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Comments From The Other Side - vs Rockets, Home
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by FLCeltsFan
Ryno and EGo needs to go off or we are toast.
Mini road trip will be good, now that everyone is talking about OKC we can go back to winning
Probably another loss with our injuries and the way we're playing defense. I look forward to the TNT guys slandering us.
No reason why we can't win this game, if they stop sucking on defense this should be a W. Contenders find ways to win even with key guys out.
Went from forgetting what losing feels like to forgetting what winning feels like
We win tonight, feel good about it. Rockets by 11.
You guessed wrong... Tony Brothers, Mark Lindsay, Gediminas Petraitis
Two teams in a funk ... someone's gotta win! Celtics don't have very many scrubs but what Celtic scrub do you think will go off?
Are you saying Marcus Morris isn't a scrub? IDIOT? Man, just realized they have 4 starters shooting over 40% from three....all at qualifying levels.
Celtics' playing last night can't hurt.
Really? Tony Brothers is working this game? Oh well. Washington tomorrow.
This is almost guaranteed to be a loss. But D'Antoni won't allow it. Neither will Harden.
How the heck are we still a 1 pt favorite in this game?
Celtics are a bit overrated. They have great coaching but I think they are lacking a bit in talent
Its our turn to be wounded animal.
I kinda agree with this but we've just lost to three worse teams, especially the games against the L.A. Teams were awful
120 Rockets 79 Celtics
Oh wait- we still have a ton of guys out:
135 Rockets 64 Celtics
D'Antoni said Gerald Green will likely play tonight. Wants to cut back on Trevor Ariza's minutes, over 40 in every game since Mbah a Moute's injury.
Gerald Green revenge game?
I thought we were going to lose. But then, we got Gerald Green.
Kyrie “MVP” Irving vs James Harden. Mr. Harden will show up. We don’t go on 4 game losing streaks or 3 for that matter. We automatically won this game. We are going to make a ton of 3 pointers.
2 "EE"s backwards in GREEN mirrors 33 GREEN is also the color of the Celtics mascot and apart of their main team colors, and Green was drafted by the Celtics
Which person on Boston is gonna go off for 40+?
Playing @Boston is easily one of the hardest away games of the year even if they are on a b2b.
Harden may need to go 40+ if it's only him who got the hot hand, and I hope he isnt shy about lobbing up plays with Gerald Green with the dunks.
Harden to Green lob by halftime?
Celtics are overrated as hell. They just play hard.
let's go rockets! let's handle these peter pans with authority!
There is hope tonight IMO. I watch the Celts a lot and they lay eggs sometimes. They have already played 38 games (most in the NBA), which is brutal, and fatigue is showing. Rockets are tied for fewest at 32 games.
I expect it will be ugly ball. Celtics brick a lot of open shots, which is their main weakness. Their defense is very disciplined and the Rockets might have a rough time getting open 3s.
Kyrie is a very dangerous closer if it's close. Tatum is very good and makes plays and shots rookies don't normally make.
Celtics player intro with drones and black/green background looks pretty lit compare to ours
Beard is gonna have smart draped on him all game
Gulf shores academy alumni Gerald green!!!!
Without J. Brown I like our chances
That's feels like the first time I seen us win the opening tip jumpball all season
Best start to a game in a while.
Looking good since signing Gerald Greene. He might've been the key.
On pace to win 192-0.
"Rockets have not given up a single point with Gerald Green on their team."
That was hilarious. Green shows up to Boston to visit his son. Gets the call. Meets the Rockets with only the backpack he’s carrying. Wearing Trevor’s shoes tonight
He's really wearing Ariza's shoes? It’s almost hard to believe that an NBA team couldn’t get a pair of shoes for a player, in Boston, with a few hours notice.
We're disrupting them left and right.
Ol man the NBA really must be telling the refs to call absolutely nothing for harden this season
Not if you ask fans of any other team
I cannot believe Green is in so early.
Gerald Green has reinvigorated this team!
Harden needs to attack horford every single time when he gets that switch
Celtics with another typical sluggish start. Problem is the Rockets are not good playing with a lead.
Wish we could always start like that
Looking forward to Marcus Smart shooting the lights out randomly
Harden can get anything he wants on horford
Smart flopping as always?
Rip that fakeass MVP Kyrie.
So, Weber has now stripped Westbrook once and arguably the best dribbler in the NBA -- Kyrie Irving.
