Series Thread: 2nd Round: LA Lakers vs Houston Rockets

[Black Adam]

My left eardrum just shattered.....

"It was intercepted!!!!!"

it wasn't...

 

[bksballer89]

Harden acting like Paul was the problem last year was hilarious. He wanted Paul gone and this is the end result. That team last year with CP and Capela would have presented a bigger challenge for the Lakers

 

[Black Adam]

ball 1st in the 2nd half...

this is why you defer

 

[True Lakers Fan]

Harden acting like Paul was the problem last year was hilarious. He wanted Paul gone and this is the end result. That team last year with CP and Capela would have presented a bigger challenge for the Lakers

They would have this year with a good coach

 

[wildturkey]

Killer instinct effort on both sides for the first 3 quarters. Lazy as fuck in the 4th. They almost let Houston steal that game by literally just standing around. Wouldn't be surprised if Houston gets the next game if the Lakers are gonna take their foot off the gas like they did in this game. Just come out with that edge and end it. You've got Harden all kinds of flummoxed. Finish them off.

 

[wildturkey]

They would have this year with a good coach

It's sort of amazing watching D'Antoni making zero adjustments since Game 2. He can't even figure out how to overcome a basic double team of Harden

 

[DJ Fieri]

The Bald Mamba strikes again.

So not useless....

 

[Vitamike]

Lakers going to escape, but they got lucky in the 4th.

Won by 10 after mailing it in for the last 5 minutes = 'getting lucky'

 

[True Lakers Fan]

It's sort of amazing watching D'Antoni making zero adjustments since Game 2. He can't even figure out how to overcome a basic double team of Harden

I think he has got to be about the dumbest coach I have ever seen - At least Mike Brown tried to make changes.

 

[bksballer89]

Harden in an absolute must win game went 2-11 from the field

 

[msgkings322]

Harden in an absolute must win game went 2-11 from the field

Harden will NEVER win a ring as the best player on his team. Never.

 

[tlance]

Won by 10 after mailing it in for the last 5 minutes = 'getting lucky'

Yeah. They played like garbage in the 4th.

Don’t like my word choice, fine. But play like that against the Clippers and they will take the L.

It takes 48 minutes against an legit contender.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Yeah. They played like garbage in the 4th.

Don’t like my word choice, fine. But play like that against the Clippers and they will take the L.

It takes 48 minutes against an legit contender.

Same could be said about the Clippers in the 2nd quarter of last game. Play like that against the Lakers and they take the L

In fact not a single team i've seen so far has shown to be perfect for the full 48 minutes

 

[msgkings322]

Yeah. They played like garbage in the 4th.

Don’t like my word choice, fine. But play like that against the Clippers and they will take the L.

It takes 48 minutes against an legit contender.

That WCF is going 7 IMO. Both teams very good, neither flawless. Clippers probably have the edge but the way LeBron is turning back the clock...Clippers have the coaching edge too

Clippers also get the bubble luck. If they were playing the games at Staples they would be the road team kinda the whole series.

 

[tlance]

Same could be said about the Clippers in the 2nd quarter of last game. Play like that against the Lakers and they take the L

In fact not a single team i've seen so far has shown to be perfect for the full 48 minutes

Sure.

I feel like that 4th was extreme though.

Empty possession after empty possession.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[HurricaneDij39]

So the NBA purposely placed Danuel House into COVID protocol for the purpose of increasing the Lakers' chances in the series.

I've never been big on conspiracy theories prior to 2020, but I love this. These are fun.

Danuel House Jr. investigation: If Rockets forward remains out, they might be in trouble against Lakers

 

[Shanemansj13]

So the NBA purposely placed Danuel House into COVID protocol for the purpose of increasing the Lakers' chances in the series.

I've never been big on conspiracy theories prior to 2020, but I love this. These are fun.

Danuel House Jr. investigation: If Rockets forward remains out, they might be in trouble against Lakers

Yep the NBA had to take Houston’s star player from them lol. They weren’t winning this series with House. If Houston wouldn’t have traded CP3 and Capela they wouldn’t be down 3-1

 

[Black Adam]

So the NBA purposely placed Danuel House into COVID protocol for the purpose of increasing the Lakers' chances in the series.

I've never been big on conspiracy theories prior to 2020, but I love this. These are fun.

Danuel House Jr. investigation: If Rockets forward remains out, they might be in trouble against Lakers

ahhh, let's hear it for conspiracy theories...

 

[trojanfan12]

So not useless....

To be fair, if you're not a Lakers fan/don't really follow them, Caruso's value can be kind of hard to quantify.

For most of the game, he's basically just a warm body that you can throw out there to give other guys some rest that you know isn't going to screw up too bad.

But, he has some kind of weird chemistry with Lebron where they actually tend to play well together and he has a penchant for making 2 or 3 plays a game like the ones he made at the end of the game yesterday by hitting a big 3 and making a great play on defense that pretty well ended the game.

He's not a guy who's ever going to win games for you, but he's not going to be the reason you lost either.