Rockets (#4) vs Blazers (#5) Playoff Series Thread

[midnightpulp]

If Coward doesn't get out the first round this year (again), I want an electronic apology from all of you farmers. :lol

Why? No one likes Howard here and think he's one of the most overrated players of the era.

[baseline bum]

was Mo out of bounds when he made the steal? :lol

http://giant.gfycat.com/MistyOptimisticIvorygull.gif

LOL, makes the Rockets' loss even sweeter

[PingPong]

Jeremy Lin $14,898,938
Omer Asik $14,898,938
James Harden $14,693,906
Dwight Howard $21,436,271

Well, at least Rin sells jerseys in China.

[DPG21920]

Some good stuff in here, tbh..

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=253610&page=227

"I don't want to even watch Game of Thrones I'm so mad"

[Spurs9]

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[AchillesHeel]

Mo Williams is such a boss, tbh..

[DD]

Rockets will win this series imo

[Mugen]

Mo Williams is such a boss, tbh..

Mo Williams is a huge faggot tbh.

[Mugen]

I wouldn't be surprised this went 7 tbh.

[RD2191]

"I don't want to even watch Game of Thrones I'm so mad"

:lmao

[testies]

Rockets lost all games in 4th quarter

[Roxsfan]

mathews tackled pat bev then traveled. no call on either.

mo williams runs over to trash talk troy daniels after the game. fuck mo williams - pos.

whatever. it is evident the league wants a 6 or 7 game bs series.

[RsxPiimp]

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/z50Lva6c9EM/0.jpg

:lol

[POPownsJackson]

even tho lin and p.bev choked, refs screwed rockets out of a 2nd game. this is getting crazy but so funny

[ElNono]

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[DPG21920]

I wish the Spurs weren't sucking so I could make fun of the Rockets, but oh well. These playoffs suck.

[Malik Hairston]

Ya, as much as I hate Harden and the Rockets, they were destroyed by the refs in OT, tbh..

Typical Portland officiating..if the Spurs miraculously advance, the Portland home officiating is what I'd be most afraid of facing in a matchup with the Blazers..

[HI-FI]

I wouldn't be surprised this went 7 tbh.
pretty much. they give each other fits, it will come down to fatigue in the end imo.

[Reck]

even tho lin and p.bev choked, refs screwed rockets out of a 2nd game. this is getting crazy but so funny

:cry

But dont worry, I'm gonna :cry tomorrow too when them Mavs go balls deep in them sperms 2morrow

[AchillesHeel]

Mo Williams is a huge faggot tbh.

Rockets deserve to get punked for playing like shit in crunch time and relying on an undrafted rookie from the d-league to win them a game :lol

[ElNono]

I wish the Spurs weren't sucking so I could make fun of the Rockets, but oh well. These playoffs suck.

I'd love the Spurs to move on too, but independently of that, these playoffs have been great entertainment, tbh.... this series and OKC/Grizz have been amazing, IMO.

[Mugen]

:lol Yeah, it's too bad the Spurs are choking harder than any playoff team currently. The West playoffs have been amazing.

[Sean Cagney]

I wish the Spurs weren't sucking so I could make fun of the Rockets, but oh well. These playoffs suck.

LOL the Spurs don't allow us to make fun of many teams right now besides the Lakers.......... Other than that the Spurs suck right now too :(

[DAF86]

Two things, two.

1- Harden is the worst defender in the league. Dude doesn't even try.
2- The Rockets don't run plays. The options are: Harden one on one, Dwight on the post, a lazy pick and roll.

[POPownsJackson]

:cry

But dont worry, I'm gonna :cry tomorrow too when them Mavs go balls deep in them sperms 2morrow
mavs winning legit tho, should be up 3-0 no ref help

rockets/blazers been overtime whistle fest

[djohn2oo8]

Two things, two.

1- Harden is the worst defender in the league. Dude doesn't even try.
2- The Rockets don't run plays. The options are: Harden one on one, Dwight on the post, a lazy pick and roll.
Yep.

[MeloHype]

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[ColinB]

"I don't want to even watch Game of Thrones I'm so mad"

That would be 2 losses on the night for rocketfan.

[RD2191]

Shitty move by Wlliams, what a fuckhead. Series ain't over yet.

[BatManu20]

Why did Mo Williams approach Daniels after the game talking shit tbh? Was it something specific or just gloating tbh

[Roxsfan]

I wish the Spurs weren't sucking so I could make fun of the Rockets, but oh well. These playoffs suck.
back at you tbh.

[Roxsfan]

Why did Mo Williams approach Daniels after the game talking shit tbh? Was it something specific or just gloating tbh
low class fuck face.

[ElNono]

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Don't like Harden but Mo Williams just can't stop being a trailer trash idiot

[Malik Hairston]

Why did Mo Williams approach Daniels after the game talking shit tbh? Was it something specific or just gloating tbh

Because he's Mo Williams, tbh:lol..

[LkrFan]

Why? No one likes Howard here and think he's one of the most overrated players of the era.

Oh yeah... I forgot. :lol

[Mugen]

Mo Williams is a huge faggot tbh.


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[BatManu20]

Hope one of the Rockets players knocks Mo Williams on his ass next game tbh

[djohn2oo8]

Time for Morey to go.

