GAME THREAD: ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - 12/12/13, THURS, 7:30 PM (PST), TNT

[LuckyShot]

Didn't see the foul... all ball?

 

[Natebishop3]

He forearmed him in the face..... WTF

 

[BigGameDamian]

Put Batum on Harden. Mathews hasn't shown he can stay in front of him.

 

[julius]

that would've been a poster dunk had he made it

 

[B-Roy]

That was a good block...

 

[3RA1N1AC]

that was all ball! bullshit

 

[Strenuus]

*sigh*

Stern must have gotten back to his hotel.

 

[Natebishop3]

Seriously. Houston wouldn't be shit without the refs.

 

[TheBlueDoggy]

Clean block and push off to Lopez's face with the off arm = defensive foul? Wut

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Like the foul . . . don't like it was his 5th.

Do you bring in Freeland and save Lopez for final 2 minutes?

 

[LuckyShot]

Looked like Harden also created space with his off arm...

 

[Natebishop3]

Should have been an offensive foul for leading with the off arm.

 

[PapaG]

I find James Harden to be unwatchable. He gets more BS foul shots than anybody in the league.

 

[KingSpeed]

27/24 is incredible with more time to play and against DHo no less.

 

[Natebishop3]

Teams like Houston make me hate the NBA. They just drive and hope to be bailed out by the refs... and more often than not, they are.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

going strong to the hoop will get you alot of calls, lillard needs to take a lesson from harden on that

 

[LuckyShot]

Like the foul . . . don't like it was his 5th.

Do you bring in Freeland and save Lopez for final 2 minutes?

You have to. You know the refs will call Lopez for breathing near a Rocket, and we don't want to rely on Freeland in the last 2 mins.

 

[B-Roy]

I find James Harden to be unwatchable. He gets more BS foul shots than anybody in the league.

He's the best player in the league at gently tapping you with his body and then hitting a shot while getting the foul.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Harden gets that call every time, against Blazers and other teams

 

[Darkwebs]

Ball don't lie

 

[PapaG]

27/24 is incredible with more time to play and against DHo no less.

I'd trade while his value is high. Where is BrianfromWA, anyhow? At the game?

 

[The_Lillard_King]

You have to. You know the refs will call Lopez for breathing near a Rocket, and we don't want to rely on Freeland in the last 2 mins.

Doh . .. we are practically down to 2 mins

 

[magnifier661]

25 rebounds

 

[Natebishop3]

going strong to the hoop will get you alot of calls, lillard needs to take a lesson from harden on that

It will also shorten your career.

Brandon Roy and Derick Rose can give a lesson on that.

 

[TBpup]

25/25 for LA.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

ball dont lie

 

[LuckyShot]

Hell yeah!

 

[magnifier661]

Yes goal tend and the foul!

 

[Natebishop3]

YESSSSSSSSS

 

[julius]

Ha! idiot Howard.