Harden sucks . Get him out
27-12? This has been Twilight Zone stuff so far. Weber stripping Kyrie. Gerald Green checking in this early. The suffocating defense. Yeah the Celts are sluggish, but the Rockets are also taking it to them.
Best defensive effort of the year
Harden yet again trying to draw cheap fouls and turning it over. This idiot never learns
I don't get this at all. Harden destroying that silly defense by Stevens was the reason we got off to such a fast start.
That guy with the mask looked so scared when he was isolated on Harden, lol
The Celtics are looking like the Rockets against the Clippers lol
They suck. That streak was all hype, we were legit. Kyrie MVP my ass, kyries a girl's name.
Keep switching bigs onto Harden out on the perimeter Boston, that’s easy money
Celtics with Hayward should be a legit team, but yeah... They are fools gold without him.
I've seen the Celtics start off flat but that's their worst first quarter of the season. Maybe 38 games and this being a B2B is just too much for them.
They are missing brown as well
Boston will make a run. Let’s hope we are ready
Considering fatigue and not having Jaylen Brown are factors, we'll see how much of a run they make. Rockets are playing like a team with a 3-game losing streak that isn't about to lose a 4th.
Celtics remind of last year’s thunder team. A star player that’s won’t pass and sucky teammates
Yay we're getting one of those shitty Marcus smart games. I feared he'd have a career night against the rockets.
The defense is stifling...nothing easy Making Boston look like chumps on offense...Marcus Smart already has 2 air balls
By the way, you can see how well our own beloved Marcus Morris fits on the Celtics. LOL!
Larkin from far looks like Barea
Damn kyrie is good.
We have a pretty good guard too. AND he has a bigger beard
Kyrie heating up yikes
Tatum can play
Is Larkin gonna be matched up with Harden? Man that shrimp ass fool has no chance.
Jabari Bird is not walking through that door.
Celtics chipping away. Rockets should be aware of the moment.
That you Tommy Heinsohn?
If we had played like this the last 3 games, those scrubs teams ain't got no chance of winning
But the past 3 games the Rockets were not blessed with relentless power that Shoeless Gerald Green brings to a roster.
Media gonna ignore harden locking up kyrie there?
Tony Brothers hates the rockets
The missing piece we've been looking for is G.Green!
The focus and defense of the Rockets in the 1st half just overwhelmed the Celtics. They weren't prepared for it.
62 point half against the #1 ranked defense in the league
What a half. Golly. Swarming defense and exploiting their defense on offense. Just take them seriously in the second half. Still, the guys should be proud. Paul/Luc/Capela>Brown/Hayward
Kyrie chatting amicably with Nene...
Tatum had an open drive to the rim. No idea why he did a spin lol.
Lazy passing. Tatum is long, gentlemen. He can pick off bad, telegraphed passes.
Refs officially wanting the Celtics back in the game
Refs aren't calling anything on Boston now lmao
Refs bout to let Celts back in it
Celtics getting home calls so you gotta play through it. Welcome to the NBA where home teams get majority of the 50-50 calls
Tatum taking a dump on harden
Harden is just giving the ball away like its still Christmas
Why is Green not in the game?
Harden is getting fouled! Look, I know the guy gets a lot of FTs, but he’s getting mugged every time!
Uh oh. Harden is playing weird. It looks like he is sabotaging the game.. If he is hurt he needs to tell someone.
Tony Brothers swallowing the whistle like usual
Harden getting whistled by an elementary school ref crew tonight. Its truly what it feels like Couple times got fouls that I didnt think there was much. But about 15 no calls that should have been FTs
Wait, theres only 2 officials? Why the F*** would they even continue a game
When James sucks he’s honestly one of the most useless players in the league such a liability 4 straight ****ing turnovers
Greg popovich would've shot the entire team already. Gotta love d'antoni doing nothing to coach us and just going along with the "big lead" malaise.
I forgot how much I cant stand Boston sports fans
Well harden single Handedly let the Celtics back in
This is all on James what a mentally weak player. Needs to sit the rest of the game
I don't think the Celtics are playing better. The Rockets are just playing worst letting them back in the game.
How Harden can go from GOAT mode to G League bench warmer mode so easily still puzzles me...
Celtics are playing some defense now, we better wake up fast.
The Celtics like to hack you
harden stupid careless, anderson just plain sucks, and tony brothers coming to life
The officials were given the ‘Don’t call any fouls on Harden’s drives’ memo at halftime.
