re: NBA playoffs in game discussion 4/18

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Hardwn is
2/18 FG,
1/10 3pt,
7/8 FT
4 rebounds,
7 assists,
3 steals,
2 blocks,
3 turnovers,
12 points

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So the all time top five offensive player had more TOs than FGs.

Harden was awful last night. Just awful. He rarely has a bad game, but wow.

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Classic Harden playoff line. Luckily for him he has Paul to carry him when he puts up shitastic lines like that this season.

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In some ways this is why Houston can potentially win it this year. Each of them has had an off game in the first two, and the team found a way to win. Their defense is clearly better than it has been in the past (maybe just the addition of Paul being the reason), so they can grind wins out. As a team, Houston shot less than 40% last night and won by 20

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Minny loses a game by 20 when harden puts up that stat line, the rockets are in good shape for the sweep.

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lets not act like minn is a very good basketball team

They would prob beat any of the other teams from 3 thru 8 in the west. Or be one heck of a long and competitive series at a minimum.

Best two way player in the game.


MVP favorite James Harden earned praise for perhaps the best defensive performance of his career after one of the worst shooting outings in NBA playoff history.

Harden, whose defense had been the subject of ridicule in recent seasons, recorded three steals and a playoff career-high-tying three blocked shots. It is the first time he had at least three steals and three blocks in a regular-season or playoff game in his career. "To me, it's what he did on the defensive end that was amazing," Rockets small forward Trevor Ariza said. "He really stepped up and sat down on defense. That's something he's been working on all year. He's improved unbelievably.

To be fair, he did have one of his best shooting outings in game 1, and was due for a letdown

What in the frick did he just say? "The split 2-2 this season. Each team winning a game."