Rockets (38-20) at Celtics (41-17) Game #59 2/29.20

[RockinRyA]

I know its hard to box out when your opponent play's five out, but they have to do better.

[Atzar]

I was disappointed that our team clearly lost the battle of physicality in the second half.  The Rockets were simply more aggressive. 

The cold shooting happens.  I can live with that.  But being out-competed is harder to take. 

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Just awful. Brown and Marcus should reflect about their choices. This was bad.

Uh, Smart? What game have you been watching? He's the only one who has gave it his all all night long.

He's played hard, but 4-of-14 on threes is pretty bad.

[gouki88]

We just got beat up. Several trips where we allowed them 3-4 shots and were missing our own.

No need to play out best rebounder though, right? If he’s injured just say so

Kanter wasn’t the answer tonight.

How do we know, considering he wasn’t even tried?

[hpantazo]

we deserve to lose this game. got out hustled, out rebounded, and just jacked up poor quality threes all throughout the 4th quarter

[jpotter33]

JUST SIT BROWN! His lazy butt just got owned on the board by Tucker yet again! Dude is killing us out there with his dumb decisions and lack of effort on D when he's not on the ball.

And play who instead of him? He's one of our three best wings, we need him to play through this and grow as a player.

I’d have Ojeleye out there for sure

He's a fine option, but we probably need Brown's ability to attack off the dribble now that we're chasing the game.

That ability is worthless when he's so terrible defensively off the ball and on the boards that he continuously gives up points.

[BringToughnessBack]

Well at least if we make finals we know Harden and Rockets will not be the opponent. Harden led teams do not do Finals.

[knuckleballer]

Ridiculous how many 2nd and 3rd chances we’re giving them

Brad seems to be afraid to play Kanter against these guys. He'd help in that dept.

We already saw how Kanter does against Houston.

Remind me... please.  No sarcasm.  I think he could have been effective.

[Phantom255x]

OMG SMARTACUS!!!

[Celtic Fan Forever]

Wow Marcus!

[liam]

A tale of two rims tonight. We shot great in the first half....

[gouki88]

Why do I have more faith in Smart to hit that than a wide open corner 3

[RockinRyA]

And of course Hayward misses the wideeeeeee open three.

And Brad sitting over there with his hands in his pocket watching us get out-hustled for the game out there doing nothing about it 

Yep, its Brad's fault that Browm and Smart have been trash. Maybe he should throw some pixie dust on them so they can play better! Jesus...

Yeah what is he supposed to do, sit them? Then you'd get complaints why does he play guys like Langford and Wanamaker. If your best players aren't bringing it, there's not much you can do.

[Kuberski33]

Hubie was right, don't expect the TO

[Alec14]

Just awful. Brown and Marcus should reflect about their choices. This was bad.

Uh, Smart? What game have you been watching? He's the only one who has gave it his all all night long.

Defensively he's been good. But he more than anyone gets sucked into Houston's game and we CANNOT beat Houtson playing their game. He had a bunch of horrible offensive choices.