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ClutchFans Game Thread: Jazz @ Rockets 5/8/2018 (Playoffs Round 2, Game 5)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, May 7, 2018.

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  1. MystikArkitect

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    I have. Did he grow 5 inches in the last couple months? I haven’t followed that close.
     
    #2241 MystikArkitect, May 9, 2018
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    Absolutely. Going to the basket is at least 30-40%? of Harden's game. While Green is a very good defender, he is not the walking tree with a 9'6" wingspan that is Gobear.
     
    #2242 Hakeemtheking, May 9, 2018
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    Actually..did you know that Dwight Howard and Josh Smith played AAU ball on the same team? There’s some great chemistry right there.

    :p
     
    #2243 Roomba, May 9, 2018
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    After all those years of Kirilenko, Boozer, Okur, Deron, et al... Revenge served!!!
     
    #2244 pahiyas, May 9, 2018
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    Great win with some CP3 momentum into the WCF
     
    #2245 SLRokJok, May 9, 2018
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    Draymond may not be as tall as KAT or Gorbert but he has long arms, athletic and is one of the smartest defensive players the league has right now. He will disrupt alley oops differently then how Gorbert did. Not to mention given his defensive reputation (and defending DPOY) he will be able to get away with way more than Gorbert or KAT, well quite frankly anyone the Rockets have faced so far. He is going to be allowed to play more physical on Harden or Paul on the perimeter and make that pass much more difficult to make. Just the reality of it. Harden and Paul will have to elevate their game if Draymond gets switched onto them.
     
    #2246 The_Yoyo, May 9, 2018
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    Oh joy! 5 days for everyone & their great-grandmother to "analyze" the series [and why Golden State wins in 5]. :):rolleyes:

    And these same "analysts" will say Houston "choked" if they don't win the series.

    Heard Shannon this morning "65 wins without a title is wasted. Morey constructed this team to take down the Warriors, not get to the WCF. Morey has done all this talking. [...] blahblahblah".

    McCollum picked the Warriors in 5.
     
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    Can't we armchair analysts have 2 days off...... lmao.
     
    #2248 daywalker02, May 9, 2018
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    CP3 picked a great time to have his best career playoff game. Way to close 'em out, even thought the performance as a whole doesn't exactly inspire me with confidence.

    Now the real test.
     
    #2249 mfastx, May 9, 2018
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    actually unleashing cp3 and tucker and winning by 10 inspite of Harden being sick is a good thing

    if harden & cp3 can score a total of 60 to 70 pts a night & the rest score total of 40 to 50, that will be around 110 pts a night which should be enough to beat the warriors as long as we bring our A1 defense every game
     
    #2250 vlaurelio, May 9, 2018
  11. MystikArkitect

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    Can’t teach height. Gobert is DPOY this year. Draymond can guard Harden in space but still can’t check him.
     
    #2251 MystikArkitect, May 9, 2018
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    did you know that CP3 and P.J. Tucker played against each other in AAU competition when growing up. cute love story.
     
    #2252 Os Trigonum, May 9, 2018
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    Rockets open up as 2 pt favorites for Game 1. i like it
     
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    Regular season and WCF are two totally different animals.
     
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    Hope you’re right and we make it close (giving ourselves a chance to shock the world)
     
    #2255 csc177, May 9, 2018
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    What a performance from Chris Paul and PJ Tucker! Great win and awesome to be back in the Western Conference Finals!
     
    #2256 Deuce, May 9, 2018
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    PJ Tucker hitting 5-7 in 3ptrs and spacing the floor. Playing great defense all over the place.

    Meanwhile.....Ryan Anderson....
    [​IMG]
     
    #2257 Deuce, May 9, 2018
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    So we SHOULD be scared?
    NOW I'm scared

    [​IMG]
     
    #2258 Remlap, May 9, 2018
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