1. Lin
2. McHale
3. No power forward on the roster.

I'd consider trading Harden. Serious.

[Mugen]

Time for Morey to go.

1. Lin
2. McHale
3. No power forward on the roster.

I'd consider trading Harden. Serious.

:lol that's dumb tbh. The only issues are 1 & 2.

[Malik Hairston]

Time for Morey to go.

1. Lin
2. McHale
3. No power forward on the roster.

I'd consider trading Harden. Serious.

It must suck seeing Lowry and Dragic this season, tbh..

Even current Aaron Brooks is good enough to dribble a basketball, unlike Lin and Beverley:lol..

[LkrFan]

It must suck seeing Lowry and Dragic this season, tbh..

Even current Aaron Brooks is good enough to dribble a basketball, unlike Lin and Beverley:lol..
Leave it to HH to pour salt into the wounds (subtle of course). :lol

[RsxPiimp]

Time for Morey to go.

1. Lin
2. McHale
3. No power forward on the roster.

I'd consider trading Harden. Serious.
Trade him for who? Time to understand Harden and Dwight alone is not enough to bring a title back to H-Town. Bring a reliable third wheel and your set.

#3 is a must tho. SVG would be so perfect for your team but that dips hit Howard ruined that player-coach relationship. :lol

[Mugen]

Morey did fuck up trading away Brooks for a guy who doesn't even play, much like RC fucked up for not picking up Beno tbh :lol

[Bulaien999]

Lin was horrible not holding on to the ball up 3 with 30 secs to go

[djohn2oo8]

:lol that's dumb tbh. The only issues are 1 & 2.

Harden's constant refusal to play defense even with Dwight making game saving blocks is mimd boggling. That will not change. Jones, Motiejunas, and Asik are not power forwards. Morey keep preaching his dumbass philosophy of cap flexibility when cap space doesn't win games. Its no coincidence LaMarcus looked like Hakeem this series.

[djohn2oo8]

It must suck seeing Lowry and Dragic this season, tbh..

Even current Aaron Brooks is good enough to dribble a basketball, unlike Lin and Beverley:lol..

Even if Dragic or Lowry were here, McHale would just squander more talent. He had them both ans still finished 9th. It sucks to see anyone who can dribble a basketball not playing over Lin or Beverley, mostly Lin. And Troy Daniels nit being in the game most of the second half suckes the most.

[sook]

It must suck seeing Lowry and Dragic this season, tbh..

Even current Aaron Brooks is good enough to dribble a basketball, unlike Lin and Beverley:lol..
I said this when we traded him for peanuts. AB fit this team perfectly. DJ has a point though, Morey is a stat guy that doesn't know jackshit about the game and hired Mchale so he could pull the strings. That AB trade was just for the sake of making a trade. When Adelman was here he and Morey clashed because Dork Elvis thought he was good enough to move out of a cubicle and tell the coach how to do his job.

[RD2191]

Clutchfans going in raw on Lin. Damn.

[sook]

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This fucking stat idiot is either really that stupid or is trying to save face. Thats the problem with all his fucking stats. Its a "Coin flip" because of how close the game was...jesus christ smfh, he must have missed all the Lin TOs and lack of execution. Thats why your stats will never work fuckface. Its not a 50/50 draw, its about who makes the right plays down the stretch and your boston buddy fucking joke of a coach is completely incapable of doing that.

[djohn2oo8]

I said this when we traded him for peanuts. AB fit this team perfectly. DJ has a point though, Morey is a stat guy that doesn't know jackshit about the game and hired Mchale so he could pull the strings. That AB trade was just for the sake of making a trade. When Adelman was here he and Morey clashed because Dork Elvis thought he was good enough to move out of a cubicle and tell the coach how to do his job.
Trading away Brooks really wasn't what hurt them in the long run. Sampson leaving killed them. Morey's worst move was obviously signing Lin, and it has to be a damned bad move to be worse than signing McHale. Not making a major trade for a PF or for Rondo at the deadline hurt too.

[Bulaien999]

Hope Daniels gets lins minutes

[Thebesteva]

Because he's Mo Williams, tbh:lol..

I think Osama Bin Harden was mad over that dunk. It was a fair dunk tbh

[Ditty]

I predict Rockets will win next game, and wouldn't be surprised if it was a blowout. I believe Portland will win game six nail biter though to close out the series.

[sook]

Trading away Brooks really wasn't what hurt them in the long run. Sampson leaving killed them. Morey's worst move was obviously signing Lin, and it has to be a damned bad move to be worse than signing McHale. Not making a major trade for a PF or for Rondo at the deadline hurt too.

Having Brooks over Lin would have absolutely helped, but yea Sampson leaving hurt too. Trading away a valuable veteran playoff PG for a guy we never played was stupid as fuck.

[djohn2oo8]

Having Brooks over Lin would have absolutely helped, but yea Sampson leaving hurt too. Trading away a valuable veteran playoff PG for a guy we never played was stupid as fuck.
Yeah it was stupid, but Harden looked to have given up after Sampson left. And there was no guarantee McHale was going to play Brooks over Lin. He is that dumb.

[GuerillaBlack]

Time for Morey to go.

1. Lin
2. McHale
3. No power forward on the roster.

I'd consider trading Harden. Serious.

