Clippers or Rockets

[$pursDynasty]

Clippers turn into the monstars against us though. Then they turn around and lose by 40 to the Worriers.

Hello they lose to the Boogie less Kings but get a hard on to play us smh

[gambit1990]

deandre should average at least 12 FGA if they play us.

is this the year d'antoni beats pop?

can't wait for the playoffs...

[TheDoctor]

There's something in LAC psyque that triggers once they're playing the Spurs. It's incredible. Avoid at all cost.

On the other hand Pop will run circles around Pringles.

[TheGreatYacht]

I don't know if his shooting wrist is really "hurt" or if it's just because the playoffs are near, but Harden has been terrible over his last two games. Rockets are 0-2 over that stretch.

16-50 (32FG%), 17 assists, 12 TO

Going to be interesting what happens the rest of the way after he was taking subtle shots at Lebron and Kawhi for resting. Will his pandering to the media and his :cry Im a warrior :cry schtick backfire?

[spursistan]

I don't know if his shooting wrist is really "hurt" or if it's just because the playoffs are near, but Harden has been terrible over his last two games. Rockets are 0-2 over that stretch.

16-50 (32FG%), 17 assists, 12 TO

Going to be interesting what happens the rest of the way after he was taking subtle shots at Lebron and Kawhi for resting. Will his pandering to the media and his :cry Im a warrior :cry schtick backfire?

4-18 (15 pts)/ 6 TOs against the Dubs..

I could tell Playoffs are around the corner..Harden isn't any less of a "choker" than CP3 :lol..Between that, the bum wrist, and their lack of star power around him, give me the Rockets ..

[TheGreatYacht]

Huge break for us tbh.... hopefully he continues to play the rest of the way and finds himself in a 7 game series first round....

[$pursDynasty]

Huge break for us tbh.... hopefully he continues to play the rest of the way and finds himself in a 7 game series first round....
yacht I think Harden and Westbrook really want the MVP above all else. Harden is dumb to not rest, very unDuncan thing to do and will cost him in playoffs.

[TheGreatYacht]

yacht I think Harden and Westbrook really want the MVP above all else. Harden is dumb to not rest, very unDuncan thing to do and will cost him in playoffs.
Hope so. Draymond tried to snap his wrist today :lol

[spursistan]

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He's been awful in the clutch this season--always been...

[TD 21]

4-18 (15 pts)/ 6 TOs against the Dubs..

I could tell Playoffs are around the corner..Harden isn't any less of a "choker" than CP3 :lol..Between that, the bum wrist, and their lack of star power around him, give me the Rockets ..

Considering his struggles coincided with his wrist getting hurt, I think it's safe to say you're reading too much into it.

In general, from media to fans, there's way too much prisoner of the moment takes regarding this league nowadays . . .

Leonard is playing at an unsustainable level for a stretch = MVP?

Leonard inevitably experiences regression to the mean = Not in the discussion.

Spurs blowout Cavaliers = Are Spurs NBA's best team?

Warriors overcome 22 point deficit to beat Spurs by 12 = Warriors remind Spurs who's boss; Spurs have no chance to beat Warriors in a series.

[spursistan]

Need to tank the Clippers game to prevent them from sliding to 6th seed..It is starting to look tempting for them with Harden/Houston ending the season in a bit of slump

[spursistan]

Need to tank the Clippers game to prevent them from sliding to 6th seed..It is starting to look tempting for them with Harden/Houston ending the season in a bit of slump
Never mind, looks like OKC are tanking for them..Down 23 to Suns at HT..

[spursistan]

If the Thunder lose this game vs the Suns, it is over for them..Rockets-OKC is locked..

[Ice009]

Can the Thunder drop to 7th?

[spursistan]

If the Thunder lose this game vs the Suns, it is over for them..Rockets-OKC is locked..
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Not mathematically yet, but it pretty much is..

[BillMc]

These last 3 games are all important to Spurs opponents. Spurs could help determine homecourt advantage in Jazz-Clips and a playoff birth for Blazers.

As we don't care, I could see losing all 3.

[TheDoctor]

Can the Thunder drop to 7th?
Nope. Memphis locked the 7th seed.

[ElNono]

Rockets, IMO

[timtonymanu]

Porker and Microwave gonna let their guards eat them up again. So be careful what we wish for.

[spursistan]

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It was a no-brainer choice from the start, but even more so now that the two teams are trending in different directions..

Clips have been playing better than Rockets down the strech..I still think they would have been 3rd seed hadn't they suffered injuries to CP3/Blake (they were tied with Houston when Paul went down)..

