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

if KD or LBJ shot 29%, the world would blame them for losses even if their bench players went 2-20. i would have blamed tonight's loss on jlin too had they lost in OT, but the inconsistency and not holding the two supposedly top 10 players in the NBA on this team accountable is a joke

that said, let's call a truce tonight and enjoy the W

 

Harden did not play a bad game, anyone who will only use his FG% to judge his performance in this game is a complete idiot.

The Rockets best offense in this game is the Harden Howard P&R, that's the only thing that Portland can't do a **** about it.

Expect to see more, much more offense of this kind in the next game.

 

Now they are going to feel like it was for us the first two games. It'll be interesting

 

The game would end before overtime if Harden made all his shots and Lin didn't even need to move out of his corner.

 

I thought about that but since no one was around DH, he was there for the rebound even if the 3 missed.

 

37 points on 35 shots. Not that bad. Much better than Game 1 and 2.

 

Hey, he also redeemed Harden for the even worse turnover. Give the guy a break - without his key contributions in OT, we lose of who. He did much more right than wrong this game.

 

Portland loses Game 4 the pressure on them going back to Houston tied will be immense. We need to throttle these guys on Sunday with a complete, efficient game.

 

No I'm a die hard Rocket fan who's noticing this idiot Lin making it easier for the Blazers the last 2 games. This fool will single handedly ruin our season if he gets the ball in the clutch

 

He woulda baby hooked it too

 

fo sho. autocorrect?

 

Parsons took on the Sampson roll and really provided a spark off the bench

 

I would go that far considering how good blazers are in scoring points in a hurry.

 

If Lin was facing the basket he would have shoot it or pass it to DH. He was cutting at an angle and likely the lop was easier for him.

 

by roll I mean Role, thanks, trolls move along

 

A lot of his shots he was being mugged aswell tonight.

Thank god the only stat I care about is Ws and Ls

 

Can we get a Troy Daniels Appreciation thread

 

Harden missed 22 shots tonight, which is twice as many as Lin took. But of course this site will fixate on the one layup that Lin missed (a very good play btw that just didn't go in). He shrugged that off and had impactful OT. I didn't hear Portland fans companying about Lillard going 3-18 in their game 2 win. But with clutchfans, acknowledging Jeremy Lin's contributions is a difficult road for them to cross.

 

It means we can hit the club tonight, bro!