ClutchFans Game Thread: Timberwolves @ Rockets 1/18/2018

Kat and wiggins are extremely durable. Both are top 5 in consecutive games (200+) IIRC

 

you misunderstood. they won't be injured, they'll be exhausted. thibs minutes and rotations are straight up punishment. that combined with is call every player, half court offense, is destroying an otherwise super talented team. he's basically a worse version of jvg and that type of ball don't win anymore.

 

One of the best wins of the season. Team looked like the team on the 14 game winning streak. Totally locked in and engaged for the entire game.

-Harden was rusty but he played within himself. Wasn't explosive but that will come. Was looking to pass more. Huge for Nene and Capela to get him back.
-Nene is back and brought his A+ game. Missed some bunnies but was SUPER energetic and PHYSICAL. Missed that in LAC game.
-Capela was solid and didn't get bullied. He made ALL his FTs. Shows he was locked in.
-PJ Tucker was as ENERGETIC as I have seen him all year. A lot like the 1st game of the season vs GSW. We need THIS PJ every game. He ran after a lot of 50/50 balls. So crucial.
-Moute going 4-6 in 3s? Especially above the break? Sound defense. A+ game.
-CP doing CP things. Keep looking to score too.
-Gordon A+ game. Making 3's makes him so tough coupled with his driving ability.
-Rockets PNR destroyed the Minny D. (particularly the Minny Bigs). Very impressive.

Minny, I know they are good, but to me, the Rockets just needed to close down the lane and make the Wolves beat them from the perimeter. They didn't. This looks like a serious issue for Minny going forward. We'll see.

Also loved how the Rockets closed their quarters STRONG. IMO, that is so important. Check out these numbers. Need to do this more often

 

No no, i did understand what you mean. However, MDA is not any better in that regard

 

Minnesota has no chance against the Rockets if they are shooting their percentages from three.

Way to much scoring from beyond the arc for the Rockets.

Golden State is now shooting the 11 most three pointers in the league.

Rockets can beat them if they are hitting 38-40% from three.

 

Shorthanded, with James @ 50%, we still took care of business. The Beard's influence is so profound.....He is, STILL, at this point..one of the most underrated players in NBA history....

I also love how CP3 steps it up even more when needed....incredible sense of the moment.

We get to the last quarter of the season...healthy...w/momentum ...and whatever we add.... SAYONARA GS!

 

You are wrong. Check the stats, MIN is the only team that has all 5 starters in top 50 of MPG. Now

Also, Total Minutes Played can be a tricky stat based on scheduled, but as of last week Wiggins, Kat, Butler, were 1, 2, and 3 in total minutes played and they are still that as of this post. Again, they are #'s 1, 2, and 3, and they play on the same damn team!!!

 

Great damn game.

THIS and Opening Night are the Rockets' best games this season.

 

If MDA had a starting five that is so much better than the bench like minni (except harden and paul it’s debatable for us), Rox would be up there too. Ariza is playing superstar minutes, james always 36~.
And the only reason cp3 doesnt play 36+ is his age and he’s injury prone. Kat,wiggins are young and butler in his prime.

Situations are very very comparable, whether you like it or not.

 

he and rhyno should be locked away in the gym shooting 1000 3s a day

 

we need runs like that against the Warriors. That is what killed us last time we played then, they had big finishes to quarters after we looked in control