Lmao, no way does Morey go and why should he? Lin yeah. Mchale, definitely.

[sook]

Lmao, no way does Morey go and why should he? Lin yeah. Mchale, definitely.

But I thought I was blinded by my Lin hatred GB? Are you admitting that he brings absolutely nothing to the table now?

[Jacob1983]

Not trying to be a downer but I hope Dr. Jack Ramsay doesn't bite the dust right now. That guy knows a lot about basketball. I heard during the game that he was in a hospice center so it must be getting bad for him. Damn shame.

[Gummi Clutch]

ROR RIN.

[chief keef]

Parsons is buns, tbh

claiming he's the best SF in the series and then having no impact or getting slumped by my nigga Batum on almost every play down the stretch :rollin

and then you got those two wack ass pg's offering up a combined 3/13 from the field for 10 pts 6 boards and 5 assists with 5 turnovers :rollin even when you combine them you don't even get a league average starting pg :lmao pretty much unacceptable when you got the "stopper" out of the two of them out there getting cooked by lillard on every critical play when you're tryna keep the lead. its like damn clockwork son.

[GuerillaBlack]

But I thought I was blinded by my Lin hatred GB? Are you admitting that he brings absolutely nothing to the table now?

I tried defending that fool, but this game brought me over the top. Fuck that guy. Even though mo williams was clearly out of bounds, parsons was open right in front of him. Bam, series tied up at 2 a piece.

[sook]

I tried defending that fool, but this game brought me over the top. Fuck that guy. Even though mo williams was clearly out of bounds, parsons was open right in front of him. Bam, series tied up at 2 a piece.
Yup. Thats exactly what I was talking about, I knew the faggot would cost us in the postseason. To his credit, its not like he's lazy, he's just extremely stupid or cocky about making a homerun play everytime.

[spurraider21]

all year i've been hearing about how legit terrence jones is, so i don't want to hear this ":cry we have no PF" crap. ur just an easy matchup for aldridge

[resistanze]

Looks like a pirate from Captain Phillips.
Look at me, look at me. I'm your captain now.

:lol

[BillMc]

Would love to own a liquor store near the Rockets hotel, tbh

That made me laugh out loud. Thanks for that!:lol

[tlongII]

I tried defending that fool, but this game brought me over the top. Fuck that guy. Even though mo williams was clearly out of bounds, parsons was open right in front of him. Bam, series tied up at 2 a piece.

He wasn't out of bounds fool.

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/stuff/jeremy-lin-mo-williams.jpg

[TacoCabanaFajitas]

I thought he was out too until I saw that pic, didn't care because fk the Rockets

[Killakobe81]

He wasn't out of bounds fool.

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/stuff/jeremy-lin-mo-williams.jpg

People see what they wanna see ...don't let them steal tour shine, tlong.
Over a series calls even out.
Have people not been watching? home teams get calls. stars get calls. Harden and Dwight have got calls this series and Blazers some home cookin'.
that was the NBA under Stern will be the same under Silver.

[Beaverfuzz]

Big win by Portland, it's a madhouse here in the Rose City.

[Indazone]

I'm not going to defend Jeremy Lin's self admitted bone headed play at the end of regulation. But I will say there's plenty of blame to go around especially on McHale's ridiculous substitutions. We blew an 10 point lead to this team. We have done that in all three of our loses. Harden has been sucking big time. He shot 9 of 21 and 3-11 3ptrs. Beverly shot 2-7 and scored 6 pts. Wow! Jeremy scores 4 points on 1-6 shooting. That flat out blows. Only players that showed up were Parsons and Howard.

McHale took Asik out in the third quarter with 5 fouls never to return. But if you look at this game, we got that big lead when both Asik and Howard were on the floor together. Asik was clutch defensively on Aldridge and those two have a huge rebounding edge when they are both in. Why McHale didn't put him back in is beyond anyone's guess. I guess jack the ball up gimmicky three point offense is all McFail can think of doing.

[Indazone]

FYI: http://houston.culturemap.com/news/sports/04-28-14-jeremy-lin-unfairly-crucified-as-mchale-throws-him-under-the-bus-while-patrick-beverley-given-free-pass-for-turnover/

McHale never owns up to anything.

Dumbass could have called that time out at the end of regulation himself if it was that important.

[tlongII]

I'm not going to defend Jeremy Lin's self admitted bone headed play at the end of regulation. But I will say there's plenty of blame to go around especially on McHale's ridiculous substitutions. We blew an 10 point lead to this team. We have done that in all three of our loses. Harden has been sucking big time. He shot 9 of 21 and 3-11 3ptrs. Beverly shot 2-7 and scored 6 pts. Wow! Jeremy scores 4 points on 1-6 shooting. That flat out blows. Only players that showed up were Parsons and Howard.

McHale took Asik out in the third quarter with 5 fouls never to return. But if you look at this game, we got that big lead when both Asik and Howard were on the floor together. Asik was clutch defensively on Aldridge and those two have a huge rebounding edge when they are both in. Why McHale didn't put him back in is beyond anyone's guess. I guess jack the ball up gimmicky three point offense is all McFail can think of doing.

Why McHale stuck with Terrence Jones on LaMarcus in games 1 and 2 boggles my mind. He should have known that wouldn't work. At least change it up in game 2, but noooo.

