2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors (Series tied 1-1)

[TheAlchemist]

Houston is so damn gritty. I kinda like it.

[itsxtray]

Kuminga has shakey feel. Just launched himself at the rim even tho he didn't have an angle to the basket to score. Those are the subtle things that seperate scorers.

[Harry Palmer]

Two things seem somehow simultaneously true:

1) Fred VanVleet takes terrible shots and doesn’t make enough of them.
2) Fred VanVleet makes the Rockets much better.

I think this is mostly his being ~ a coach on the floor and will become less essential as the Rockets young talent get more experience. I think Sheppard is clearly intended to eventually assume his role, but with a way higher upside.

[scrabbarista]

Kerr is killing kuminga like he tried to do with Tatum

Tatum's mental was too strong. Kuminga is a mental mite.

[sp6r=underrated]

Kerr ain't gonna challenge for kuminga.

Kerr's response to Kuminga...

Yeah, WTH was that. Kerr flat out was like I don't want to win a challenge for Kuminga.

[KGDirkTD_Fan]

I don't watch Warriors often, I kind of was wondering why Kuminga was getting DNP, watching this game cleared that up. This guy does not have Warriors DNA in him.

[scrabbarista]

Curry is so serious when he flops.

[zshawn10]

Super late whistle

[2weekswithpay]

Kuminga missed Santos for a dunk

[f4p]

Amen jumps and then hangs in the air like he's trying to hang longer than the defender, except the defender didn't even jump so he just ends up shooting a terrible layup. Pretend like you are an athletic freak and just go up with force.

[Chuck Everett]

Get Jabari some shots, Udoka.

[rockmanslim]

GSW needs Jimmy to come out of the locker room like "Sike!"

[doogie_hauser]

Stan Van Gundy sounds like he has smoked 10 cartons of cigarettes within 20 hours, his voice is even more gravelly than usual.

[azcatz11]

Kerr ain't gonna challenge for kuminga.

Kerr's response to Kuminga...

Yeah, WTH was that. Kerr flat out was like I don't want to win a challenge for Kuminga.

He gave him a blank stare. Kerr also scolded buddy hield about not passing to Steph. Kerr likes to bully players

[HotRocks34]

Rockets are talented but they make so many mistakes. Need some more seasoning.

[Harry Palmer]

Super late whistle

The Steph shot? If so, yeah, as late as any call I’ve ever seen.

[Mk0]

Two things seem somehow simultaneously true:

1) Fred VanVleet takes terrible shots and doesn’t make enough of them.
2) Fred VanVleet makes the Rockets much better.

I think this is mostly his being ~ a coach on the floor and will become less essential as the Rockets young talent get more experience. I think Sheppard is clearly intended to eventually assume his role, but with a way higher upside.

I think it is just the fact that he is the only PG in the line up. That stretch where he was out was mostly awful to watch. Or at least the games I tuned into.

He takes some garbage-butt jumpers but he is also the only guy they can trust to settle things down.

[Mk0]

Oh my

[rockmanslim]

Kuminga making a Yakety Sax video right now

[Optms]

Curry just needs to start chucking 3s, only shot they have