NBA: 2nd Round Matchup: Houston vs Golden State

[Spurtacular]

Livingston allowed to fall on Gordon to give Oakland the ball and the win. Par.

[daslicer]

Harden and Rockets to lay an egg on game 6?

I think they will win game 6 but hard to say if they will win game 7.

[Spurtacular]

I will be stunned if they don't embarrass themselves in Game 6. As soon as Durant got hurt, you can tell Frauden immediately started thinking "oh , now I'm expected to win" and did his usual playoff disappearing act.

No way. GS shouldn't even send their small three on the trip.

[dg7md]

Bucks or Raptors could very easily beat them without Durant. Warriors have no depth, and now have to rely heavily on Klay/Curry to carry them. All you have to do is shut down Klay and their finished.

I don't buy it. They are an extremely well-oiled machine. Their roleplayers come up clutch when they have to, every single time.

[testies]

Rockets are perennial losers and they teamed up with L'Antoni lmao. What did you guys expect. Some of the worst coaching I've seen in that end stretch

[Beartrucci]

How many steps did Klay take there at end? 5? Just saw a replay geez

cant believe they actually had the lead in the 4th with KD out entire quarter and let the Warriors chuck their way to a win

[Spurtacular]

Houston had a chance to get an elimination game at home. Such a waste.

[Spurs da champs]

Rockets are perennial losers and they teamed up with L'Antoni lmao. What did you guys expect. Some of the worst coaching I've seen in that end stretch

Shumpert was playing well, actually hitting shots & yet he goes with Austin Rivers over him, smh.

[Clipper Nation]

No way. GS shouldn't even send their small three on the trip.

This reminds me of how irrationally confident neutral fans were that the Clippers would still win Game 7 after CP0 the bed against Josh Smith and Corey Brewer. This was a series-defining choke, I really doubt Houston can come back from this.

[daslicer]

I don't buy it. They are an extremely well-oiled machine. Their roleplayers come up clutch when they have to, every single time.

They have nobody off their bench that consistently score 10 are more points. Their bench is putrid. Honestly I don't care who wins it this year as long as it's not the Raptors.

[AlexJones]

Harden was being double teamed off the ball. He wasn't going to just throw up contested shot after contested shot like Russ/Kobe. W's figured out CP3 is washed so they're baiting him into attacking the bigs on the switch

[Spurtacular]

Damn, Kerr dropping two f-bombs on TV.

[DAF86]

I don't buy it. They are an extremely well-oiled machine. Their roleplayers come up clutch when they have to, every single time.

Dude, there's a reason they have been playing their top 5 players all over 40 minutes.

[HarlemHeat37]

Harden should have been in Kobe-mode in the 4th..

Chris Paul is useless for 80% of every game now..doesn't get any seperation, essentially just hopes that the refs will give him a call on his flops while driving..

[Clipper Nation]

Harden should have been in Kobe-mode tonight

He was in Kobe mode. He choked and quit.

[UZER]

CP3 cant get by anyone anymore and is too short to get his shot off at this point. Add that to the fact that he’s a known choker every year. Dude is done.

[Spurtacular]

This reminds me of how irrationally confident neutral fans were that the Clippers would still win Game 7 after CP0 the bed against Josh Smith and Corey Brewer. This was a series-defining choke, I really doubt Houston can come back from this.

Cos you're a CPO hater that wants to have that opinion. Rockets are going to tee off on the Warriors at home. Sure, they might blow Game 7; but they should win, tbh.

[KimmyGib]

Interesting how both teams are in the same position as they were last year, only reversed. Now Houston is the team down 3-2 without home court advantage, while GS's best player in the series goes down with a calf strain in a pivotal game 5 win.

[Capt Bringdown]

The Rockets melted down - after Durant went out.

The close score doesn't tell how miserably discombobulated they were. Paul is a jackass and Harden inexplicably disappeared.
When they erased GS's lead, it looked like they were going to take over the game.
Rockets won't get another chance.

[AlexJones]

The biggest issue- MDA putting Capela back into the game in the 4th quarter.

[UZER]

As much as I want the Warriors to lose, seeing the rockets choke this series away after being gifted Durant’s injury would funny to watch. It would be the final nail in their analytics coffin. Numbers are one thing, heart and intangibles are another. You’ve got to have a balance.

[Spurtacular]

Interesting how both teams are in the same position as they were last year, only reversed. Now Houston is the team down 3-2 without home court advantage, while GS's best player in the series goes down with a calf strain in a pivotal game 5 win.

Good observation.

[AlexJones]

It would be the final nail in their analytics coffin. Numbers are one thing, heart and intangibles are another.

Boy it's almost like the 3x champs built their team completely around analytics or something

[dg7md]

All the Warriors bench has to do is get boards and keep the lead, they don't have to go on an offensive tear when you have a lineup with Steph, Klay, and Draymond. Rockets are the only team in the west that can beat them and they blew it tonight. Depth doesn't mean as much when you have a lineup of future Hall of Famers.

Just wishful thinking to think the Dubs will peter out due to Durant injury tbh

[Capt Bringdown]

Clutchcity forum must be melting down into a puddle right about now...