Lawful Metal Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Harden outplayed Steph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffSnackwell Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I don't know; I'd argue that bogus crap charging call Brewer drew on Curry really seemed to break Curry's rhythm at a time when he was red hot. If not for that one, Curry might have went ahead and run the Rockets out of the building before the final quarter even started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Well yeah if Steph didn't have that one call go against him he wouldn't have scored less, rebounded less, assisted less had less steals and blocks and gotten completely outplayed by Harden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 To quote Hubie Brown, "come on now." Harden had a marginally better game and his team lost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Who played better: Player A 13-21, 38 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, 2 TO, 1 BS Player B 13-21, 33 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 6 TO, 0 BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 lol, I said Harden played better. I think you're looking for moral victories after a frustrating loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffSnackwell Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Harden had the game-losing turnover though when he had the chance to be the hero. It's his job in that spot to either be able to get something (anything) up or hit the open man. He bungled their last chance badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Who played better: Player A 13-21, 38 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, 2 TO, 1 BS Player B 13-21, 33 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 6 TO, 0 BS How many of the turn overs turned into points? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Harden was the best player on the court last night without a doubt. He showed out against a really solid defender. Curry did his thing as well, but it was against Jason Terry's sorry ass. I really wish Bev was healthy for this series. Harden is such a brilliant PnR passer. Maybe the best in the league outside of Lebron. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Kyrie is sitting, Carroll is starting. Aside from Lebron, no one starting in this game for the Cavs started on opening night. Bonkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 No one on the Hawks wants to take a shot. This series is OVER... Kenny was absolutely right about Teague, but the same thought could be applied to Horford. So many decent shots being passed up late in the shot clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Korver was an All Star this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco543 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 He was an injury replacement for Wade, I think, and people raised hell until he got it. The Atlanta Hawks are very much who we thought they were. This is a spectacularly embarrassing, shameful, and pathetic performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Korver AND Horford hurt now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Now Horford.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Seriously Teague... Dude is playing with scrubs and still refusing to shoot when they go under the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 ☕netw3rk @netw3rk 3m3 minutes ago The only way this gets worse for the Hawks is if Sherman returns from the grave to burn the city again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_MJ_ Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 I don't even know what to say about that game. All I got is: Cavs need to go for the kill in game 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 That was a good win. I thought with Carroll playing and no Irving the Hawks would come out with Energy and the Cavs would have to crawl back. I think they can sit Kyrie for at least the next two now. Blatt has once again really gotten his team to make good adjustments and have a plan. This is the third series in a row he has out coached someone that most fans would say is a better coach than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Harden was the best player on the court last night without a doubt. He showed out against a really solid defender. Curry did his thing as well, but it was against Jason Terry's sorry ass. I really wish Bev was healthy for this series. Harden is such a brilliant PnR passer. Maybe the best in the league outside of Lebron. Harden's pocket pass is a thing of beauty. He makes it look so simple when it's one of the hardest passes to complete. The refs holding back whistles in the playoffs really makes me appreciate Harden a lot more. I mean, as a stats geek, I appreciate Harden kicking his feet out and rip-moving his way to the FT line. It's just not that fun to watch. But with the whistles swallowed a bit, he really gets to shine with all his little nuances. But this series is also really showing how great GSW is. Harden really could not have played any better the first two games and came away with nothing. It's a shame he couldn't get the last shot off in Game 2 but let's give GSW some credit there. Houston had Harden run up without a timeout, which I love because it's now helter-skelter and there's a big advantage. But Curry and Klay were smart enough to trap Harden (on his go-to side) and put him in a really bad spot. That's just a great on-court read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 RIP basketball in Atlanta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 People will use this inevitable sweep to shit on the East... Right up until Lebron beats the Warriors/Rockets winner in 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 The issue isn't the quality of the East at the top. It's the lack of quality below. Easier path, blah blah blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 When the best thing that can be said about the Celtics is "scrappy bunch" you know the bottom of the Eastern bracket sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 I get and understand the complaints about the lack of depth in the east, but I sort of feel it's overblown. Basketball is a sport that is inherently unbalanced. Going in to any given season, I would say that on average there are only three teams that actually have a shot at winning a title. The rest of the teams are essentially jobbers. Sure the East is made up of Zach Ryder while the West is made up of Dolph Ziggler, but the point is that none of those teams are coming close to sniffing a title. This isn't the NFL where wild card teams make the superbowl and you can make a case for "any given Sunday". For the past decade or so, the two teams that have met in the finals have been the two best teams. I don't think depth should come in to the equation as much as it does. Yes, the Pelicans would probably be a 4 seed in the East. They would also lose to the Bulls or the Cavs. The end result is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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