Jordan had 40 straight games of 27+ in 1986-87, which (unless you think 30 is imbued with magical powers) is more impressively consistent than 17 straight of 30+, imo. But yeah, still an amazing run by the Beardo.
10-14 from three. Nobody is missing. Durant has 17. Klay has 13 and Curry has 12.Nuggs and Warriors just combined for 89 points in the first quarter.
51-38 Warriors. 10 threes in the quarter for the Ws. Jamal Murray closes it with a halfcourt heave that you knew was going in.
Imagine if they kept all four and just paid the luxury tax.Imagine if they had traded Ibaka and kept Harden.
I'd rather staple my ear to a T bus than listen to Fisher and Thomas talk about anything for five minutes.Watching the Lakers lead Chicago 19-18 after one quarter while Isiah Thomas and Derek Fisher blather on about how nobody plays defense anymore is the nadir of NBA basketball.
I kind of like Players Only to a degree, some of the guys like McHale are fun to listen to for a quarter or two, but when it devolves into old guys just complaining about how the game has changed (which is what always happens) it becomes unbearable.I'd rather staple my ear to a T bus than listen to Fisher and Thomas talk about anything for five minutes.
As his teammates blow a 7 point lead with 1:28 to go...Back-to-back 50pt games for Harden. Amazing.
Only other player in league history with B2B 55-point games...…...is Wilt Chamberlain.Back-to-back 50pt games for Harden. Amazing.
But Harden took 34 shots. Not efficient. Would not root for...Only other player in league history with B2B 55-point games...…...is Wilt Chamberlain.
Gerald Green and Austin Rivers had the 2nd and 3rd most FGA for the Rockets tonight. All 15 of Green's attempts were 3-pointers.As his teammates blow a 7 point lead with 1:28 to go...
Well 3PA. If they made 70, Gerald Green may take over the scoring lead70 threes...OMG
He is literally doing everything for this team with all their injuries. There is a reason he is being called a gunner and its not because he wants to take every shot. He needs to. He had 10 assists - not really a gunner in the Jamal Crawford sense...We gave that game away. Missed FTs, including a crucial one by Harden at the end of Q4. Ugh.
Maybe he should gun a little less. The Rockets are 4-6 when he takes more than 30 field goal attempts in a game, and 21-13 when he doesn't. Tonight, he was 5/19 (26.3%) from 3. Gordon, Nunnally, Green, Tucker and Rivers combined to go 18/45 (40%)He is literally doing everything for this team with all their injuries. There is a reason he is being called a gunner and its not because he wants to take every shot. He needs to. He had 10 assists - not really a gunner in the Jamal Crawford sense...
I wonder how that correlates with his free throw attempts. I.e., is he shooting fewer field goal attempts in wins because he is putting the ball up fewer times, or because he’s getting calls and thus those aren’t showing up as shot attempts.Maybe he should gun a little less. The Rockets are 4-6 when he takes more than 30 field goal attempts in a game, and 21-13 when he doesn't. Tonight, he was 5/19 (26.3%) from 3. Gordon, Nunnally, Green, Tucker and Rivers combined to go 18/45 (40%)
Chris Paul played in exactly 1 of those 10 games and Eric Gordon missed a bunch of them too, so just looking at their record is a little deceptive, they're the 2nd and 3rd leading shot takers on the team.Maybe he should gun a little less. The Rockets are 4-6 when he takes more than 30 field goal attempts in a game, and 21-13 when he doesn't. Tonight, he was 5/19 (26.3%) from 3. Gordon, Nunnally, Green, Tucker and Rivers combined to go 18/45 (40%)
Normally I like data based arguments but the reason Harden is shooting so much is because Paul, and Capela are out and Gordon is just back from injury so he is on limited minutes. There really aren't any other scoring options for Houston aside from role players - I like PJ Tucker, Danuel House and even Gerald Green but if you need to depend on them to create their own shots, you are "proper f*cked" to quote Snatch. Over the last 19 games the Rockets are 14-5 and of the games where Harden took 30 or more FGA, they are 5-4.Maybe he should gun a little less. The Rockets are 4-6 when he takes more than 30 field goal attempts in a game, and 21-13 when he doesn't. Tonight, he was 5/19 (26.3%) from 3. Gordon, Nunnally, Green, Tucker and Rivers combined to go 18/45 (40%)
The “Up by four, foul a guy shooting a layup for and and-one, guys misses free throw, allow offensive rebound, foul other guy making a layup for a second and-one” at the end of overtime wasn’t a great sequence.We gave that game away. Missed FTs, including a crucial one by Harden at the end of Q4. Ugh.
