May 17, 20187 yr I know it's classic Game 1 overreaction, but all the people who said that these teams are miles apart and that Golden State would wipe the floor with Houston all series were not watching the same game that I was. I said that Houston played hard, but not particularly smart or well on Monday. And they got essentially nothing from Tucker, Ariza, and Moute. Well here's what happens when they play hard and well. A few turnovers, a few missed threes from GS, and it's a 19 point lead. Golden State has 3 guys on the entire roster who can make a basket; when 2 are struggling, things can get ugly in a hurry.
May 17, 20187 yr 8 minutes ago, aggie08 said: I know it's classic Game 1 overreaction, but all the people who said that these teams are miles apart and that Golden State would wipe the floor with Houston all series were not watching the same game that I was. I said that Houston played hard, but not particularly smart or well on Monday. And they got essentially nothing from Tucker, Ariza, and Moute. Well here's what happens when they play hard and well. A few turnovers, a few missed threes from GS, and it's a 19 point lead. Golden State has 3 guys on the entire roster who can make a basket; when 2 are struggling, things can get ugly in a hurry. Curry looks hurt right now. He couldn't keep either Paul or Harden in front of him and gave up when he had to switch which lead to a couple of easy buckets for the Rockets. He's also just flopping in hopes of picking up cheap fouls on almost every Houston possession.
May 17, 20187 yr 13 minutes ago, Machinator said: Any other team and this is a 20+ point lead. Only reason it's not 30 right now is Durant's greatness.
May 17, 20187 yr Luc is still useful for his defense and rebounding potential, but if he's dead weight on offense again, he needs a quick leash.
May 17, 20187 yr Just now, Machinator said: Luc is still useful for his defense and rebounding potential, but if he's dead weight on offense again, he needs a quick leash. absolutely agreed.
May 17, 20187 yr 15 minutes ago, aggie08 said: I know it's classic Game 1 overreaction, but all the people who said that these teams are miles apart and that Golden State would wipe the floor with Houston all series were not watching the same game that I was. I said that Houston played hard, but not particularly smart or well on Monday. And they got essentially nothing from Tucker, Ariza, and Moute. Well here's what happens when they play hard and well. A few turnovers, a few missed threes from GS, and it's a 19 point lead. Golden State has 3 guys on the entire roster who can make a basket; when 2 are struggling, things can get ugly in a hurry. If PJ Tucker is going to thoroughly outplay Draymond then Houston will win the majority of the time..... Curry is getting destroyed on defense.
May 17, 20187 yr KD's not playing great team defense either..... He's getting caught in the air too much as are most of the Warriors. Obviously Houston worked on faking 3's and penetrating and kicking even by guys not named Harden and Paul.
May 17, 20187 yr Durant is keeping the Warriors afloat until the someone else heats up or the Rockets role players cool down.
May 17, 20187 yr Houston's doing a great job at stifling all the off-ball movement and keeping multiple eyes on shooters. Golden State has resorted to a lot of KD iso (which is one hell of a secondary option), but there's no rhythm at all to their offense.
May 17, 20187 yr Refs letting a lot more clutching off the ball going on...... Rockets have benefitted by adapting better.
May 17, 20187 yr Just now, Chult86 said: Something's wrong with Curry I think Frankly, too bad. It's the playoffs. He didn't have to come back in Game 2 last series if he wasn't ready. He's still getting to the basket at will when he wants to. Once he finds his shot, he'll offset the impact of being a half-step slow on defense.
May 17, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, Chult86 said: Something's wrong with Curry I think Rust..... but he's looking a lot like 2016 playoff Curry. Some of it is his body, some of it is game plan and exploiting his defensive weakness.... He's a game defender, just not a great one and they have some offensive juggernauts taking him to school.
May 17, 20187 yr A patented Warriors run to come back and steal this game would be epic. Probably won't happen, but it would be epic
May 17, 20187 yr This game is ovar..... Houston gets the win they absolutely had to have. Curry will need all 4 of those off days in the ice bath....
May 17, 20187 yr Just now, immortal13 said: A patented Warriors run to come back and steal this game would be epic. Probably won't happen, but it would be epic Would probably require KD scoring 50, so I wouldn't mind watching that.
May 17, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, Patrick Bateman said: This game is ovar..... Houston gets the win they absolutely had to have. Curry will need all 4 of those off days in the ice bath.... Not for sure over at all. Plenty of 15 point leads have been overcome with much less time. 2011 Game 2 Mavs over Heat comes to mind.
May 17, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, immortal13 said: Not for sure over at all. Plenty of 15 point leads have been overcome with much less time. 2011 Game 2 Mavs over Heat comes to mind. I agree but the Warriors look listless except for KD.....
May 17, 20187 yr Just now, Patrick Bateman said: I agree but the Warriors look listless except for KD..... If you ask me, that's the whole reason that the Warriors needed to recruit KD from the Thunder so bad, as the team is soft other than loco-Dray & hot shooting splash bros...
May 17, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, Patrick Bateman said: I agree but the Warriors look listless except for KD..... Indeed they do. Lucky shot by Gordon followed by a couple of bad possessions by GS and the lead quickly back to 16. Houston's collective asshole was beginning to clench there for a minute.
May 17, 20187 yr Yeah, when that Gordon shot went down, you knew that it was not going to go the Warriors' way.
May 17, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, hookem48 said: Curry is such a bitch As much as Paul? Cause he's quite the nut punching little bitch
May 17, 20187 yr 8 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said: we seriously go thurs/fri without games? ugh... That's so there's back to back games for Sat/ Sun... The NBA could care less if it throws a team out of rhythm or not, because ratings mean all to the league's image...
May 17, 20187 yr Just now, TexasMan said: Ha.... this is sort of true, he has a lot of defenders. I do think he's at least physically limited if not a little banged up but again, the game plan of punishing him on defense by taking the ball right at him is wearing him down. It's a weakness of Golden State's, you can attack and wear down Curry. He needs to be protected defensively.
May 17, 20187 yr Warriors getting chippy with frustration as Draymond just pushes Ariza..... Time for the white flag for the Warriors. Draymond's just an idiot, he's dumb enough to do something to get suspended...
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