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ClutchFans Game Thread: Mavericks @ Rockets 4/21/2015 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 2)

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  1. RoxBeliever

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    He got us to the playoffs. Now defenses are keyed to stop him at all costs.

    I'll give him a break as the rest of the team steps up in the space that Mavs shadowing Harden creates.

    The HOU offense is geared to take what the defense gives. finally we have the vets who know how to read and react.
     
    #2541 RoxBeliever, Apr 21, 2015
  2. AuburnRocket

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    Let me tell you what this guy has done...he has CARRIED this team while others missed games galore...40+ on a couple of players. He has played when other liver bellies have sat. I've seen him take shots and keep on keeping on. It is a total lack of appreciation for a guy the put the team on his back and carried them into the playoffs. I believe we wore him out by necessity.If you don't see that I can't help you.
     
    #2542 AuburnRocket, Apr 21, 2015
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  3. Jake Tower

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  4. YallMean

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    Fxxk, now they are going to point fingers at Rondo.
    WE ******G BEAT THEM. Rondo or not, we beat them.

    Their biggest liability ... is Dirk. RCE is overrated, fxxking tool
     
    #2544 YallMean, Apr 21, 2015
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    Dirk makes Thabeet look like Bill Russell
     
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    Harden had a pretty good 1st half, then it all went crashing down in the 2nd.... I'm happy we blew out the mavs even without Harden's help, but he really needs to pick up his game sooner than later, or Houston is not going further than the 2nd round...
     
    #2546 hoopball, Apr 21, 2015
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    Does anyone else notice that when Josh and Cory have great games, TJ and Ariza have sub par games? Am I seeing a trend? Imagine if they all four had great games. Wow, Josh was just fabulous and Howard is a beast. If Harden gets his shot fixed, the Rockets could sweep the Mavs.
     
    #2547 solid, Apr 21, 2015
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    Ethan Strauss
    Josh Smith's passing like prime Bill Walton and Dirk's moving like Bill Walton right now
     
    #2548 kingkingston, Apr 21, 2015
  9. EightDoobies

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    TJ/Ariza was off... Terry didn't get as much open 3's. Josh and Dwight killed it. Harden still have sub-par games. 24 pts is great. But I know he can drop that 35+ game with 60% shooting on the field.
     
    #2549 EightDoobies, Apr 21, 2015
  10. trigun333

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    Every Rockets fan after all the dunks in the 4th quarter.

    [​IMG]
     
    #2550 trigun333, Apr 21, 2015
  11. SooneRockStro

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    I just can't believe the hating on Harden. Carlisle's entire game plan is to take him out of the game and make others beat him. Harden had 24/6/5 on 17 shots (2 of which were garbage time chucks) and got to the line 13 times. He also set up countless wide open shots that were bricked. He had 11 assists in game 1, a playoff career high.

    Stop focusing on his shooting percentage and look at his true shooting percentage. Look at how he distributes the ball. He scored 24 in a "bad" game. I'll take it.
     
    #2551 SooneRockStro, Apr 21, 2015
  12. RocketsJumer

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    Dallas-Rondo did what everyone expected Detroit-Smith do for Houston. i.e. be a cancer

    Rockets-Smith did what everyone expected Celtic-Rondo to do for Dallas. i.e. be a major contributor on a championship-caliber team

    Logic :)
     
    #2552 RocketsJumer, Apr 21, 2015
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    True. Harden needs to get going from the field 5 for 17 was not good tonight. I hope he gets his shot going again.
     
    #2553 rocketsmetalspd, Apr 21, 2015
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    I couldn't stop laughing when he kept it for the dunk. The look on Chandler's face.
     
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    cuban - "failed again :( "
     
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    Any chance JVG on Friday night? ESPN?
     
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  17. AuburnRocket

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    I really believe this.....Harden will catch fire and win us a game when a Howard, Ariza,Smith falter. In order to go deep or win it all we need to have a team ALL playing with one heart beat.

    On another note...I'll take a bad shooting night, a below average defending night. Give me anything but don't give me a quitter...and that is what Barkley is saying about Rondo. The only thing a player can control is EFFORT.
     
    #2557 AuburnRocket, Apr 21, 2015
  18. Downtown Sniper

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    Cuban's biggest flaw is trying to one-up Morey.

    That was a terrible, terrible move on his behalf giving up solid contributing role players.

    But he needed to prove himself capable of getting 'star power' and get something done that Morey couldn't.

    The jackass has shot himself in the foot TWICE now trying to be smarter than Daryl.

    Agreed.

    This team rode Harden too much during the regular season.

    I'm so, SO glad he's had teammates step up the past two games which didn't happen the first two years.

    The fact is we can withstand subpar games from James and still walk out with a W... I shudder to think what it means for the rest of the league when James puts it together.

    I haven't. But I'll be happy with two role players putting it together any given night to help out James and Dwight.

    I remember the days of old when only 2 players would actually get on the scoresheet apart from our superstars.

    How sweet it is.
     
    #2558 Downtown Sniper, Apr 21, 2015
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    yeah okay, what's he good for if just carries us to the playoffs and does nothing while in the playoffs

    it might be fatigue, but that's not what the conversation is about.

    when his shots isn't falling he stagnates our offense. You can tell by his body language that he stops trying and just jacks up bad shots after bad shots.

    there was a stretch today where he kept shooting that step back jumper while taking the whole team out of rhythm on offense.

    we can't affort 4-5 bricks just so James Harden can heat check

    he did this last year too against portland, and the previous year against OKC
     
    #2559 apollo33, Apr 21, 2015
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Final box score: <a href="http://t.co/3S82TQ1kF5">pic.twitter.com/3S82TQ1kF5</a></p>&mdash; Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) <a href="https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/590734678975479810">April 22, 2015</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #2560 zeeshan2, Apr 21, 2015
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