Sure, he's definitely shooting more due to the injuries. But they are 9-4 since Paul went down with his latest injury, including the loss tonight, and all 4 of those losses were games in which Harden took over 30 shots. In the 9 wins, he only took 30 shots in 4 of the 9 games. I haven't gone back to look at the other losses (although I imagine his 1/17 from deep the other night against Orlando is another example), but tonight, I think an argument could be made that he didn't have it, and probably shouldn't have taken 19 3's, especially when his teammates were shooting at a very respectable clip.Chris Paul played in exactly 1 of those 10 games and Eric Gordon missed a bunch of them too, so just looking at their record is a little deceptive, they're the 2nd and 3rd leading shot takers on the team.
Not really, as his fga have gone up especially recently, so have his free throw attempts. He had 34 field goal attempts tonight, and he also took 23 free throws, so the reality is he probably took over 40 shots tonight from the field. He averages 11.3 fta/game. During the games where has 30fga, these are his free throw attempts, I think he's averaging a little over 13fta per game when he shoots over 30fga, but in the most recent stretch this past week, he's had a ton of free throw attepts.I wonder how that correlates with his free throw attempts. I.e., is he shooting fewer field goal attempts in wins because he is putting the ball up fewer times, or because he’s getting calls and thus those aren’t showing up as shot attempts.
Sure 5/19 3s is bad, but he had a TS% of 66% for the game and the rest of the team had a TS% of 55%, so hard to say he should be deferring more than he is. Even if you take out the free throws (which are at least somewhat a function of his ability to take and make 3s) and just look at eFG% he was slightly better than the rest of the team.I haven't gone back to look at the other losses (although I imagine his 1/17 from deep the other night against Orlando is another example), but tonight, I think an argument could be made that he didn't have it, and probably shouldn't have taken 19 3's, especially when his teammates were shooting at a very respectable clip.
Yeah, trying to make a case for the Rockets (significantly) worse offensive players to do more while Harden does less doesn’t pass any smell test when his production and efficiency is off the charts.Perhaps the losses are less about Harden taking those shots and more about the other team forcing him to take that many shots by shutting down the other players. I mean, if the offense breaks down, and the option is a Harden ISO step back, or Gerald Green or Rivers trying to create something for themselves, I know what I am choosing .
More to the point, Boogie is a huge guy coming back from a tough lower extremity injury. As we have seen time and again - and we can use George and Hayward as examples - players coming back from severe leg injuries struggle mightily playing themselves into NBA shape and then re-learning what they can and cannot do. Its very non-linear. I wouldn't be surprised if Boogie looks great on Friday due to the adrenaline rush of playing in his first game in ages and then is up and really down with a bunch of DNPs mixed in.Since we speak so much of the Celtics roster not fitting together as a well-oiled machine.......how the heck is Boogie going to fit in and keep up with the pace that the Warriors like to play with?
He's 28/48 from 3 over the last 3 games.Curry has 35 through three in a tied game. He is 10-17. From three....think about that for a minute. Seven of them came during his 23 point third quarter.
Meanwhile, the Pelicans/Warriors just combined to hit their 42nd 3 pointer of the night (84 attempts) to set the record for most combined 3's in a game.Nets (16 for 36) and Rockets (23 for SEVENTY!) combine for 106 three point attempts (NBA record).