Can't nobody tell me this team aint mentally weak.
This isn't on the refs anymore though. Rockets, and mostly Harden, are turning it over nearly every possession.
We need to body slam their guards when they come in the lane, let them know when they get fouled.
Hated the Celtics ever since 81
Can’t stand Boston fans
They are DAMN loud though, raucous ass bunch they are
I kind of understand why Harden is so hated by so many fans... His ref baiting gets annoying even as a Rockets fan
Impressive - these refs have now earned the wrath of BOTH fanbases in the last 30 seconds!
NBA wanted this within 10. Refs accomplished the mission.
I think those REALLY tough defenders get in hardens head with their D. Kawhi, Smart, Lebron
Stop talking about the refs man, they called every possible thing they could've call for us overall, maybe even something more, it's on us.
This is such a predictable loss. Celtics are gonna win this game. If we had Paul it'd be an easy blowout.
Exactly...its always blaming ourselves, but Boston putting baynes has turned the game and we had no adjustment. MDA has to be better in adjusting to adjustments and calling timeouts. If they put baynes just put ryno at the 5 and stretch him out. Just no in game coaching from MDA
Gordon has done an excellent job of bricking every open shot he gets. And we're doing a great job getting beasted on the boards by a bad rebounding team.
More offensive rebounds by the Celtics. THEY'RE ON A ****ING BACK TO BACK
Celtics getting the loose balls and hitting shots while we jack air balls, come on guys, lots of play left
Celtics players are getting away with murder. Lol
Shane larkin is a piece of **** lil flopping scrub.
Larkin is a bitch
Gordon is streaky trash.
Celtics are really shameless with their flopping.
Celtics have played 12 games in 19 days
I hate these Boston fans.
Larkin back to back flops like he got shot out of a canon.
Gerald Green is crap... (MY NOTE: From The Next Coming to "When are you going" in no time flat)
Pretty clear how Boston feels about the double technical...
Wow, the Celtics are playing SO much harder than the Rockets. Thank god the quarter ended before the Rockets lost the lead completely.
So many flops, Celtics should be really called floppers
The refs are starting to crack down On the shit the Celtics have been doing for quite a while now. That won’t be good for them.
Thankfully the refs are giving us lots of calls right now, refs trying to help us preserve this lead
I can already see Smart flop on a James push with the arm, hope we can get a decent lead by that time...
Rockets are playing like chit but damn didn't know Boston was so dirty and a bunch of floppers...
I hope the rockets know the Celtics have an elite closer
Celtics have scored pretty much every play, Rockets have scored like 12 points this half Hey Mike...you maybe want to...coach? Or something?
Most annoying fans in professional sports
How’re we still tired after 2 days off?! Boston played last night.
The Book on the Rockets - IF YOU PLAY BULLYBALL YOU CAN BEAT THEM
No matter the calls. . . Just keep hacking and pushing the refs won't call them all
And the rockets will get out of sync
We don't have anybody who can handle the rock so we overpass on every possession. We're meat to a team like Boston that plays the passing lanes.
I hate to say it... The refs blowing the whistle early maybe working in our favor. We gotta make it count tho
Weber plays offense like a Bulbasaur on cocaine.
Maybe some Gerald green ISO's?
This Boston crowd is awesome, crazy atmosphere. Makes the game so much more enjoyable to watch.
The Rockets have been so bad that I've not even really cared how one sided the refs have been this half.
I just had that bad feeling in the middle of the third when Larkin and Baynes were sent in to start gooning things up. We don't have the size or reinforcements to respond with physicality of our own.
NENE needs to be traded
Is there a more annoying group of people Than Boston sports fans?
Thank you, Dwight Howard--I mean Marcus Morris.
I get that D'Antoni was a large part of Harden's renaissance last season But man, the Rockets have had so many games during his tenure characterized by lack of effort, intensity, and just a complete over-reliance on the incredible gifts of one player. Watching teams like the Spurs and Celtics and Warriors play actual team ball is starting to show a stark contrast between us and them.
Not looking good, Celtics will run plays last mins, what will rockets do ?
Games should never be reffed with only two and one of them being Tony Brothers
I hate this team so much
The entire arena and every person watching knew harden was gonna take and miss that 3
Celtics doing this on heart ... They're offense is trash....
We're just milking the clock and taking last minute desperation shots. Stop playing for the foul!! The refs aren't goin to call it.
