and fighting thru screens - Blazers have just made some crazy shots this series. Love this team - lucky to have two strong closers - and now our own Steve Novak too!!

 

not cool to slam on parsons. After watching them both closely I think Parsons is better. Hes in a minor slump, and shame on you for jumpin off the parsons ship, be gone bandwagoner

 

You are either blind or delusional and lieing to yourself.

Howard was wide open down there and waiving his hands for the pass, and only after that dame was closing in, if Lin will just lob the ball up, it's almost 100% a guarantee dunk.

Look, Troy made a clutch shot and I am glad that we won and Lin did a good job for picking up the loose ball, but saying that's a great pass and saved the rockets is just laughable.

 

Fixed.

 

Perhaps they were trying to play their hardest. Players are running into each others in basketball game all the times and calling them dumb players is just fair.

 

Ok, it was an OK pass and good hustle play and helped save the Rockets? Sound reasonable.

 

they were doing dumb things all game.

It was on the last shot, everyone and their mom knew they had to make a 3 to tie in OT, and yet Batum still gets that open shot.

 

Well. Parsons still has 3 more games to back up his proclamation. For Rox's sake, I hope he catches fire.

 

I guess I agree somewhat...people posted about low basketball IQ during this game. My feeling...JMO was that unless you had a slam dunk you pull it out and let the clock run. We have given up MANY leads during this series and sometimes we are our own worst enemy. I believe in playing percentages...and the percentages were in pulling the ball out. The defender was LMA was it not?We know how frequently players not named Howard get fouled by LMA ( shoot even Howard hardly ever).

 

Nothing is guaranteed. You take a chance either way. Rockets is a team that clearly likes to kick out to 3s. Their lobbing skill is not as good.

 

It is laughable when you say it. It is called an assist. That is how the game is play. If Daniel didn't make the shot, would you laugh to?

 

On the replay...it looked flagrant. If it had been someone like Draymond Green instead of a seemingly nice guy like Aldridge, the flagrant would've been called.

 

Game 3 was the first Rocket's adjustment that was fruitful in the form of a victory. Thought our TT line was good...but more so than that, Asik by himself with the others allowed for the Rockets to build an 11 point lead. The Rockets need to get that lineup more looks in game 4.

Portland has shown the ability to adjust, but I truly thought not having Robin Lopez hurt them in the interior for this game...Robin Lopez is atleast active inside and contests on so many shots.

Look for Stots to adjust to the 4 guard lineup in game 4 and the Rockets must be ready to counter in game rather than waiting till game 5

 

Melo did a great job against aldrdige in the regular season. With him spacing the floor the blazers would not be able to get so many offensive boards and that would open up room for harden to operate.

We would sweep them with melo.

 

I don't know if I could walk straight if somebody hit me like Aldridge hit Lin. I was surprised Lin made both.

 

Lin showed alot of heart. I still remember when he played scared against Miami when he was with the Knicks. But he's a tough kid. Grew up alot.

 

It definitely helped!

 

thats the one major difference i noticed about him this playoffs, good plays or bad plays, he's looking confident or decisive. Harden even lets him handle and set up plays in crunch time!

 

The Rockets are the only team that doesn't pick up their defence during PO.