Clutchfans Game Thread: Thunder @ Rockets 9/2/2020 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 7)

It's a hard game.
Thunders have nothing to loose.
If we have a good start things can go better.
If not, it can it be a disaster.

 

The past playoffs history tells Rockets don't know how to play basketball under high pressure.

I guess we will possibly get a big loss. Our players will desperately keep shooting damn long threes in clutch moments. James Harden will not want to catch the ball when we need him badly and MDA will do nothing as usual.

I hope I am completely wrong.

 

Did said homeless man get stomped on?

Is he from Portland?

 

I still believe.

But Rockets need to win by blowout because I do not trust them in tight games PLUS Scott Foster.

But I like Harden's Game 7 performances vs. CP3 (Clips) as well as Russ (Thunder).

Precendence is on Rockets side at least.

https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/20...0-james-hardens-best-performances-in-houston/

 

The one thing I am hopeful is Russ will play better. He can’t get any worse than yesterday. Not confident about James but I hope he proves me wrong.

 

This is what Harden needs to do in clutch time. No more deferring. As long as he is aggressive I can live with the result.

 

It’s a win or by to MDA. My fear is DM is not that far behind. There are few assets to work with to get a true improvement. Maybe a new figure head coach is the answer but I don’t know who

 

I feel relatively confident that they will get it done. They shots themselves in the foot last game. All they need to do is clean some things up and they should be fine.

 

Could not agree more.



And no one feels worse than Russ.

 

After meditating throughout the day I've come to one conclusion:

I don't care what happens after this series. I just want us to beat the Thunder and send Chris Paul home. That's all I want. We can get swept by the Lakers for all I care. I just can't handle losing to Paul with the Thunder.

 

Exactly, 1 game at a time.

Would like to see CP3 limp home after this.

That has become a familiar sight when he was in Rockets uni.

Or a Clips uni for that matter.

 

Cannot win if Rockets lose BOTH the TOV and FT battle.

 

the free throw disparity against freaking OKC is absolutely ridiculous...it’s almost too hard to believe, but it’s been happening all series

we get called for everything

they better just handle business in game 7

every loss, u can point to something that allowed OKC to squeak out a win

game 3...if only they could hold onto a 5 point lead with less than a minute left, inbound the ball correctly, or make a free throw

game 4...if only they didn’t give up a 15 point lead and shoot 3-17 from 3 in the 4th quarter

game 6...if only they didn’t score 2 points in the final 4 minutes of the game and have 22 turnovers

What will it be in game 7? Smh

 

Back when he shot midrangers . Such an easy shot. I wish he would take those when we just need to sustain a big lead. Or down the stretch when every point is crucial.

 

This would be maddeningly ignorant but all too true.

People just hate innovation.

But only in the beginning.

 

Rockets in a blowout.

 

Don’t understand why he has abandoned this spin and step back move. It was IMO his most effective move.

 

Not sure my heart can handle a game like that Jazz-Nuggets Game 7.

 

Seems 2 points dominant for today game 7. Jazz makes a mistake same as westbrooks game 6 at the last minute to lose the match. The final 3 points keep missing. What Houston needs to do is to keep concentrating on defence, rebounds and keep no mistakes. Give less foul for okc to shoot free throw. Cp3 will shoot those last minute ball, mda needs to give special defence on him. MDA can use last year warriors matchup to see how to guard cp3