[Indazone]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by djohn2oo8 (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7278464#post7278464)
Time for Morey to go.

1. Lin
2. McHale
3. No power forward on the roster.

I'd consider trading Harden. Serious.





:lol that's dumb tbh. The only issues are 1 & 2.

No and I can't believe I"m saying this. He's right on all 4 counts.

[Indazone]

McHale on why the Rockets lost.


Here's a link to the interview.
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/video/po...054802017.html

When asked at the start of the interview what went wrong, McHale said:

"We had opportunities.
We held the ball
There were mismatches
We didn't drive enough.

We held the ball too much, and we weren't aggressive driving."

In response to a second question, he cited the three consecutive botched plays in the 3rd Quarter as an example of missed opportunities. (That was when we were up by 10 or 11, and then on successive possessions Chandler and then James threw the ball away on easy fast break opportunities, then on the next possession James committed a charge for his 3rd foul. I remember the possession after that Asik picked up his 3rd foul, it was all like a slow motion car wreck.) McHale said, "we could have been ahead by 17 points."

McHale said, the team just did not show a lot of aggression. He said they were trying to go to Dwight in OT because Dwight had been doing well.

He cited "Loose balls; little plays." He mentioned that at the "end of game; we should have thrown the ball ahead; we could have gotten a 3."

"Players have to know that playoffs are different from regular season; they are built for the grind; they need to grind out wins."

"Grind out plays; execute
Stick with the plan –."

At this point, McHale was asked about Lin. He said the players had been instructed, if they rebounded the ball, to take a time out if there was a not a clear break opportunity.

But he really just gave it as an example of how the players in general had not followed instructions during the game.

He said immediately after: "That’s not his [Jeremy's] fault; he made basketball plays; I’m just saying that is typical of what we did tonight. ... we had some defense tonight where we just stood there and watched the guy shoot the ball. We can’t do that. We have to get up in his face."

[sook]

all year i've been hearing about how legit terrence jones is, so i don't want to hear this ":cry we have no PF" crap. ur just an easy matchup for aldridge

He's in his first year of actually playing and can't match up with LA. He is also not a good fit with Dwight since he can't really shoot. Couple that with the fact that the backup PF, Dmo is complete trash and hasn't seen a minute, it's absolutely true that this team needs a PF. The criticism of a stretch 4 has been there all season...it isn't anything new.

[sook]

It's also sad that Dwight will get crap when he has flat out balled on both ends. The guy brings a lot of heart, there are just too many haters out there that will ignore it.

[Mugen]

The Spurs will gladly take Terrence Jones off Morey's hands tbh.

[Mugen]

It's also sad that Dwight will get crap when he has flat out balled on both ends. The guy brings a lot of heart, there are just too many haters out there that will ignore it.

He's played very well. But he's been single covered by Lopez, LMA, or Freeland all series long. He should be dominating tbh.

[GuerillaBlack]

People see what they wanna see ...don't let them steal tour shine, tlong.
Over a series calls even out.
Have people not been watching? home teams get calls. stars get calls. Harden and Dwight have got calls this series and Blazers some home cookin'.
that was the NBA under Stern will be the same under Silver.

Nah man, blazers have gotten a lot more free throws, despite the rockets outscoring them in the paint by 20 and 30 some games. They shoot jumpers and get calls. Dwight gets a tech for getting a rebound, etc.

[Indazone]

Harden has a history of folding when the pressure is on. Even back in his OKC days. This dude is mentally soft and is absolutely not clutch when it's crunch time.

[GuerillaBlack]

Harden has a history of folding when the pressure is on. Even back in his OKC days. This dude is mentally soft and is absolutely not clutch when it's crunch time.

the finals have clouded people's opinion. They forget the Mavs series, the spurs series, lakers series, etc.

[Indazone]

Harden's playoff shooting percentage.

Harden's dismal shooting percentage .329 from the field, .267 on 3-pointers

Yep how quickly we forget. lol

[Bulaien999]

Maybe it's time to look at Canaan ...

[Indazone]

Rocketsfans fight at game 4. MMA got nothin on this catfight!

pn776cuRdXc

:lmao

[djohn2oo8]

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:lol ESPN went a little hard in da paint.

[Mugen]

Hopefully the Rockets force a Game 6 but I'll settle for somebody laying Mo out tbh.

[djohn2oo8]

Hopefully the Rockets force a Game 6 but I'll settle for somebody laying Mo out tbh.
This.

[Clipper Nation]

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:lol ESPN went a little hard in da paint.
They forgot to put a panel at the end where Morey tells McFail that his job is safe :lol

[djohn2oo8]

They forgot to put a panel at the end where Morey tells McFail that his job is safe :lol
If Kelvin Sampson was still on the staff, I think he'd actually be safe next year....Don't see it happening. Especially if they lose tonight.

[djohn2oo8]

I want Lin gone first.

