NBA Playoffs Season 2014-2015

[mahonedog88]

As a fan of a team with no stars, I can't feel sorry for Rockets fans.  But it has to be frustrating to see your team built around two stars that are good enough to dominate much of the regular season, but then come up looking like frauds in the post-season. 

Dwight's doing alright in this game.  But man, for a guy who had a strong case for the MVP, Harden just can't seem to get it going against playoff defense.

I was just about to post something about this.  James Harden especially, saw it last year, saw it when he was with OKC...I mean, this guy was second in MVP voting, a legit scoring champ threat...and yet seems to shrink at one point or another in the playoffs.  Definitely a tough situation if you're the Rockets.

[Sievers81]

Turkey Glue even got a steal from a lazy Harden!

I really can't stand the Doc Rivers disbelief and outrage face, hated it when he did it here as well.

[jpotter33]

It is amazing to see someone jump higher than Dwight Howard and beat him to the rebound.

Incredible display of athleticism from DeAndre Jordan.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. He's everything we need down low: toughness, athleticism, rebounding, rim protection. His offense isn't on the level of his defense by any means, but I can't imagine anyone really having a problem giving this guy a max contract on our team, especially given the context of the rising cap and the probable elimination or lessening of the Hack-a-Jordan technique.

Doc's not going to let him go after this playoff run.

Probably not, but they won't be able to get any better if they do. They have minimal cap space, tradable contracts, and assets to move to upgrade their roster. They'd basically have to wait until NEXT summer to improve their team, and Paul and Crawford are only getting older. I still think the Rockets will come back and win this series, and I still think either team will probably lose to GS or Memphis next series.

[CelticSooner]

Turkey Glue even got a steal from a lazy Harden!

I really can't stand the Doc Rivers disbelief and outrage face, hated it when he did it here as well.

[CelticSooner]

It is amazing to see someone jump higher than Dwight Howard and beat him to the rebound.

Incredible display of athleticism from DeAndre Jordan.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. He's everything we need down low: toughness, athleticism, rebounding, rim protection. His offense isn't on the level of his defense by any means, but I can't imagine anyone really having a problem giving this guy a max contract on our team, especially given the context of the rising cap and the probable elimination or lessening of the Hack-a-Jordan technique.

Doc's not going to let him go after this playoff run.

Probably not, but they won't be able to get any better if they do. They have minimal cap space, tradable contracts, and assets to move to upgrade their roster. They'd basically have to wait until NEXT summer to improve their team, and Paul and Crawford are only getting older. I still think the Rockets will come back and win this series, and I still think either team will probably lose to GS or Memphis next series.

The way Griff looks they'll be more than fine for another year. GS/LA next series.

[Sievers81]

Turkey Glue even got a steal from a lazy Harden!

I really can't stand the Doc Rivers disbelief and outrage face, hated it when he did it here as well.

Make it stop!

[CelticSooner]

Turkey Glue even got a steal from a lazy Harden!

I really can't stand the Doc Rivers disbelief and outrage face, hated it when he did it here as well.

Make it stop!

That's my expression waiting for this game to resume...

[Who]

Houston turning it around.

[CelticSooner]

Houston turning it around.

That's a foul

[PhoSita]

Holy cow the Rockets have taken 48 free throws with almost 10 minutes left.

[Who]

Great defensive play by Prigioni. Charge in transition on a 3-on-1.

[Who]

Beautiful block by Howard on Blake Griffin. Corey Brewer is an exceptional transition scorer.

[Who]

It's looking like Game 2 in this Clippers-Rockets series is going to go past 3 hours again.

[BudweiserCeltic]

Howard goes 3-4 on the intentional fouls... I would've stayed with him, unless it was for simply rest.

[Who]

Is Terrence Jones better as a power forward or a center?

His quickness at center is a lot of fun to watch.