12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder

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12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#1 » by Thabo Sefolosha » Mon Dec 25, 2017 1:30 am

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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#4 » by ozwizard8 » Mon Dec 25, 2017 10:08 am



Sick play at the end. They should've counted that one.
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#5 » by Pillendreher » Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:50 am

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"I don't know of any player that, when the shot goes up, he doesn't want it to go in," Donovan said
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#6 » by Thundershock88 » Mon Dec 25, 2017 9:04 pm

Merry christmas guys! If we win this, i think we will have turned the corner.
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#7 » by Dadouv47 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:24 am

kind of disappointed CP3 isn't playing. Now it looks more like a ''must win'' and I think we would have played better and more motivated against a full Houston squad.
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#8 » by Jstock12 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:08 am

Even without CP3, the Rockets are **** scary.
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#9 » by Jstock12 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:18 am

They're basically having the perfect start to a game, and are only up by 3. They'll need to play this well for full 48 minutes if they expect to win.
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#10 » by Pillendreher » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:20 am

So now we act like Josh Huestis is a good bench player. Got it, Billy.
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#11 » by Jstock12 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:26 am

Man, I really like Harden's game when he's not flopping.
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#12 » by Pillendreher » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:26 am

Down 2 after this start...
"I don't know of any player that, when the shot goes up, he doesn't want it to go in," Donovan said
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#13 » by Dadouv47 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:27 am

Jstock12 wrote:Man, I really like Harden's game when he's not flopping.


Flopping is easily 50% of his game though
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#14 » by Jstock12 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:28 am

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Jstock12 wrote:Man, I really like Harden's game when he's not flopping.


Flopping is easily 50% of his game though


Could be, but the other 50% is simply beautiful basketball. He really makes his teammates look much better than they are.
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#15 » by Dadouv47 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:30 am

We have to slow down the pace. We are doing what the Rockets want us to do :(
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#16 » by Pillendreher » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:34 am

Patterson is not dead! I can't believe it!
"I don't know of any player that, when the shot goes up, he doesn't want it to go in," Donovan said
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#17 » by Jstock12 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:36 am

OKC played really well in the first. Yet, still down by 3. That's the Rockets for you. The best team in the league, IMO.
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#18 » by Pillendreher » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:36 am

If the Rockets get these kinds of calls every game, it doesn't surprise me that they're that good in FTr despite taking so many jumpers.
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#19 » by Thundershock88 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:37 am

Felt like we played a great quarter and we are still down. Slow the pace.
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Re: 12/25 - 7PM CST | Christmas Day: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder 

Post#20 » by Jstock12 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:43 am

Briante Weber's hair is too distracting for me.

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