[POPownsJackson]

its over tonight jajajaja pinche coward

[RD2191]

Lets go Portland

[baseline bum]

Clutch City? :rollin :rollin :rollin

[Spur-Addict]

Lets see if Lopez and Matthews get ticky tack calls tonight

[Spur-Addict]

Nice block by Sideshow Bob

[RD2191]

LILLARD

[Spur-Addict]

:rollin LMA

[RD2191]

Lin:lol

[ElNono]

Roxs are gonna need a solid lead by the 3rd, or you can tell the bottom will fall out

[RD2191]

Clutchfans on suicide watch

[RD2191]

Looked clean:lol

[rogues]

:lol Why is Lin getting playing time?..

[mclinejr]

Looked clean:lol

:lol

[Spur-Addict]

Lilllllarrrrd

[rogues]

Houston is getting shafted by the refs:lol..

[mclinejr]

Whenever I watch Lin play, I can hear the voice of Mr. Chow from The Hangover in my head.

[RD2191]

Parsons you bastard.

[POPownsJackson]

Houston is getting shafted by the refs:lol..
almost all series lol

[RD2191]

Whenever I watch Lin play, I can hear the voice of Mr. Chow from The Hangover in my head.

But did you die?

[spurraider21]

Lin with the steal and assist... rocket fans don't appreciate him enough :cry

[mclinejr]

But did you die?

:lol

[mclinejr]

Parsons came in like a wrecking ball.

[Malik Hairston]

Damn, that was a nice play by Lin, tbh..

[POPownsJackson]

rockets gonna choke like they have entire series

[TheGoldStandard]

Rockets blowing there load early.

[crc21209]

Clutch City? :rollin :rollin :rollin

:lol Those shirts are extremely stupid..

[djohn2oo8]

rockets gonna choke like they have entire series
If blowing another lead late gets Kevin fired, then by all means.

[Nathan89]

Go Rockets Go

[ElNono]

:lol Harden

[Clipper Nation]

:lol McFail saving his job for another year

[rogues]

The terrible officiating continues, tbh:lol..

[dallasmaverickslose]

I hate that damn corona commercial

[Reck]

Is it just me or does the court look extra yellow tonight? The hell..

[POPownsJackson]

Is it just me or does the court look extra yellow tonight? The hell..
that just all them asian fans

[Reck]

that just all them asian fans

Push this shit to 7 bro. I want ya'll tired as fuck when we come a knocking.

[rogues]

that just all them asian fans
:lol..

[mclinejr]

Lin 3 :lol

[lefty]

:lmao Asik's D

[ElNono]

So when do the Rockets actually start running some sort of offense?

[Otaku]

So when do the Rockets actually start running some sort of offense?

October :D

[Texas_Ranger]

:lol hardens defense

[crc21209]

:lol Lin. Idiot. That's what Houston will always do. They shoot 3's, and make or miss, they'll continue to shoot them over and over and over again..

[crc21209]

No call?

[angrydude]

2nd half collapse coming.......

[TampaDude]

If not for Lillard going crazy in the first half, the Blazers would be down 20 right now.

[ElNono]

det yellow lin bringing it

[BanditHiro]

my fucking god the Blazers don't miss...

[Robz4000]

Jesus, Portland's 3 point shooting is scary...

:lol good thing their defense is god awful.

[Killakobe81]

I want Lin gone first.

RIn saving that a$$

[lefty]

Both team can't play D tbh

[DPG21920]

Lin sh*tting alllllllll over ST

[Clipper Nation]

RIn saving that a$$
Hey sook, I told you The Scapegoat would redeem himself! :lol

[DPG21920]

j/k - this is some fluky stuff. He's fine as a 6th/7th man but useless most of the time playing off the ball.

[Killakobe81]

Both team can't play D tbh

Truf.
Mo williams took a bad shot on last possession ...Wes was wide open and on fire.
Hate that. Hit the hot guy!!!

[Clipper Nation]

j/k - this is some fluky stuff. He's fine as a 6th/7th man but useless most of the time playing off the ball.
True, it's just hilarious how Rocketfans exaggerate his "suckitude" to excuse away every loss when Harden and Dwert are the real cancers....

[Malik Hairston]

Lin making shots is a blessing in disguise for the Blazers, tbh..

[Killakobe81]

yes this is bad reffed series but it is happening on both ends.
What a horrible foul by Dwight (Proving chuck right)

[MI21]

:lol @ Dwert fouling a driving Robin Lopez to pick up his 4th..

[BanditHiro]

lopez getting super star calls wtf lol

[MI21]

Lopez dominating, Tiago style

[DAF86]

j/k - this is some fluky stuff. He's fine as a 6th/7th man but useless most of the time playing off the ball.

lol no

[DPG21920]

lol no

Ya he is. If he's on a team with a system where he can play minutes with the ball in his hands, he's fine especially during the regular season. He shouldn't be getting nearly as much playoff PT as he's getting, especially as an off the ball player, but he clearly belongs in the league.

[spurraider21]

:lmao lin

[Spurs da champs]

I don't think the Blazers have led going into the 4th at all in this series. Yet they're up 3-1 overcoming those 9-13 point leads midway through the 4th. Amazing.

[ElNono]

3pt game... anuses be getting tight...

[testies]

Rockets is the worst 4th quarter team I can recall

They were up starting all 4th quarters, by at least 6 or 7 in each

[Malik Hairston]

Ya he is. If he's on a team with a system where he can play minutes with the ball in his hands, he's fine especially during the regular season. He shouldn't be getting nearly as much playoff PT as he's getting, especially as an off the ball player, but he clearly belongs in the league.