They respect bostons defense
I switched off in the half thinking it was in the bag damn
Harden is so limited offensively.
Yeah, I don't get how people don't see this. Especially when the foul calls are not given to him, his offense is really not that great, tbh
Good timeout by Stevens. MDA, are you watching?
Doesn't matter what kind of lead you have .. . When the Refs want you to lose or make it close. .. . It will be close and you may lose
Posting for the first time in several days- one of the first comments I saw was "I hate this team," and that's why I'm posting less in 2018. Some of you all suck.
I see only one physical team out there, and it's not the Rockets tbh
And some people actually believed LeBron will love to play with James Harden? LOL
This maybe worse then the clipper game.
Nah.. Clips suck, Celts are pretty good for an eastern team
Boston's entire defense right now is focused on Harden, it's pretty amazing lol.
I'm pretty jealous that Celtics got to Stevens
Every teams’ fans (except the Spurs) feels the same way.
See that replay harden flopped on his layup wtf
Harden LOOKING for that call instead of going HARD to the rim
James gotta stop flopping. No one fouled you and it was out off you dude. Wtf
This is why Harden doesn't get all the calls including legit ones. He refs baits so much that his defender gets the benefit of the doubt. If the ref doesn't see it clearly they subconsciously think he probably flopped.
Harden is NOT clutch.
The Celtics slap the arms a lot on drives
That seems like a good playoff kind of defense if you ask me, that's what the Celtics can do well, as for us, we better be ready for the postseason because that's how the games will be called most of the times.
It's going to Kyrie
D'antoni's' playbook in the 4th
Harden's lack of athleticism is really starting to affect his game
Take notes D'Antoni - we're playing a healthy team, and they have played 10 players 5 minutes or longer. EDIT: Dumb statement, they're missing Brown... Totally forgot Hayward existed. (MY NOTE: NO Semi either. Understandable you not recognizing him being out, but he's averaging 14mpg)
The Rockets use two time outs to inbound the ball I swear to God they do not practice end of game situations. It's beyond obvious.
I guess basketball is the side job for the Rockets. They have checked out for this entire half.
This team will get eaten alive in the playoffs. Harden is mentally weak.
Foul. Yes. Foul. Especially if Kyrie is beyond the 3, just hug him.
Low key scared of Kyrie
See told you harden pushes off stupid
The nba is scripted
Smart needs to get kicked out of the league.
Harden lets a defender get in his head AGAIN.
Harden is a MENTAL midget
Well, that happened. WHAT. A. CALL. Wow.
I knew Harden would push off like that. He always does and usually gets the call in his favor but it is absolutely an offensive foul, even if Smart did sell it.
Nba is rigged. That’s absolutely incredible they would call multiple flops like that.
Harden always kills us in the end. He pouted and decided to lose
Lol harden that was extremely disappointing to see you get baited like that but that's 2 completely joke calls by the ref
Tony Brothers falling for all the flops, smh
Wow harden I can’t belive what you just did
James Harden is pathetically weak minded
This is on you James....you keep living on the edge daring the officials when you KNOW they are gonna call u for it. They were not fouls ill tell u that but I don't care anymore stop ****ing giving them the ****ing oppurtunity to call it
Harden can go **** him self. he's not an MVP type a player, I know smart flopped but you can't do that when the game on the line.
Harden got outSMARTed...
2 straight calls for the celtics in 5 seconds. wow. harden do you have to shove every time. and how do you buy a marcus smart flop? seriously, i knew a bad call was coming. we give up a 2 and they rely on marcus smart flops to win the game? tony brothers every time.
Harden lost his MVP tonight. Its Kyrie or LeBron now.
**** the refs. They let Smart flop all the time. FFS
Its a conspiracy against the rockets
Wow our fans are absolute ****.
Live by ref baiting die by ref baiting.
Marcus Smart has some amazing flops
Harden- STOP TRYING TO DRAW FOULS EVERY SINGLE PLAY, and stop ****ing pushing off on in-bounds.
Harden is the anti-clutch. Bricked some horrible 3s late in the 4th and followed up with a pair of his baiting TOs. This is why the media hates him
They were flops. It is what Marcus Smart does. He is going to make a career out of doing it. It is well-known. Harden should know better than to try to be overly physical with him when trying to get the inbound. I saw it coming a mile away.
