1) Houston Rockets vs. 2) Golden State Warriors

[Robotech]

ALl that, plus lesser players (role players) just play easier and better. STars know how to shut out the opposing crowd, sometimes younger or lesser guys don't.

Supposedly in the regular season, home court is worth about 3 to 4 points, but in this year's playoffs, it seems like it's worth 10 or more.

 

[Robotech]

Okay, so when is Game 4? First week of June?

 

[Robotech]

I wonder if the days off between Games 2 and 3 hurt the Rockets. When you beat a team up like you did in Game 2, I feel like you'd rather face them again right away rather than let them get some time off to collect themselves.

 

[bksballer89]

Is Webber still making ridiculous claims about steph being hurt?

God that guy should be out of a job

 

[Montalban]

Is Webber still making ridiculous claims about steph being hurt?

God that guy should be out of a job

I actually think he normally does a pretty good job. Seems pretty knowledgeable, is funny and is objective.

 

[Montalban]

One thing for sure after tonight's ass whipping is the Warriors have no excuse for losing this series. We've seen how they can play when they want to. The trick is getting them to want to.

 

[trojanfan12]

Rockets make it to the arena yet?

 

[trojanfan12]

One thing for sure after tonight's ass whipping is the Warriors have no excuse for losing this series. We've seen how they can play when they want to. The trick is getting them to want to.

They're lucky they have you to motivate them.

 

[msgkings322]

It doesn't strike you as odd that Kerr and I had the same thought? Or that Byron Scott and I were in perfect agreement on why the Warriors lost game 2? Of course that's how you get your confidence back and I said that Curry made a lot of layups because uninformed people were saying Curry was on fire when most of the time he was going to the basket. Not a criticism, just a fact. He did finally hit some 3s and I'm happy for that. He was far from on fire from range in the other three quarters though. But only a fool would bitch about 35 points.

Only a fool would use the terms you do to describe what's happening: shitting the bed, lazy, weak-minded, you say all sorts of ridiculous nonsense, of course we're gonna clown you.

 

[msgkings322]

One thing for sure after tonight's ass whipping is the Warriors have no excuse for losing this series. We've seen how they can play when they want to. The trick is getting them to want to.

So, you no longer think Houston is the better team? You realize we've all been saying this every time you make that ridiculous claim. Get them to want to? LOL yeah winning rings is something they want to do.

 

[True Lakers Fan]

Rockets make it to the arena yet?

They got run out of the building - like I figured they would sooner or later. When you have a team like that - it's pretty simple to figure there will always be one struggling and that's where you have two others to pick up the slack - I figured that sooner or later all three of the bigs would get hot - and Steph Curry was on a mission to punish the Houston Rockets. That boy gave the Rockets a good ole fashioned ass whipping

 

[Robotech]

So, you no longer think Houston is the better team? You realize we've all been saying this every time you make that ridiculous claim. Get them to want to? LOL yeah winning rings is something they want to do.

Nolan's being Nolan again, but in his defense, he's not the only one guilty of what I believe to be a false narrative. People, especially media personalities, invent these narratives about who wants it more when it really just comes down to the boring fact that sports performance varies from game to game on both an individual player basis and a team basis.

 

[True Lakers Fan]

Nolan's being Nolan again, but in his defense, he's not the only one guilty of what I believe to be a false narrative. People, especially media personalities, invent these narratives about who wants it more when it really just comes down to the boring fact that sports performance varies from game to game on both an individual player basis and a team basis.

There were quite a few that labeled Houston as the better team - A natural assumption to their record I suppose - I think many of them forgot other teams seeded lower have won championships. What they were over-looking is that a team can struggle during the regular season but be using the regular season to get ready for the playoffs like the Warriors did. Without Curry's 31 points, however the Warriors still would have been up by 10 points - so I doubt even without him, that the Rockets could have won that game

 

[wildturkey]

Did they pass a law saying that no conference finals game is allowed to be close? Like every game from the last 2 years has been a blowout.

 

[msgkings322]

Did they pass a law saying that no conference finals game is allowed to be close? Like every game from the last 2 years has been a blowout.

Yeah conference finals lately have been pretty meh.

 

[tlance]

Why aren't guys like Joe Johnson or McGhee getting any burn?

Easy answer if you understand basketball.

McGee can't guard pick and roll, so he can't play against Houston. Looney and Bell are better options.

As for Houston, they have a ton of quality wing players. Gerald Green stepping up and playing well basically assured JJ would not be in the rotation. Too many guys, not enough spots.

Although, Luc Richard probably shouldn't play again this series.

 

[Wishbone]

Crazy Durant can just sit there with his thumb up his ass and Warriors can still be up 30 against the Rockets. Warriors aint losing for a LONG time. Maybe just a few changes in their personnel to some role players/bench players.

Thats why KD went there. He knows he cant win a championship with his own team.

 

[Heatles84]

Thats why KD went there. He knows he cant win a championship with his own team.

Well, that list is starting to get a bit lengthy playing alongside Westbrook.

 

[Raw_Bee808]

LOL @ KD calling out Barkley to go see Dray...

@ 2:38 mark

 

[bksballer89]

Easy answer if you understand basketball.

McGee can't guard pick and roll, so he can't play against Houston. Looney and Bell are better options.

As for Houston, they have a ton of quality wing players. Gerald Green stepping up and playing well basically assured JJ would not be in the rotation. Too many guys, not enough spots.

Although, Luc Richard probably shouldn't play again this series.

Then why waste Johnson time and picking up? Makes no sense. If you're going to sign a guy who gets bought out in late feb/early March then you better use him.

He could have went to another playoffs team and had a much bigger role.

I'm pretty sure he didn't come to Houston to basically never play