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[picasso swerve]

Harden in the 4th is frustrating to watch.

 

[P C H]

Don’t think harden was passive at all

he has to play the Point and make every play because Russell hooping like a dog in heat, then he’s getting doubled like every time

 

[DCAllAfrican]

That’s who he needs to be mans looking like a light skin Antwaan Jamison at this point

That isn't in his mental, genetic, or skill makeup man.

 

[Kinfolk]

Why do yall keep saying he should be eating in the post? That isn't who he is.

He’s also not Dirk.

He’s at his best when he’s attacking.

 

[lovehateself]

Houston blew it or Lakers won it?

lakers won it
Houston wasn’t putting up 40pts for a consecutive quarter

 

[addict4sneakers]

Bron is in Russ’ head. He’s not challenging him at the rim. You gotta try to dunk on Bron. He sees you it’s different than those chase downs.

the rim is in Russ head too

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Houston blew it or Lakers won it?

Lakers was up like 24 points in the first half and got bored. Rockets may not win another game this series

 

[lovehateself]

Bron is in Russ’ head. He’s not challenging him at the rim. You gotta try to dunk on Bron. He sees you it’s different than those chase downs.

the rim is in Russ head too

so are the babies on the sidelines

 

[HIM]

Houston literally has 1 (one) reliable ballhandler

But this is what Harden wanted.

 

[dman14]

Like how they bounced back after blowing that damn lead.

Bruh, LeBron's reaction speed on defense is still ridiculous. Those blocks was magnificent.

Rondo did some good things but every time he shoots I cringe, it take him 10 seconds to release the ball with that ugly shot.

dont let a couple steals and chase down fool ya, most of the time he doesn't even bother to sprint back on defense or rotate over

 

[pums]

Harden making good reads and the team being able to generate open 3's.

I know the rockets shot well but AD was automatic from the mid post on jumpshots

 

[MVP]

Why do yall keep saying he should be eating in the post? That isn't who he is.

They think he's Shaq for some reason. Mans is shooting damn near 60% from midrange. There's more than one way to attack shorter players, just shooting over them is a great option as well.

 

[akajae]

Don’t think harden was passive at all

he has to play the Point and make every play because Russell hooping like a dog in heat, then he’s getting doubled like every time

Yea can’t really get on Harden too much for this game. Lakers were doubling all game. He did his job and found the open man every time. Third quarter Rockets were making them, fourth they weren’t.

lakers need to do better on these rotations cuz the rockets had an open look from three basically the whole game.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

He’s also not Dirk.

He’s at his best when he’s attacking.

Nobody can attack all the time.

He is able to do both.

SOlid from mid-range. That IS a strength of his.

 

[P C H]

Lakers was up like 24 points in the first half and got bored. Rockets may not win another game this series

bored

 

[Maximus Meridius]

he aint wrong.

Lebron just said f it. Set the tone in every facet

He technically ain't wrong but as always Skip don't tell the whole story. The Rockets have made history missing 3's in the playoffs. It ain't nothing new. It's what they do.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

They think he's Shaq for some reason. Mans is shooting damn near 60% from midrange. There's more than one way to attack shorter players, just shooting over them is a great option as well.

I don't get it man. Just because he is "tall."

Primitive way of thinking.

PJ Tucker is too damn strong.

 

[amitt5504]

That isn't in his mental, genetic, or skill makeup man.

 

[pums]

Houston literally has 1 (one) reliable ballhandler

But this is what Harden wanted.

Your boy Gordon was pretty damn good.

 

[HOU$TON]

Russ cannot shoot or dribble. If he not driving to the basket 20x a game he just in the way.

Not blaming the refs at all, harden actually got a couple calls I would side eye if he wasn’t benefiting my team

Don’t want to be unrealistic but I would’ve liked harden to play the entire 4th quarter. He ended the 3rd on a great note up 2 and Russ was terrible. Harden came back in down 6 which isn’t a huge lead to overcome but still. Basically I’m saying Russ was trash and cost us a game

 

[DCAllAfrican]

When has he ever showed a consistent POUNDING style of post game that didn't include "quick drives" and/or Post Fades?

 

[akajae]

Bron is in Russ’ head. He’s not challenging him at the rim. You gotta try to dunk on Bron. He sees you it’s different than those chase downs.

the rim is in Russ head too

Lebron been abusing Westbrook and The Brodie. The dunk and kicked his **** a couple times. Westbrook feeds off his wolfing and you can’t really wolf when your team is down 20 early and you getting your **** kicked lol

 

[pmatic]

Harden played the Lakers defense pretty damn great after he settled in. The Rockets made their threes in the third, missed in the fourth.

 

[casper90403]

Houston blew it or Lakers won it?

Lakers won it.

 

[moe200069]

watching Russ take open 3s like watching klay thompson trying to dribble in transition. both never end well