It is going to be a foul. There is precedent. It was consecutive bad plays by Harden doing the same exact thing and expecting a different result.
Harden's arm was almost fully extended on the second one Seriously, that was just stupid. Even if the first one was a flop, you have to know that any little push is going to get the same reaction. So, instead of showing hard with a burst, he decides to push again to get space. Just ****ing stupid.
Harden’s arm was almost fully extended pushing him. Did Smart embellish? Probably. Was Harden stupid for pushing him in the first place after being called for the same thing not 2 second previous? Definitely. Calvin and Kevin just said the exact same thing after replaying it in slow MO.
Well maybe don't push when all eyes are on you Two times in a row no less.
You just can't shove someone down in that spot. You know what Smart is up to. Smart owns Harden.
It was essentially Harden Throwing a temper tantrum because he wasn’t getting his way. He’s gotta knock that shit off.
Smart got him last year too, same way
NBA officiating is so strange - the game is so soft To give an outsider perspective – this is never a foul here in Australia… if anything, Smart would get a target on his back for even attempting something like that
Not even a flop. Neither one. Illegal by any interpretation of the rule. Just dumb fouls.
The Rockets did not lose this game on the final 2 calls. They lost because they played like dog shit in the 2nd half.
Okay, you can blame the officiating. I choose to hold the team accountable, in part because 1.) there were only 2 officials tonight, 2.) teams do not have an impact on the calls, and 3.) if they play Rockets basketball, they win. They played stagnant, lackadaisical, uninspiring basketball in the 2nd half and that is why they lost, at least to me.
Smart is probably the peskiest, nastiest, craftiest defender in the league. Harden knows this. Dumb fouls.
The best moment in this game is the scrubs from the Boston bench jumping up and down and laughing their asses out on Harden.
Game was rigged. The Boston Irish mob must have held the Ref's wife or boy friend hostage. 2 Offensive fouls on Harden? You don't call that. You don't call that KD foul on LBJ. You don't call that RJ foul on KD on Christmas. (MY NOTE: So, wait a second, you're saying the game is rigged because the superstars are supposed to get special treatment and they didn't? And that's not being rigged? Freaking idiot.)
Harden looked gassed...
He shouldn't have been. Boston played 12 games in 19 days, including a b2b tonight. Rockets been resting.
Celtics getting those Patriots calls.
Is Boston really just this insanely lucky. Huge patriots comebacks, huge red sox comebacks, like 5 huge Celtics comebacks this season. A 26 point comeback against the team with the second best record? I hate Boston. Hope they get nuked.
Harden was awful but Boston won this on flops... Glad they have to deal with Lebron James in the playoffs... Anyways our fans are pathetic..
What the **** is wrong with Harden?? This is not the first time he shoves people at the end of the game. Frustrating loss!
Do y’all really think smart flopped? Looked like he baited harden to push him and harden took the bait
Smart was holding and grabbing, Rockets had no TOs, the only thing Harden could do was stand there or try to push the guy out of the way.
Marcus Smart is the worst serial flopper and the league office does nothing about it NOT EVEN A FINE. FFS. If the Rockets should report smth is this game, to get some attention to this fatass scrub
James Harden when defended by Marcus Smart tonight: 0-7 FG 4 turnovers (includes both Harden turnovers in the final 7 seconds)
Remember that K. Benjamin touchdown that everyone saw was a Touchdown? But it wasn't a touchdown because it was scored against a Boston team. Only Boston. RIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGED
Not rigged at all when you have a 26 point lead and go ISO ball the rest of the game
Kevin and Calvin are even saying he fouled Smart and I agree ! Smart sold it but harden pushed
Harden pushes off cause he doesn't MOVE off ball. He always does it they just decide to call cause homeboy flopped
The Rockets need to send a official complaint and a DVD if the continues illegal defense the Celtics were playing the entire second half
MOOD
Stupid refs making harden miss all those stepback ISO 3's
This was my message to NBA League Pass:
Unless Marcus Smart is suspended for flopping and Brothers is admonished for falling for it, I'd like a refund for my NBA League Pass subscription. This isn't a valid product if the games are fixed. Perhaps the NBA has another Donaghy situation? The end of that game was a travesty; harsh suspensions are warranted.
He blatantly pushed off two times in a row right in front of the refs. They basically had no choice but to make the call. Harden needs to grow up & quit trying to manipulate the refs every play. I think their tired of it.
