G23: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder | 7PM CST

Thabo Sefolosha · Post #1 » by **Thabo Sefolosha** » Fri Dec 9, 2016 12:53 am

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ROCKETS at THUNDER
7PM CST |

Location: Chesapeake Energy Arena
Rockets: 15-7 | #4 in West
Thunder: 14-8 | #6 in West

Next Game: Sun, Dec 11 vs Boston Celtics
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Pillendreher · Post #2 » by **Pillendreher** » Fri Dec 9, 2016 8:22 am

Huge game. We would be tied record wise and have a 2-0 lead in the season series.

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Thabo Sefolosha · Post #3 » by **Thabo Sefolosha** » Fri Dec 9, 2016 1:56 pm

Definitely need another Andre Roberson stellar defender again on Harden

Patches Perry · Post #4 » by **Patches Perry** » Fri Dec 9, 2016 5:10 pm

Roberson is the big swing in this matchup. Slowing down Harden really puts a dent in Houston's game, but obviously much easier said than done.

I don't feel good about the next 4. I'm hoping for 2-2.

Post #5 » by **bondom34** » Fri Dec 9, 2016 5:22 pm

Patches Perry wrote:Roberson is the big swing in this matchup. Slowing down Harden really puts a dent in Houston's game, but obviously much easier said than done.

I don't feel good about the next 4. I'm hoping for 2-2.

Same. I feel a loss tonight, and probably against Boston.

ducler · Post #6 » by **ducler** » Fri Dec 9, 2016 11:30 pm

Post #7 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 12:10 am

Don't feel good about tonight as well.

And it's not going to be as fun as it was to listen to the crowd booing at beverly (just waiting for the cupcake coming into the peake)

NaturalThunder · Post #8 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 1:15 am

Clint Capela - 7
OKC Thunder - 2

Awesome start.

Post #9 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 1:56 am

We are playing TERRIBLE. Refs not helping us as well

Roberson is saving us right now

NaturalThunder · Post #10 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 1:59 am

Afraid this one is on the verge of maybe slipping away a little bit.

NaturalThunder · Post #11 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 2:03 am

Down 9. Again, starting to feel like this one might start slipping away going into the half. We've hung tight all game, and it's been mostly been back-and-forth, but we're not playing well and the Rockets are the more talented team. Kinda felt like if we kept playing "not well" Houston would pull away.

DoubleJ13 · Post #12 » by **DoubleJ13** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 2:21 am

Looking pretty sloppy which I kind of figured would happen with this goofy stretch of the schedule their in. Didn't help that the refs are trash.

Osirus89 · Post #13 » by **Osirus89** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:25 am

Jerami coming up aces with the defense down the stretch.
I like this grant at the 5 experiment a lot. Could be a weapon against a team like GSW.

NaturalThunder · Post #14 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:32 am

That sucks. Westbrook missed a FT that would've tied the game. We get the offensive rebound and Wesbrook misses a wide-open layup that would've given us a one point lead. We play great defense and force Harden to take a terrible shot that he airballs and Anderson cleans it up with an offensive rebound and lays it in to give Houston a three point lead.

NaturalThunder · Post #15 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:34 am

And Oladipo misses a fastbreak layup that would've put us ahead. We've blown some golden opportunities to take the lead in the final 90 seconds.

NaturalThunder · Post #16 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:36 am

And now Westbrook has a layup go halfway down and back out that would've given us a one point lead with 17 seconds to go. Eff me.

NaturalThunder · Post #17 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:39 am

We missed three layups, all in about the last minute or so, that would've given us a lead. Unbelievable. And then that's the shot we get down one with less than 20 seconds to go? Of course.

We had plenty of chances to win down the stretch and we just couldn't capitalize. That hurts. I hate losing to Harden and the Rockets.

NaturalThunder · Post #18 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:40 am

That one hurts. Don't get me wrong, Houston was the better team for much of the game and probably deserves to win, but to watch us miss three layups in the final minute of the game that would've given us a lead...that hurts.

Post #19 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:41 am

Well, we lost and we have a lot of problems with this team, but I love them. They always give it all. Loving their mentality. Just wish we could be better and have more options

Osirus89 · Post #20 » by **Osirus89** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:54 am

Sigh... whatever presti needs to do to get that wing he has my support. Payne (when he recovers), kanter, whoever needs to get it done. Teams just load their two best defenders on Russ and victor and dare everyone else to beat them which they can't on their own. Houston did it with Beverly and Ariza. Boston will use crowder and Bradley. Spurs will use Kawhi and Danny green. Without that third guy to at least distract them, teams will play us like they play Portland.

That said, I liked the defensive intensity down the stretch. James didn't have a good night, but 3ptrs cover a multitude of sins. Game was winnable at the end which I did not expect. On to Boston 8-)