Gotta agree with Daf, Jeremy Lin is more of an 8th/9th man IMO..

[MI21]

Looked like a big travel Batum got away with there.

[DAF86]

Ya he is. If he's on a team with a system where he can play minutes with the ball in his hands, he's fine especially during the regular season. He shouldn't be getting nearly as much playoff PT as he's getting, especially as an off the ball player, but he clearly belongs in the league.

No team can be a serious contender with Lin as its 6th or 7th best player.

[Mugen]

Lin is fine in a bench role where he doesn't have to go against solid defenders. He's just a bad fit with Harden since he needs the ball to be effective. He obviously shouldn't be trusted in closing situations when the pressure picks up but he'd be a fine bench player if he wasn't so overpaid.

[ElNono]

:lol Asik

[Robz4000]

:lmao Houston

[Mugen]

I'm going to be mad if HOU loses this game tbh.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

I've said it a million times.. Houston cannot close games. They always are unable to keep a big lead.. a bunch of mental midgets.

[Malik Hairston]

Wow, Harden only has 9 points?:lmao..

[MI21]

Lopez bullying niggas

[Arcadian]

As much as I would like this series to be extended, I think I would like to see Howard lose on his home court even more. :lol

[MI21]

That travel by Dwight :lol

[Malik Hairston]

Does Harden have any fucking pride, tbh?..9 points in the biggest game of your season?..against a below average defensive team, too?..really?..

[Robz4000]

Lillard is built for fourth quarters tbh.

[Mugen]

Harden making Dwight look like the most mentally tough nigga in the league tbh.

[Malik Hairston]

Sucks that Dwight is going to receive all the blame when he's been much, much better than Harden in this series, tbh..

[Thebesteva]

Does Harden have any fucking pride, tbh?..9 points in the biggest game of your season?..

Damn for a young team the Blazers look like a calm fucking group of veterans.

[Thebesteva]

Sucks that Dwight is going to receive all the blame when he's been much, much better than Harden in this series, tbh..

Its that quarterback thing, just like how Peyton got all the blame for the superbowl when the entire team played like shit.

[rogues]

I agree HH, Harden is a mental midget..always has been always will be..

[Malik Hairston]

Its that quarterback thing, just like how Peyton got all the blame for the superbowl when the entire team played like shit.

Harden is supposed to be their best player, though..

I think most people agree that Dwight is more of a #2 guy at this point..

[Clipper Nation]

Does Harden have any fucking pride, tbh?..9 points in the biggest game of your season?..against a below average defensive team, too?..really?..
Harden, like Durbeta, is just a playoff choker and product of regular-season whistles.... he just looks even worse because he's less talented than Durbeta....

[chunticakes]

lol @ harden's first bucket of the 2nd half. :lol

[MI21]

Harden doesn't even try his bullshit rip through while driving move, fucker is so passive for some reason, also getting torched by Wesley Matthews :lol

[baseline bum]

Sucks that Dwight is going to receive all the blame when he's been much, much better than Harden in this series, tbh..

Worse nigga in the playoffs? Harden or Westbrook?

[ElNono]

Harden shutting up neggars all over ST... :lol

[Malik Hairston]

There you go, Harden finally making an appearance..

[Thebesteva]

Rockets playing desperate

[baseline bum]

Parsons missing some wide open threes this half.

[ElNono]

you'd think that should do it...

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

We're going to destroy Portland on the PnR :lol

[baseline bum]

Harden shutting up neggars all over ST... :lol

Indeed. He's almost all the way to forcing a game 6 against a lower seed.

[Malik Hairston]

Aldridge living and dying by the jump shot, as usual:lol..

Hopefully Splitter stays hard in the 2nd round, tbh, need to go deep in that bitch-nigga..

[Killakobe81]

you'd think that should do it...

Game. Blouses.
Good series looking forward to next game.
Props to Rox fans: sook, djohn, GB etc.

[Mugen]

Harden shutting up neggars all over ST... :lol

:lol Took him 45 mins of shit shooting and letting Wes Matthews light him up for 27 tho....

[Splits]

Worse nigga in the playoffs? Harden or Westbrook?

Whoever owns this

http://i.imgur.com/3vYGXzf.png

[Mugen]

LaJumpshot with only 8pts tonight tbh....

[ElNono]

portland flopping like crazy out there

[chunticakes]

Aldridge living and dying by the jump shot, as usual:lol..

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

:lol what a joke of a foul

[Arcadian]

Can't expect to get a foul call on a fadeaway jumper...

[Robz4000]

Just gotta hope the Guests don't choke at home. If Houston somehow comes back to win the series they'll be on a roll for the second round.

[Thebesteva]

Holy shit McHale's coaching is horrible :lol A hole, a hoop, and a stop. I wouldnt let that nigga pick my plays on NBA 2k14

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Just gotta hope the Guests don't choke at home. Of Houston somehow comes back to win the series they'll be on a roll for the second round.

Nah they'll be tired as shit. Plus we'd whoop their ass. Quit being a pussy

[Clipper Nation]

LaJumpshot with only 8pts tonight tbh....
But he was officially the GOAT PF after Game 2 :cry

[spurraider21]

gg. rockets are blocking portlands jumpers in the 4th, awesome stuff

[chunticakes]

lmao harden playing d.