I ****ing hate losing to Boston. Evil team from top to bottom.
We win this game with Melo
Yeah!!! We win it easy by 20! Melo to Houston 2018!!
no way the celtics should have had more energy in the 2nd half against a rested rockets coming off a back to back.
Harden should be suspended one game for his idiot push.
The Rockets won too many games in the row. The NBA sent the Memo to balance the Ls. The Warriors have to be First Seed. In late May, The media would rather be in Oakland over Houston in late May.
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Skip Bayless is a cancer like Tony Brothers.
Know that Flopcus Smart...is skilled at getting under your skin...High IQ superstar bball players don't let scrubs punk you. Smart punked Harden twice.
The rockets threw that game, what part of that don't you guys understand... No nba team, not even the Atlanta hawks are bad enough to only intentionally make 9 shots in a half The rockets had to lose this game, and boost kyries profile in the minds of nba casuals and kids who don't know any better
Harden pushed him and he sold the push. Flop is when there's not even contact
Classic Harden. Quitting when faced with anything he doesn't like.
Harden pushes off like that on pretty much every inbounds. How can you justify calling that on the last two inbounds if you let it go the rest of the game? It’s either a foul or it’s not. Ref powertrips and decides he wants to decide the outcome of the game. Smh
Harden should not start shoving the other player for 5 seconds before the inbounds play. He is asking the ref to call that. Begging for it even.
Tony "literally worse than Hitler" Brothers is a terrible ref and he did a shit job calling fouls in this one and Harden acted like an infant and threw a temper tantrum when things didn’t go his way. I’d like to never see either thing again.
Entering tonight, the Rockets were 179-0 over the last 20 seasons in games in which they led by at least 25 points
I just realized I am agreeing with Kyrie Irving. I need to go re-evaluate my life.
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by FLCeltsFan
Ryno and EGo needs to go off or we are toast.
Mini road trip will be good, now that everyone is talking about OKC we can go back to winning
Probably another loss with our injuries and the way we're playing defense. I look forward to the TNT guys slandering us.
No reason why we can't win this game, if they stop sucking on defense this should be a W. Contenders find ways to win even with key guys out.
Went from forgetting what losing feels like to forgetting what winning feels like
We win tonight, feel good about it. Rockets by 11.
You guessed wrong... Tony Brothers, Mark Lindsay, Gediminas Petraitis
Two teams in a funk ... someone's gotta win! Celtics don't have very many scrubs but what Celtic scrub do you think will go off?
Are you saying Marcus Morris isn't a scrub? IDIOT? Man, just realized they have 4 starters shooting over 40% from three....all at qualifying levels.
Celtics' playing last night can't hurt.
Really? Tony Brothers is working this game? Oh well. Washington tomorrow.
This is almost guaranteed to be a loss. But D'Antoni won't allow it. Neither will Harden.
How the heck are we still a 1 pt favorite in this game?
Celtics are a bit overrated. They have great coaching but I think they are lacking a bit in talent
Its our turn to be wounded animal.
I kinda agree with this but we've just lost to three worse teams, especially the games against the L.A. Teams were awful
120 Rockets 79 Celtics
Oh wait- we still have a ton of guys out:
135 Rockets 64 Celtics
D'Antoni said Gerald Green will likely play tonight. Wants to cut back on Trevor Ariza's minutes, over 40 in every game since Mbah a Moute's injury.
Gerald Green revenge game?
I thought we were going to lose. But then, we got Gerald Green.
Kyrie “MVP” Irving vs James Harden. Mr. Harden will show up. We don’t go on 4 game losing streaks or 3 for that matter. We automatically won this game. We are going to make a ton of 3 pointers.
2 "EE"s backwards in GREEN mirrors 33 GREEN is also the color of the Celtics mascot and apart of their main team colors, and Green was drafted by the Celtics
Which person on Boston is gonna go off for 40+?
Playing @Boston is easily one of the hardest away games of the year even if they are on a b2b.
Harden may need to go 40+ if it's only him who got the hot hand, and I hope he isnt shy about lobbing up plays with Gerald Green with the dunks.
Harden to Green lob by halftime?
Celtics are overrated as hell. They just play hard.
let's go rockets! let's handle these peter pans with authority!
There is hope tonight IMO. I watch the Celts a lot and they lay eggs sometimes. They have already played 38 games (most in the NBA), which is brutal, and fatigue is showing. Rockets are tied for fewest at 32 games.
