Game Thread GAME# 62: ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 11, 2015 - WEDNESDAY, 7:30 PM (PST), KGW & ESPN

Yes!!!!

 

Im so proud of wes. Before surgery he was concerned with how to lead from the bench, how to keep helping his guys. He wakes up from surgery and puts his gear on and sends out a picture that gets put on the jumbotron. In an emotionally charged intense game wes finds a way to put us over the top. Wesley needs to be a blazer next year and for the rest of his career, this core is too special to break up.

 

I'm really happy to see Batum playing well again. He did a great job on Harden during his shifts tonight.

 

Afflalo had a tough night shooting, but he made that trey (and free throws) when it counted and his defense on Harden was fantastic. I loved how he played deny defense early on.

 

My exact words in 2011.

 

If Peja and Kidd don't turn the clocks back we probably win that series.

 

We were a much different team, with a shitty coach and a star on no meniscus. The situation is much different

 

We'll need to rise up to the No. 2 seed if we want any shot at playing the Mavericks ... thankfully Memphis lost tonight!

 

Approximatley how many times did Harden flop? I need this info for a research project.

 

My count was at 6

 

They were also wondering why we have confetti come down after we beat them. That's every home game win for the past 15 years, you're not that special.

 

I hope as the season goes on these reports will show that Brothers is a very questionable ref. It seems at times he's trying to give a team a game. I'm still not over that first Hawks game where suddenly they received every call. It's very suspicious to me at times, I felt like although Brewer went insane at the end there that the Rockets didn't deserve that one. Not with how bad they were beating on the boards and how many FTs they missed and Beverly trying to prove that he's a real point guard. You guys deserved to win that one, the refs helped us get back in it admittedly but again that's no surprise with Brothers and his crew.

Any ways, you guys played well and better and deserved to win.

 

To me Brothers crew and Joe Crawford are the worst in the NBA. To the point where it leaves you wondering. I've not been on Crawford in a while, as every time he's reffing a Harden game Harden gets like 25 fts, but he's bad as well.

The NBA really needs to do something about it, more than just release reports. If it's clear that the ref made a bad call (or no call) then suspend him for a game or something. For example, if Brewer hits that last shot and it goes to OT you could pretty much credit the no call where he got the steal and took it all the way. The Ref was standing right there too...

Either way, you guys played better and just beat us up inside (I seriously think Lopez is the most underrated center in the NBA). Once again hit all the big shots you needed and Harden had that playoff showing of looking way too passive out there again when the team could have used a bucket or two from him. Instead he watched and let Beverly do Beverly things such as brick shots, shoot floaters, and ignore the guy calling for the ball in the post. From Rockets POV, unless Dwight comes back in full form, they are not going to overcome Mchale's coaching (Leaving in D-Mo way too long although it's clear he's just a soft finesse big) or Beverly's more erratic moments where he tries to mimic James Harden.