The Rockets is also blowing out the Spurs. At least the lost against Washington doesn't look too bad now.
Giving up a 26-0 run after giving up a 22-0 in the previous game, in two straight blowout losses, has no silver lining.
Looks bad no matter the context.
As for Spurs - Rox, I'm pretty sure this is going 7, and I have no idea who is going to win.
As Ryan Bernadoni stated on Twitter, the Leonard-lead, Popovich Spurs have been blown out in two games against the Rockets, similar to the Cs.
A loss is a loss. Hopefully the Cs care less about the margin than the fans do.
It's not just about the margin, it's how we got there. Nevermind the rebounding disparity because it's comical at this point, but these last two games have really highlighted 2 concerns I have about this current team:
1.) the Isaiah conundrum. There's no question he's a special offensive player but his defense can take you out of games. They are ATTACKING him defensively right now. Every player he guards goes right into posting him up and he can't hang. Particularly with Washington's starting unit, there's nowhere to hide him defensively. Wall? Lol. Beal? Nope. Otto? Nah. But he's your only offensive threat, so you have to ride with him and hope for the best. Which brings me to...
2.) No consistent offense outside of Isaiah. We have a bunch of jumpshooters who don't really bring anything to the table offensively if they're not hitting 3's. That's a problem. If IT isn't making things happen and guys aren't hitting wide open shots, we have no post presence or secondary shot creator to go to. The closest is Avery Bradley and while he's much improved, Avery cannot be your second best perimeter scorer. You can try to give it to Al in the post, but he wants to - or we're asking him to, I'm not sure - be a jumpshooter too.