[gambit1990]

HOU @ LAC tonight.

[spursistan]

Clips destroying Houston..So fuckin' glad these faggots are running into the Dubs..

[Robz4000]

Clippers look like the second best team going into the postseason tbh. That series with the Dubs could end up being the Finals like TD 21 has been saying.

[TheGreatYacht]

Had no idea Clippers had that record with a healthy CP3 :wow

:lmao Harden 2/9 & its no coincidence the playoffs are in a week

[spursistan]

Clippers look like the second best team going into the postseason tbh. That series with the Dubs could end up being the Finals like TD 21 (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=17781) has been saying.
Part of that Houston-- and Harden-- have been slumping much or worse than the Spurs for the past month..Dude choked his MVP in like two weeks :lol..Only silver lining for the us right now: both potential opponents on road to WCF are in a rut..

[Robz4000]

Part of that Houston-- and Harden-- have been slumping much or worse than the Spurs for the past month..Dude choked his MVP in like two weeks :lol..Only silver lining for the us right now: both potential opponents on road to WCF are in a rut..

Grizz have been resting players for the better part of three weeks. The rumors of them being in a rut have been greatly overstated.

[Ice009]

Grizz have been resting players for the better part of three weeks. The rumors of them being in a rut have been greatly overstated.

I asked this question a few days ago. I asked why did they look good against the Spurs, but then are only 3-7 in their past 10 games. So that 3-7 in their past 10 games in no indication on how they're actually playing when all their players are suited up?

[$pursDynasty]

Part of that Houston-- and Harden-- have been slumping much or worse than the Spurs for the past month..Dude choked his MVP in like two weeks :lol..Only silver lining for the us right now: both potential opponents on road to WCF are in a rut..
Only bad part about the Rox slipping is that might mean we might have to deal with DangeRuss in the 2nd round and they are almost as bad a matchup as the PaperClips.

[Robz4000]

I asked this question a few days ago. I asked why did they look good against the Spurs, but then are only 3-7 in their past 10 games. So that 3-7 in their past 10 games in no indication on how they're actually playing when all their players are suited up?

Pretty much, albeit they were hovering around .500 beforehand too.

[gambit1990]

Clippers look like the second best team going into the postseason tbh. That series with the Dubs could end up being the Finals like TD 21 (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=17781) has been saying.
past few days i've started to feel like it's the warriors or the clippers to lose.

[$pursDynasty]

past few days i've started to feel like it's the warriors or the clippers to lose.
it wouldn't break my heart to see the Clips shock the world (overcome their mental block) and take out the Dubs to get to the WCF only to be taken out by the Spurs

[spursistan]

After starting 31-9, Houston are only 23-18 since January 11th (only 6th best record in the West/ 10th overall in the league)..Their 3PT shooters have completely gone ice-cold on a large sample size (basically half season).

It is shaping up to be a long series vs OKC..

From Clutchfans:

Since January 11th:

Harden - 10 threes a game - 33.6%
Gordon - 8.5 threes a game - 32.9%
Williams - 5.6 threes a game - 32.5%
Ariza - 6.6 threes a game - 30.5%


Since All-star break:

Gordon - 8 threes a game - 34.1%
Williams - 5.6 threes a game - 32.5%
Harden - 10 threes a game - 32.4%
Ariza - 6.4 threes a game - 31.9%


Past 10 games:

Gordon - 7.8 threes a game - 32.9%
Ariza - 6.8 threes a game - 29.6%
Harden - 11 threes a game - 29.3%
Williams - 5.2 threes a game - 25.5%

[$pursDynasty]

looking like one of those regular season teams, not built for the playoffs

[spursistan]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C9QoyqGVwAEsp4c.jpg:large

Record v .500> teams

Clippers: 26-18
Rockets: 20-23

Even if you put aside the hellish match-up issues LA cause to the Spurs, they have been a better team than Houston vs good competition overall all while losing Paul/Griffin for a combined 42 games..

[JohnnyMax]

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[DAF86]

Rockets looking mighty scary out there and deep as fuck. Any of their rotation guards (Harden, Beverley, Gordon and Williams) is better than any of our rotation guards and their front court isn't looking too shabby either with Ariza, Anderson, Capella and Nene.


Pretty much listed a C-level front court and called it good.


I would probably trade LMA for Anderson straight up at this point, tbh.

Just sharing the good takes I have to share, nothing to see here.

[timtonymanu]

Goddamn it's just like last season when everyone wanted OKC vs the Clippers. Getting outmatched by the 3rd seed while Clippers lost in the first round from choking/injuries.

