2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors (GSW leads 3-1)

[OrlandoDream]

If Im Jalen Green, id start looking into Arizona real estate.

[scrabbarista]

Sengun is overrated but Green? Dude is horrendous. He'd fit in with tanking teams posting numbers on horrible efficiency.

Amen Thompson looks like Jared Vanderbilt. Dude has zero offensive game. Absolute zero.

I like Jabari Smith, he seems legit.

Sengun's lack of verticality and size seems like a problem.

Jabari the only Rocket who showed up tonight, of course Ime didn't play him that much so he can keep his sons Amen and FVV in the game to make sure they get a loss.

Nothing egregious in Udoka's coaching tonight. I felt Thompson wasn't being as effective as you'd like, and he could've played a bit less for Eason, maybe JSJ.

[okboomer]

Pretty embarrassing for the Warriors to have more points in the paint than the Rockets.

[Tracymcgoaty]

Amen Vanderbilt so far.

10/6/4 on 40% shooting.

He can convert wide open baskets though. Vando isn't that good finishing plays. But yeah overall i see Vando with a longer leash. Lots of activity on defense lots of activity on the boards.

[Tracymcgoaty]

Pretty embarrassing for the Warriors to have more points in the paint than the Rockets.

As a kurd i do enjoy watching the Turkish Jokic stink it up.

[durden_tyler]

Lost in all these is Kerr’s small ball (not Death 5 like the Durant, Klay version) but still small and very effective:

6’6 Green
6’3 Payton
6’4 Hield
6’4 Podz
6’2 Curry

Kerr is a genius.


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[Chuck Everett]

Lost in all these is Kerr’s small ball (not Death 5 like the Durant, Klay version) but still small and very effective:

6’6 Green
6’3 Payton
6’4 Hield
6’4 Podz
6’2 Curry

Kerr is a genius.


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Sengun never punished that lineup in the paint. Kind of embarrassing.

[durden_tyler]

Lost in all these is Kerr’s small ball (not Death 5 like the Durant, Klay version) but still small and very effective:

6’6 Green
6’3 Payton
6’4 Hield
6’4 Podz
6’2 Curry

Kerr is a genius.


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Sengun never punished that lineup in the paint. Kind of embarrassing.

They tried but Green is simply one of a kind. And defensively, the Warriors were just scrambling for quick doubles and/or semi-zones and that confused the low IQ Rockets.


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[RRR3]

Amen Vanderbilt so far.

10/6/4 on 40% shooting.

He can convert wide open baskets though. Vando isn't that good finishing plays. But yeah overall i see Vando with a longer leash. Lots of activity on defense lots of activity on the boards.

When on earth have you seen Vanderbilt handle the ball? It's trolling to act like they have the same skillset.

[Tracymcgoaty]

Lost in all these is Kerr’s small ball (not Death 5 like the Durant, Klay version) but still small and very effective:

6’6 Green
6’3 Payton
6’4 Hield
6’4 Podz
6’2 Curry

Kerr is a genius.


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Sengun never punished that lineup in the paint. Kind of embarrassing.

They tried but Green is simply one of a kind. And defensively, the Warriors were just scrambling for quick doubles and/or semi-zones and that confused the low IQ Rockets.


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I think any other team wins that game easily against Warriors. Nobody in the playoffs has an offense as putrid as Rockets. I said it in the 1Q. I like Warriors chances because of how putrid Houstons offense is.

[Tracymcgoaty]

Amen Vanderbilt so far.

10/6/4 on 40% shooting.

He can convert wide open baskets though. Vando isn't that good finishing plays. But yeah overall i see Vando with a longer leash. Lots of activity on defense lots of activity on the boards.

When on earth have you seen Vanderbilt handle the ball? It's trolling to act like they have the same skillset.

My bad he's vando that can handle the ball a bit.

They're both unplayable on offense.

[Handlez]

Lost in all these is Kerr’s small ball (not Death 5 like the Durant, Klay version) but still small and very effective:

6’6 Green
6’3 Payton
6’4 Hield
6’4 Podz
6’2 Curry

Kerr is a genius.


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Kerr stays underrated.

He maximizes the talent he has at any given time.

[Mamba Mentality]

Ime needs to cut Amens minutes. Between him and Segun they had 34 fga none of which were threes, this not how you win basketball games in the modern NBA. Give Eason more minutes as least he can stretch the floor and put some more pressure on the Dubs defense.

[sp6r=underrated]

Jalen green the role player. This is what they do. One game then another game turns into a below average player. Just up and down up and down

I was floored when I looked at his game scores. The variance is off the charts.

[CelticSooner]

This is the first game GS looked like themselves. Curry looked comfortable out there. The experience is starting to show.

[Edrees]

Rockets look shook. What happened to that killer instinct dgaf mentality they've had all season.

Teams that win on effort have a disadvantage in playoffs when everyone is giving an effort

[sp6r=underrated]

Ime needs to cut Amens minutes. Between him and Segun they had 34 fga none of which were threes, this not how you win basketball games in the modern NBA. Give Eason more minutes as least he can stretch the floor and put some more pressure on the Dubs defense.

I hadn't thought about it but you're right. Their D is doing fine but they can't win with this offense and Sengunn is etter

[RRR3]

Amen Vanderbilt so far.

10/6/4 on 40% shooting.

He can convert wide open baskets though. Vando isn't that good finishing plays. But yeah overall i see Vando with a longer leash. Lots of activity on defense lots of activity on the boards.

When on earth have you seen Vanderbilt handle the ball? It's trolling to act like they have the same skillset.

My bad he's vando that can handle the ball a bit.

They're both unplayable on offense.

He's not unplayable he's prime Ben Simmons playing with negative spacing. Maybe if they actually got players that fit around him he'd function as intended.

[ItsDanger]

Jalen Green is basically the same player from his rookie season up to his 4th season now.

[Black Jack]

:D

I like Jabari Smith, he seems legit.

Sengun's lack of verticality and size seems like a problem.

Jabari the only Rocket who showed up tonight, of course Ime didn't play him that much so he can keep his sons Amen and FVV in the game to make sure they get a loss.

Nothing egregious in Udoka's coaching tonight. I felt Thompson wasn't being as effective as you'd like, and he could've played a bit less for Eason, maybe JSJ.

Eason definitely needs to play more.

I don't get Udoka's rotations.