WCQF | (3) Houston Rockets vs Oklahoma City Thunder (6) | HOU 2-1

hongdayuan · Post #1901 » by **hongdayuan** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:17 am

Harden feels like the evil bastard son in a superhero movie: u would almost never root for him, yet Huang demeanour (not antics, but his overall vibe) makes it reli hard to hate him.

Rockets fans and harden fan sign don't get me wrong. I mean this in the most positive way, I actually start to like him lol

Hindenburg · Post #1902 » by **Hindenburg** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:17 am

Dupp wrote:Why did harden go for the win both times? Dude is 17/17 from the line drive the ball.

Westbrook really choked at the line

too tired. He looked exhausted towards the end

Dupp · Post #1903 » by **Dupp** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:17 am

K_chile22 wrote:
Dupp wrote:Why did harden go for the win both times? Dude is 17/17 from the line drive the ball.

Westbrook really choked at the line

Harden and Bev both had 5 fouls and they were up 2 games to none

This doesn't change my opinion. Second time he should have gone for the tie. He took a bad shot in the endz

Paradise · Post #1904 » by **Paradise** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:17 am

NBAFan93 wrote:
Paradise wrote:
nbafan38 wrote:
This looks a lot like how they started game 2.

It's more sustainable at home than on the road.

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I hope you're right. Westbrook on the bench now, so here we go...c'mon Thunder, don't blow this lead.

Definitely right. :lol:

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Patches Perry · Post #1905 » by **Patches Perry** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:18 am

I think we can also dispel the myth that Andre Roberson is not an elite 3pt shooter. 66% tonight.

markjay · Post #1906 » by **markjay** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:19 am

I still can't get over that intentional foul with 8.8 seconds to go and Harden in the back court. Ridiculous.

It's one thing to intentionally foul in the last 3-4 seconds when up by 3, but with 9 seconds to go and the Rockets having a time out left? Basically they created an opportunity for the Rockets to win in regulation, which almost happened.

BallerTalk · Post #1907 » by **BallerTalk** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:20 am

TMU wrote:
Duke4life831 wrote:Two dumb shots by Harden to end that game. Both times he shouldve drove to the basket.

TBH I hate these Harden iso. His handles are just not as good as someone like McGrady. Ugh. Rockets could have won this game tonight.

I'm perfectly fine with those final shots considering the Rockets were on the road and playing with house money.

They took the Thunder's best shot and never panicked. They were down 15 and still felt like they were in control.
Harden made big shots in crunch time to even it up so I'm cool with him going for the win.

Black star · Post #1908 » by **Black star** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:21 am

So unless Westbrook magically got new teammates who all have happen to have the same name, can people never again say that his teammates are so bad that he is forced to take all the shots for them to have a chance to win? Somehow he only took 20+ shots and the Thunder still pulled out the win.

nbafan38 · Post #1909 » by **nbafan38** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:22 am

Hello Brooklyn wrote:I think this game dispel's the myth that Harden has a much better supporting cast than Westbrook.

I mean we just got the direct comparison.

How so? Nothing I saw from this game tells me Hardens supporting cast is not better than Westbrooks.

RunOKC · Post #1910 » by **RunOKC** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:22 am

markjay wrote:I still can't get over that intentional foul with 8.8 seconds to go and Harden in the back court. Ridiculous.

It's one thing to intentionally foul in the last 3-4 seconds when up by 3, but with 9 seconds to go and the Rockets having a time out left? Basically they created an opportunity for the Rockets to win in regulation, which almost happened.

Donovan gonna Donovan

Just remember this is the guy who has given KYLE SINGLER meaningful playoff minutes :lol:

BallerTalk · Post #1911 » by **BallerTalk** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:23 am

NaturalThunder wrote:
BallerTalk wrote:Helluva game!!!!!

Russell did a great job of continuing to move the ball around most of the night (he couldn't resist one Westbrook type three late though )
Fully expected my Rockets to pull it out but it wasn't meant to be.

At least maybe we can kill that "scrub teammates" nonsense now.

One game "must win" home game in the playoffs doesn't dispel the fact that Westbrook's supporting cast isn't very good.

I guess not :lol:

NBAFan93 · Post #1912 » by **NBAFan93** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:23 am

Thank you Steven Adams! That was such a save how he dunked that missed 3 in...

This game was completely nuts! Both these teams are so good. Houston bench is unbelievable.

There is no denying that Harden and Westbrook are the two best PGs in the league.

I knew Westbrook was gonna be mad about those free throws (he usually makes them all and missed 2 key ones at the end) - and here it was the first thing he said when interviewed

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He's probably going to be torn apart over FTs now. Just watch

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nbafan38 · Post #1913 » by **nbafan38** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:23 am

markjay wrote:I still can't get over that intentional foul with 8.8 seconds to go and Harden in the back court. Ridiculous.

It's one thing to intentionally foul in the last 3-4 seconds when up by 3, but with 9 seconds to go and the Rockets having a time out left? Basically they created an opportunity for the Rockets to win in regulation, which almost happened.

Yea it was dumb to foul that quickly especially with Harden having 5 fouls OT wouldn't have been the worst situation. They fouled way too quick and almost blew the game in regulation.

mtron929 · Post #1914 » by **mtron929** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:23 am

I don't mind the missed free throws at the end as much. Stuff happens. In general, Russ played much more in a controlled manner in this game and overall was a great game.

Post #1915 » by **ken6199** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:23 am

If anything, I think I will never be concerned when we are down 10-20 pts to OKC. WB will have his moments to let us get back into the game, and normally 4 out of 5 Rockets on the court can go ISO on a broken plays. This game we were down by double digits pretty much all the way yet it's still one shot from winning, or if Kanter didn't make that putback from WB's game throwing-away fully contested 3.

GG OKC, onto game 4.

Hello Brooklyn · Post #1916 » by **Hello Brooklyn** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:23 am

nbafan38 wrote:
Hello Brooklyn wrote:I think this game dispel's the myth that Harden has a much better supporting cast than Westbrook.

I mean we just got the direct comparison.

How so? Nothing I saw from this game tells me Hardens supporting cast is not better than Westbrooks.

Westbrook's teammates scored more points, at a better percentage, and got more rebounds.

The difference from previous games is that Westbrook wasnt taking as many shots. He actually looked for his teammates.

If he keeps doing that they can win this series.

K_chile22 · Post #1917 » by **K_chile22** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:24 am

Not concerned about the series still. Thunder shot the hell out of the ball and the Rockets shot in the 20s from three,and they still only lost by 2 in the road

13th Man · Post #1918 » by **13th Man** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:24 am

It was Adams, but yeah that was very bad shot selection, when he had Oladipo wide open.

Hello Brooklyn · Post #1919 » by **Hello Brooklyn** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:25 am

Patches Perry wrote:I think we can also dispel the myth that Andre Roberson is not an elite 3pt shooter. 66% tonight.

Steven Adams literally saved Westbrook when he was bricking every free throw in sight.

#ButHeHasNoHelp
#WorstTeamEverInHistory

Scizzup · Post #1920 » by **Scizzup** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:25 am

K_chile22 wrote:Not concerned about the series still. Thunder shot the hell out of the ball and the Rockets shot in the 20s from three,and they still only lost by 2 in the road

tbf I think they have been shooting the 3's as well as Hou this series lol

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