NBA: 2nd Round Matchup: Houston vs Golden State

[Clipper Nation]

The Clippers had to deal with a fully healthy Durant who was putting up new playoff career highs damn near every game, a fully healthy Curry, and the Warriors even had Cousins at first. We had no all-stars and none of the ref help that Frauden and CP0 get every game. Under those cir stances, winning two games at Oracle is more impressive than anything Houston has ever done in the Frauden era.

[Jonnyblue19]

There was no way Houston would ever win with they way they are constructed. It is basically Harden and 4 spot up shooters, and no matter what Harden will dance around for at least 10 to 14 seconds almost 90% of the time and he will either do is step back 3 or attack the basket with a few seconds left on the clock.

The times that Paul was attacking the basket he was either scoring or lobbing to Capela. The clippers were picking and rolling the Warriors to death and these idiots with 100 times better personal wouldn't do it. And considering Durant got hurt the Warriors lost another 7 footer they had absolutely no interior defense, they should have kept going to the basket.

There was a 3 on 1 fast break and Tucker stopped at the 3 point line didn't shoot and they missed a 10 footer and then the Warriors came back and made a 3 point a 5 point switch right there.


If Durant is out for the rest of the playoffs and the Bucks advance the Greek freak will average 35 against the Warriors interior defense. They are too small to stay with him and if they double him they have enough 3 point shooters to make them pay. And they have actual ball movement.

As much as I wanted the Warriors to fail it was great seeing Houston fail again because they don't play basketball at all.

[Clipper Nation]

This didn't age well:

"A lot of people see the wins and losses, but it's the culture of our team," Paul said of the Clippers in the clip. "If you aren't trying to contend with the Warriors, then what are you doing? You know what I mean? … If you aren't trying to contend with them, then what are you doing?"

https://www.ocregister.com/2017/10/19/doc-rivers-fires-back-at-chris-paul-who-questions-clippers-culture/

[Beartrucci]

The Clippers had to deal with a fully healthy Durant who was putting up new playoff career highs damn near every game, a fully healthy Curry, and the Warriors even had Cousins at first. We had no all-stars and none of the ref help that Frauden and CP0 get every game. Under those cir stances, winning two games at Oracle is more impressive than anything Houston has ever done in the Frauden era.

Honestly not a good comparison. Without a 30 point comeback and Lou going Jordan that game it's an easy sweep. It was a very fluke series for the Clips.

[Clipper Nation]

Honestly not a good comparison. Without a 30 point comeback and Lou going Jordan that game it's an easy sweep. It was a very fluke series for the Clips.

You can just as easily point to "flukes" that went in Houston's favor. KD getting hurt, Austin Rivers actually playing above a G-League level for a couple games, PJ Tucker shooting 48% from three (his career average is 36%), etc. Between KD's calf and Curry's nagging finger/ankle injuries, the Rockets never had to face the Warriors at full strength and they still choked in embarrassing fashion. No excuses for last night's loss when KD didn't play and Curry was scoreless at halftime.

[Spurtacular]

Har_en > Kobe? That's hot

Replace him with Kobe in the years the Lakers won and same results, tbh.

People know Kobe's efficiency went down and was frankly dreadful in crunch time.

You want to slobber on Kobe's nuts some more?

[Laker_1995]

Replace him with Kobe in the years the Lakers won and same results, tbh.

People know Kobe's efficiency went down and was frankly dreadful in crunch time.

You want to slobber on Kobe's nuts some more?

you sound stupid af. This pussy couldn’t take over in game 5 or 6 when they needed him the most. Don’t be such a moron

[Spurtacular]

you sound stupid af. This pussy couldn’t take over in game 5 or 6 when they needed him the most. Don’t be such a moron

Yup, he wasn't the alpha dog to get the ring. Then again, Kobe wasn't either. He folded in the Suns series when given that chance.

[MultiTroll]

Capela get royally burned on this?

97-97 4 minutes left.
Rocket drives in from arc, pulls up for midrange, fakes shot and passes it to Capella right under the hoop.
Donkey Breath is out of position about 8 feet away. So he does the logical thing and intentionally fouls Capella. Lunges at Cap then hacks his arm. In doing so ball goes off Capella and out of bounds. Foul on Donkey, right?

Nope.
No whistle. ABC Warriors tv color suck up guy What a great block by Gaymond slurp slurp.
No replay.

[FrostKing]

Yup, he wasn't the alpha dog to get the ring. Then again, Kobe wasn't either. He folded in the Suns series when given that chance.

2008-10 Kobe would have physically pulled injured Durant off the court then proceeded to drive to the paint the rest of the game

Harden is 29 yrs old. Lebron wasn't much different at that age. Just how this new generation is.

[Capt Bringdown]

Capela get royally burned on this?

97-97 4 minutes left.
Rocket drives in from arc, pulls up for midrange, fakes shot and passes it to Capella right under the hoop.
Donkey Breath is out of position about 8 feet away. So he does the logical thing and intentionally fouls Capella. Lunges at Cap then hacks his arm. In doing so ball goes off Capella and out of bounds. Foul on Donkey, right?

Nope.
No whistle. ABC Warriors tv color suck up guy What a great block by Gaymond slurp slurp.
No replay.

I noticed the no-replay as well. Draymond's supposed greatness is based on no-calls.

[LkrFan]

you sound stupid af. This pussy couldn’t take over in game 5 or 6 when they needed him the most. Don’t be such a moron

Har_en was up 7 at home. No KD. Still lost. PATHETIC.

Kobe closed series at age 21. Shaq and Kobe show for the first 45 minutes. Last 3? Kobetime.

Har_en proved last night why he never made it to the Finals. Good li'l regular season player tho.

[Beartrucci]

Har_en was up 7 at home. No KD. Still lost. PATHETIC.

Kobe closed series at age 21. Shaq and Kobe show for the first 45 minutes. Last 3? Kobetime.

Har_en proved last night why he never made it to the Finals. Good li'l regular season player tho.

He really can't handle crunch time in the post season. He freaks the out every single time. Almost like a panic attack with some of the he does, very similar to Chris Paul in his Clipper days (except of course when he had to be super clutch against the Spurs in that first round)

[AlexJones]

Laker fans feeling threatened by a guy with no rings? Goes to show you how big of a fraud Kobe was. Duncan fans wouldn't have to defend TD's Legacy against Karl Malone

[Arcadian]

Laker fans feeling threatened by a guy with no rings? Goes to show you how big of a fraud Kobe was. Duncan fans wouldn't have to defend TD's Legacy against Karl Malone

True.

[ambchang]

Durant, harden, curry have all surpassed Kobe if we are being objective. They did say more with their teams as alphas than Kobe every did with his.

[FrostKing]

Curry just bricked another layup

[benefactor]

https://www.thedreamshake.com/2019/5...n-mike-dantoni

Jesus...he really just compared Harden to Hakeem.

[FrostKing]

https://www.thedreamshake.com/2019/5...n-mike-dantoni

Jesus...he really just compared Harden to Hakeem.

I just realized reading that comment section

Did Mello even play this season?

[LkrFan]

One of these Hornets are not like the others:

[LkrFan]

Mike D** at it again:

** the D stands for dumbass