[Mugen]

:lol I think the Rockets lose this series in 7 tbh

[Robz4000]

Nah they'll be tired as shit. Plus we'd whoop their ass. Quit being a pussy

Spurs are gonna be tired as shit, with an older core and our best offensive player hobbled.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Spurs are gonna be tired as shit, with an older core and our best offensive player hobbled.

Do you realize how many OT games these guys have been in and how long their starters have played already? They look as old as our players right now by how tired they are..

[baseline bum]

Whoever owns this

http://i.imgur.com/3vYGXzf.png

And look at Harden's playoff stats

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hardeja01.html

[RD2191]

Blazers in 6 was my original prediction.

[Mugen]

:lol that cuunt hair Mo Williams talking shit to a D Leaguer and backing it up with a 4pt game

[Splits]

And look at Harden's playoff stats

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hardeja01.html

He's not playing with the 2nd best player in the league and taking more shots than him.

[DPG21920]

Well done HOU. Keep this thing alive for a little while longer.

[ElNono]

:lol that cuunt hair Mo Williams talking shit to a D Leaguer and backing it up with a 4pt game

back to Choke Williams :lol

[Mugen]

Harden should be thanking Dwight/Lin/Parsons for bailing his ass out Reggie Jackson style tbh

[Arcadian]

:lmao Howard thanking 'god' for barely surviving elimination in a first-round game 5 against a lower seed...fuck this guy

[djohn2oo8]

Dwight's played big this series. Christ if Harden could play ONE full game with decent defense the series would have been over.

[Robz4000]

Do you realize how many OT games these guys have been in and how long their starters have played already? They look as old as our players right now by how tired they are..

Both teams will be about the same level of exhaustion, with Houston having the matchup advantage. I'll take a jumpshooting Portland team with players the Spurs have the personnel to stop.

[D-Wade]

Dwight's played big this series. Christ if Harden could play ONE full game with decent defense the series would have been over.

Yep. Think the media overall has been pushing the Howard bad Harden good angle but it's not true

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Both teams will be about the same level of exhaustion, with Houston having the matchup advantage. I'll take a jumpshooting Portland team with players the Spurs have the personnel to stop.

:lol they don't have the damn match-up advantage

[sook]

Yep. Think the media overall has been pushing the Howard bad Harden good angle but it's not true

Exactly, someone gets it. The Howard hate is so irrational on here. Give me someone that plays both ends with their heart out every game.

[Clipper Nation]

Exactly, someone gets it. The Howard hate is so irrational on here. Give me someone that plays both ends with their heart out every game.
The Scapegoat coming up big :lol

[sook]

He did, but he cost us a fucking game, which I won't let go.

[Roxsfan]

:lmao Howard thanking 'god' for barely surviving elimination in a first-round game 5 against a lower seed...fuck this guy

its a 4-5 matchup. Not like its a 1-8 matchup.

Harden stepped it up with some big shots and played D to help win.

LOL at LMA looking lost when he does NOT get the Phantom calls! He sucks when the refs don't give him the ticky-tack sissy shit.

[Malik Hairston]

Exactly, someone gets it. The Howard hate is so irrational on here. Give me someone that plays both ends with their heart out every game.

Howard has been great in this series, his 2-way play has been outstanding, especially down the stretch..if he had a different personality, his style of play would be beloved, tbh..this is a league where fans idolize limited players like Joakim Noah:lol..

I've always defended Dwight, but he's a huge douche, very unlikable..

Harden isn't producing on offense and he's playing historically bad defense..he deserves most of the blame, obviously..

[Mugen]

LOL at LMA looking lost when he does NOT get the Phantom calls! He sucks when the refs don't give him the ticky-tack sissy shit.

Sounds like somebody else in this series tbh.

[djohn2oo8]

It would be nice if McHale could run some plays for the best three point shooter the team (Daniels). At least one gdamn play.

[Roxsfan]

Sounds like somebody else in this series tbh.

that's how LMA avg. 44.5 pts in the first 2 games. He got EVERY call plus he was on some acid trip and hit some freaky-deaky lucky rainbow 3s over 7 footers............

[ElNono]

that's how LMA avg. 44.5 pts in the first 2 games. He got EVERY call plus he was on some acid trip and hit some freaky-deaky lucky rainbow 3s over 7 footers............

You don't get to be 3-1 in a series with fluky shit... props to Houston for finally closing out a game properly. Hopefully this goes 7, tbh

[Mugen]

that's how LMA avg. 44.5 pts in the first 2 games. He got EVERY call plus he was on some acid trip and hit some freaky-deaky lucky rainbow 3s over 7 footers............

I don't necessarily disagree with your assessment of Aldridge. I just find it funny that it can be used to perfectly describe a certain Bearded player who's been pretty terrible in the series so far tbh.

[Clipper Nation]

He did, but he cost us a fucking game, which I won't let go.
Harden's been costing you the series :lol

[sook]

Harden's been costing you the series :lol

yes.

[sook]

Howard has been great in this series, his 2-way play has been outstanding, especially down the stretch..if he had a different personality, his style of play would be beloved, tbh..this is a league where fans idolize limited players like Joakim Noah:lol..