[DAF86]

Also, lol at Clippers. Same shit as last season. I don't want to see a "Clippers or "X" team in second round" next season. Always on the Clippers side, no matter how bad they beat us during the regular season.

[DAF86]

Goddamn it's just like last season when everyone wanted OKC vs the Clippers. Getting outmatched by the 3rd seed while Clippers lost in the first round from choking/injuries.

Not me son.

[timtonymanu]

clippers would have beaten us anyway. If Ryan Anderson can shake Aldridge, mbah a moute would do the same. Not to mention Paul/Redick/Crawford all would have made back breaking 3s

[DAF86]

clippers would have beaten us anyway. If Ryan Anderson can shake Aldridge, mbah a moute would do the same. Not to mention Paul/Redick/Crawford all would have made back breaking 3s

Jazz wouldn't have though.

[HarlemHeat37]

Memphis and Portland are probably the only teams that definitely wouldn't beat this Spurs team in a series, tbh:lol(even that shitty Grizzlies team took them to 6)..all the others would have a shot, even OKC..

[timtonymanu]

Jazz wouldn't have though.

We weren't getting the #1 seed though. That was settled when Dubs erased that 20 point deficit in the last Spurs game.

[TheGreatYacht]

clippers would have beaten us anyway. If Ryan Anderson can shake Aldridge, mbah a moute would do the same. Not to mention Paul/Redick/Crawford all would have made back breaking 3s
Agreed. Only way the Spurs make the finals is if they never see GS, HOU, LAC or get young in the offseason and bring in shooters

[timtonymanu]

Memphis and Portland are probably the only teams that definitely wouldn't beat this Spurs team in a series, tbh:lol(even that shitty Grizzlies team took them to 6)..

Portland would have been hell for soft ass LMA though. :cry the crowd is booing me.

[DAF86]

Memphis and Portland are probably the only teams that definitely wouldn't beat this Spurs team in a series, tbh:lol(even that shitty Grizzlies team took them to 6)..all the others would have a shot, even OKC..

Jazz had no chance in hell, imho. Last time I checked they were one of the few teams that managed to play even slower than the Spurs.

[Robz4000]

Doubt the Spurs would've beaten Portland either tbh. They literally got the easiest possible matchup other than if Denver had made it and still struggled. The fact of the matter is all these issues were widely apparent in the regular season and everyone saw them except the most important person (Poo).

[HarlemHeat37]

Spurs had a tougher time vs. a shitty Grizzlies team, tbh:lol

Only scary thing about Houston was their modern approach(which Spurs will struggle with next round vs. the Space Jam version of Houston) to the game vs. the Spurs 2-big lineups..fortunate the Clippers were hurt all year, still a matchup nightmare..

[HarlemHeat37]

Also, doesn't matter which jersey he wears, Lou Williams will always be a non-factor in serious games, tbh:lol..story of his career..

[DPG21920]

Just sharing the good takes I have to share, nothing to see here.

The boss :lol

[DPG21920]

Doubt the Spurs would've beaten Portland either tbh. They literally got the easiest possible matchup other than if Denver had made it and still struggled. The fact of the matter is all these issues were widely apparent in the regular season and everyone saw them except the most important person (Poo).

Feel better now? From saying they could not beat POR to a WCF even with TP getting injured and Kawhi.

[DAF86]

The boss :lol

We would have swept Utah, tbh. So yeah, the boss. :hat

[DPG21920]

We would have swept Utah, tbh. So yeah, the boss. :hat

Ryan Anderson for LMA :lol

[spursistan]

Harden is everything what CP3 isn't = playoff choker..

Clips without Blake would have been tougher customer for us..

[DAF86]

Ryan Anderson for LMA :lol

Unless he shows he can keep this up I'm still on the "trade Aldridge" express, tbh.

[DPG21920]

Unless he shows he can keep this up I'm still on the "trade Aldridge" express, tbh.

Don't move the goal post, BOSS. You said trade LMA FOR RYAN ANDERSON :lmao

[DAF86]

Don't move the goal post, BOSS. You said trade LMA FOR RYAN ANDERSON :lmao

I also said Aldridge for Terrence Ross and Lucas Nogueira at some point, so? :lol

[DPG21920]

I also said Aldridge for Terrence Ross and Lucas Nogueira at some point, so? :lol

:lol

[DPG21920]

Look, LMA has not been a natural fit in his time here but SA is a WCF team (and maybe more) with him. He's valuable. He's not someone you need to dump at all is my point.