2018-19 Houston Rockets Thread of running it back (mainly)

[HtownHorn 14753]

14 hours ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Meh the jazz are a good 5 seed that didn’t want to get swept so they turned it on at home. Houston will win tomorrow and get ready for GS, the small might have been Houston being up 3-0 so toss out a lineup we might use against GS and get them some run in a non pressure situation. Either way this series is over tomorrow.

I hope they don't throw that lineup out against Golden State. It doesn't rebound. Houston can't afford to give up multiple shot possessions to Golden State like they are to Utah.

[UDontKnow 10447]

8 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

I hope they don't throw that lineup out against Golden State. It doesn't rebound. Houston can't afford to give up multiple shot possessions to Golden State like they are to Utah.

Faried should starts.

[HtownHorn 14753]

13 minutes ago, UDontKnow said:

Faried should starts.

I agree, especially since they like to switch Capela out to the perimeter.

[Rockethorn1978 6100]

2 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

I hope they don't throw that lineup out against Golden State. It doesn't rebound. Houston can't afford to give up multiple shot possessions to Golden State like they are to Utah.

Well GS will probably toss out a lineup of draymond at 5, kd at 4, iggy at 3 and then lay and curry. Bogut will play but they run this lineup some so I was just saying they probably went small to give it a look. I agree I would have faried at the 5 against dray instead of tucker. 

[UDontKnow 10447]

Tonight's refs lineup:

Utah @ Houston

Ed Malloy (#14)

Sean Wright (#4)

Rodney Mott (#71)

Nick Buchert (#3)

https://official.nba.com/referee-assignments/

[TexArcher 37989]

Come on, Utah.  Come get your ass whipping.

[BigOrange1 6442]

alright, let's finish this thing off.

[TexArcher 37989]

Great defense so far, but Harden looks like shit again.

[perfectchaos007 6677]

Harden has been awful  this series. We're winning despite him

[NowThis 931]

PJ Tucker has been off on the 3.  Rockets look very listless right now.

[BigOrange1 6442]

well that was a shit first quarter.

[perfectchaos007 6677]

Feels like the last couple of games where we played like shit yet still were either tied or ahead. We were able to win game 3 playing like that but not game 4. 

[TexArcher 37989]

Get it in gear, guys, come on.

[hookem2010 2624]

Feels like we should be down way more than 3. 30 pts halfway through the 2nd? Jesus...

[Dutchrudder 11146]

We are gonna get annihilated by Golden State if they play like that.

[TexArcher 37989]

Yeah, I'm getting tired of us saying, "Feels like we should be down more than this."  Because Golden State can make it so.

[HtownHorn 14753]

12 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

We are gonna get annihilated by Golden State if they play like that.

Yes, the multiple shots per possession and the wide open 3's Utah are missing are going to get the Rockets out of gym, though Golden State is not even close to the defensive team that Utah is. This overplaying Harden into mid-range floaters took 2 games to start working, but it has been really effective these past 2-1/2 games. However there are like 2-3 teams in the NBA that have the personnel to play this type of defense and Golden State is not one of them.

The bench also needs to step up, Rivers and Green need to get their heads out of their asses.

[TexArcher 37989]

There we go!  Blow these boys out now.

[BigOrange1 6442]

now that's how you start a 2nd half.

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Playoff fucking basketball and they’re calling touch fouls on PJ lol

[HtownHorn 14753]

Fuck Harden.

[BigOrange1 6442]

cp3!

[HoustonFrog 368]

Playing like a bunch of pussies. Utah wants it more. Every loose ball


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[Southernthunder 38]

Can we get CC and Faried on the floor at the same time. Getting destroyed down low, can’t get a rebound and have no lobs. 

[perfectchaos007 6677]

Can PJ please make a FT

[Tommy Nobis 905]

PJ better not miss these after missing the first 2

[TexArcher 37989]

Good hands!

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Whose that bitch ass ref who blew a double tech? Fuck him

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Haha fuck the Jazz in the face!

[TexArcher 37989]

BYE, UTAH

 

[ztejas 43517]

Stopping by since other thread is pretty dead. 

Mitchell has been god awful in this series. Good close out to not dick around and let them take it to 6.

Give the Ws a series for the rest of us. 

[perfectchaos007 6677]

Moving. On.