I've always defended Dwight, but he's a huge douche, very unlikable..

Harden isn't producing on offense and he's playing historically bad defense..he deserves most of the blame, obviously..

Couldn't have said it any better, though I don't think Dwight is as big of a douche as people make him out to be.

[djohn2oo8]

Couldn't have said it any better, though I don't think Dwight is as big of a douche as people make him out to be.

Howard was PISSED at Harden. Harden wasn't in team huddle and I don't like that bullshit. He thinks he has to be the hero all the time when there's talent around him, same goes with Parsons. There's no accountability on the team, today's players are more difficult to reign in, but at some point you have to demand respect as a HC.

[Mugen]

Should the Spurs advance, both these teams would give them a lot of problems based on what I've seen so far tbh. I'm not really sure who the easier matchup would be but if this is the Dwight that shows up in the 2nd round then I'd rather play POR tbh.

[Roxsfan]

You don't get to be 3-1 in a series with fluky shit... props to Houston for finally closing out a game properly. Hopefully this goes 7, tbh

I guess so. Thx




I don't necessarily disagree with your assessment of Aldridge. I just find it funny that it can be used to perfectly describe a certain Bearded player who's been pretty terrible in the series so far tbh.

I get you.

[Malik Hairston]

I'd rather play Portland, too, tbh, but I wouldn't mind playing a McHale-coached team, either:lol..

[spurraider21]

Do you realize how many OT games these guys have been in and how long their starters have played already? They look as old as our players right now by how tired they are..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j45x9ranFH0

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I really hope Portland wins Game 6, because if it goes 7 the Rockets are going to win.

Spurs would lose the Rockets in 6. Howard/Harden (even though he's struggling in this series, always kills us) Parsons and Lin would go buck wild on the Spurs.

[sook]

Howard was PISSED at Harden. Harden wasn't in team huddle and I don't like that bullshit. He thinks he has to be the hero all the time when there's talent around him, same goes with Parsons. There's no accountability on the team, today's players are more difficult to reign in, but at some point you have to demand respect as a HC.

Of course he was pissed and he has the right to be...that post game interview made it clear as day. Those faggots on Clutchfans still think it was just because he was tired, but there is only so much patience you can have with someone who already plays NO DEFENSE...and then brings nothing on the other end too.

[Indazone]

This series would not even be close if Harden even bothered to show up.

[Thebesteva]

Exactly, someone gets it. The Howard hate is so irrational on here. Give me someone that plays both ends with their heart out every game.

How did this happen?

https://a1-images.myspacecdn.com/images03/32/da065ab4deb74e31b1ab5d064d2531e4/300x300.jpg

[baseline bum]

Dwight's played big this series. Christ if Harden could play ONE full game with decent defense the series would have been over.

Series is over

[GuerillaBlack]

Harden needs to bring it and stop being a sensitive fuck.

[MeloHype]

:lol that cuunt hair Mo Williams talking shit to a D Leaguer and backing it up with a 4pt gamehttp://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/850809400.gif

[Jacob1983]

Crowd gonna be brutal at the Rose Garden for game 6.

[dg7md]

Blazers have this wrapped up in 6, I think. Even tonight it seemed like the Blazers were destined to win until the big stops at the end of the game.

[djohn2oo8]

Best complete first round in a while. If Rockets Win game 6 then game 7 is theirs. Lose and McHale is out, he ain't surviving with that dysfunctional ass locker room should they lose.

[djohn2oo8]

461752938981900289

:lol Anonymous. If there was ever a time for Harden to show up

[100%duncan]

Parsons and Williams, both tough-guy acts.

[Venti Quattro]

We all got treated to what kind of a clutch performer Harden is during the 2012 NBA Finals. He was great in crunch time with Durant but he sucked Wade's dick in the Finals. He was HORRIBLE. So seeing him being terrible in crunch time is hardly surprising. I understand that Rockets fans would take longer to process this truth because he is one of their franchise players but a lot of them are coming to their senses now that the Rox are losing close games due to Harden's inability to deliver.

And let's just not talk about Dwight Howard when it matters. He is the poster boy of mental midget.

[djohn2oo8]

We all got treated to what kind of a clutch performer Harden is during the 2012 NBA Finals. He was great in crunch time with Durant but he sucked Wade's dick in the Finals. He was HORRIBLE. So seeing him being terrible in crunch time is hardly surprising. I understand that Rockets fans would take longer to process this truth because he is one of their franchise players but a lot of them are coming to their senses now that the Rox are losing close games due to Harden's inability to deliver.

And let's just not talk about Dwight Howard when it matters. He is the poster boy of mental midget.

Dwight.has playef well during this series and has been big at the end of games..He has been a lot better than his time in LA. Harden is the one who cost them the series. Dwight has been great

[sook]

We all got treated to what kind of a clutch performer Harden is during the 2012 NBA Finals. He was great in crunch time with Durant but he sucked Wade's dick in the Finals. He was HORRIBLE. So seeing him being terrible in crunch time is hardly surprising. I understand that Rockets fans would take longer to process this truth because he is one of their franchise players but a lot of them are coming to their senses now that the Rox are losing close games due to Harden's inability to deliver.

And let's just not talk about Dwight Howard when it matters. He is the poster boy of mental midget.

Lol hating on Dwight.