Now things get 100x tougher

[runthebone 8022]

Let's beat the Warriors

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Stopping by since other thread is pretty dead. 
Mitchell has been god awful in this series. Good close out to not dick around and let them take it to 6.
Give the Ws a series for the rest of us. 

Mitchell is over hyped. We put an end to the hype 2 years in a row in the playoffs.

[BigOrange1 6442]

on to golden state!

[Rockethorn1978 6100]

Wasn’t pretty and you have to hope they were looking ahead. I believe this team is fully focused on the warriors. Because if they play like that at all they will lose in 5. 

[ztejas 43517]

3 minutes ago, Tommy Nobis said:

 

Mitchell is over hyped. We put an end to the hype 2 years in a row in the playoffs.

 

He was much better in the playoffs last year and y'all were a juggernaut. Can't blame him for that. 

This year, eh. Series could have gone 7 easily if he showed up. (then again, Harden had some awful stretches)

[Rockethorn1978 6100]

As a rocket fan I know harden isn’t gonna be that bad every game so it’s refreshing to see Houston win a game and a series when the best player is having a off night. Old rockets would have lost that game by 15 at home.

[The Earl of Texas 3155]

Encouraging to play the Jazz 1st round. Warriors won’t play D that well, it’s a good test. Beating that team 4-1 is solid under any circumstances.

Just ran through Twitter pretty good, their fans are all up in their feelings. I’ll always have a soft spot for Jazz misery.

EDIT: Mitchell is a beast, make no mistake - but Gordon did a great job on him and Mitchell hit some cold spells. All in all, we took their best player away and they suffered, good to see.

Edited April 25, 2019 by The Earl of Texas

[goatsaag 279]

The Rockets played two good offensive games, no good defensive games, and still beat probably the 3rd best team in the West in 5 games. I'll take it but Harden is going to have to step it up against the Warriors.

[HtownHorn 14753]

Short bench again for D'Antoni. Why even have these guys on the team if you aren't going to use them as you watch your starters run out of gas in the 4Q.

[Slacks 6825]

The Rockets played two good offensive games, no good defensive games, and still beat probably the 3rd best team in the West in 5 games. I'll take it but Harden is going to have to step it up against the Warriors.

Dafuq?
Jazz have nobody to get their own shot, except Mitchell...

Jazz are the best defensive team in the west when GSW isn't turning it on... But Jazz aren't the 3rd best team. They can't score.

[HtownHorn 14753]

11 minutes ago, Snacks said:

Dafuq?
Jazz have nobody to get their own shot, except Mitchell...

Jazz are the best defensive team in the west when GSW isn't turning it on... But Jazz aren't the 3rd best team. They can't score.

Rubio can get his own shot, his mid-range game is pretty good and he was able to give the Rockets problems with it. I can see why Morey wanted him before getting Paul, Rubio would be a great guard to pair with Harden. Ingles can also get his own shot and create for others. The Jazz play at a faster pace than the Rockets do now.

The Rockets lose games when they get turnover prone like in game 4 & 5 and give up way too many 2nd chance points.

[goatsaag 279]

13 minutes ago, Snacks said:

Dafuq?
Jazz have nobody to get their own shot, except Mitchell...

Jazz are the best defensive team in the west when GSW isn't turning it on... But Jazz aren't the 3rd best team. They can't score.

They had the 5th best record in the West, were 4 games behind 2nd, and had what, the 3rd best record in the league after the all star break? They're as good as any team in the West outside of Golden State and Houston and might be better.

[Tommy Nobis 905]

So when does round 2 start lol. Fuck the warriors

[CurlyDumps 4476]

2 hours ago, BigOrange1 said:

on to golden state!

Eventually...maybe Curry sprains his ankle in game 6.

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Eventually...maybe Curry sprains his ankle in game 6.

Or breaks his pussy

[HtownHorn 14753]

4 minutes ago, Tommy Nobis said:

So when does round 2 start lol. Fuck the warriors

28th if the Warriors win on Friday, 2-3 days after the 28th if the series goes 7.

[CurlyDumps 4476]

Hope the Jazz enjoyed their Super Bowl.  Was fucking hilarious watching O’Neale preen around and their fans celebrate like they just went up 3-1 after winning game 4.

[UDontKnow 10447]

Just happy that the Rockets finished their first round series before the Warriors did. At least 1-2 days more rest to recover from "viruses" lulz.