I expect it will be ugly ball. Celtics brick a lot of open shots, which is their main weakness. Their defense is very disciplined and the Rockets might have a rough time getting open 3s.
Kyrie is a very dangerous closer if it's close. Tatum is very good and makes plays and shots rookies don't normally make.
Celtics player intro with drones and black/green background looks pretty lit compare to ours
Beard is gonna have smart draped on him all game
Gulf shores academy alumni Gerald green!!!!
Without J. Brown I like our chances
That's feels like the first time I seen us win the opening tip jumpball all season
Best start to a game in a while.
Looking good since signing Gerald Greene. He might've been the key.
On pace to win 192-0.
"Rockets have not given up a single point with Gerald Green on their team."
That was hilarious. Green shows up to Boston to visit his son. Gets the call. Meets the Rockets with only the backpack he’s carrying. Wearing Trevor’s shoes tonight
He's really wearing Ariza's shoes? It’s almost hard to believe that an NBA team couldn’t get a pair of shoes for a player, in Boston, with a few hours notice.
We're disrupting them left and right.
Ol man the NBA really must be telling the refs to call absolutely nothing for harden this season
Not if you ask fans of any other team
I cannot believe Green is in so early.
Gerald Green has reinvigorated this team!
Harden needs to attack horford every single time when he gets that switch
Celtics with another typical sluggish start. Problem is the Rockets are not good playing with a lead.
Wish we could always start like that
Looking forward to Marcus Smart shooting the lights out randomly
Harden can get anything he wants on horford
Smart flopping as always?
Rip that fakeass MVP Kyrie.
So, Weber has now stripped Westbrook once and arguably the best dribbler in the NBA -- Kyrie Irving.
Harden sucks . Get him out
27-12? This has been Twilight Zone stuff so far. Weber stripping Kyrie. Gerald Green checking in this early. The suffocating defense. Yeah the Celts are sluggish, but the Rockets are also taking it to them.
Best defensive effort of the year
Harden yet again trying to draw cheap fouls and turning it over. This idiot never learns
I don't get this at all. Harden destroying that silly defense by Stevens was the reason we got off to such a fast start.
That guy with the mask looked so scared when he was isolated on Harden, lol
The Celtics are looking like the Rockets against the Clippers lol
They suck. That streak was all hype, we were legit. Kyrie MVP my ass, kyries a girl's name.
Keep switching bigs onto Harden out on the perimeter Boston, that’s easy money
Celtics with Hayward should be a legit team, but yeah... They are fools gold without him.
I've seen the Celtics start off flat but that's their worst first quarter of the season. Maybe 38 games and this being a B2B is just too much for them.
They are missing brown as well
Boston will make a run. Let’s hope we are ready
Considering fatigue and not having Jaylen Brown are factors, we'll see how much of a run they make. Rockets are playing like a team with a 3-game losing streak that isn't about to lose a 4th.
Celtics remind of last year’s thunder team. A star player that’s won’t pass and sucky teammates
Yay we're getting one of those shitty Marcus smart games. I feared he'd have a career night against the rockets.
The defense is stifling...nothing easy Making Boston look like chumps on offense...Marcus Smart already has 2 air balls
By the way, you can see how well our own beloved Marcus Morris fits on the Celtics. LOL!
Larkin from far looks like Barea
Damn kyrie is good.
We have a pretty good guard too. AND he has a bigger beard
Kyrie heating up yikes
Tatum can play
Is Larkin gonna be matched up with Harden? Man that shrimp ass fool has no chance.
Jabari Bird is not walking through that door.
Celtics chipping away. Rockets should be aware of the moment.
That you Tommy Heinsohn?
If we had played like this the last 3 games, those scrubs teams ain't got no chance of winning
But the past 3 games the Rockets were not blessed with relentless power that Shoeless Gerald Green brings to a roster.
Media gonna ignore harden locking up kyrie there?
Tony Brothers hates the rockets
The missing piece we've been looking for is G.Green!
The focus and defense of the Rockets in the 1st half just overwhelmed the Celtics. They weren't prepared for it.
62 point half against the #1 ranked defense in the league
What a half. Golly. Swarming defense and exploiting their defense on offense. Just take them seriously in the second half. Still, the guys should be proud. Paul/Luc/Capela>Brown/Hayward
Kyrie chatting amicably with Nene...
Tatum had an open drive to the rim. No idea why he did a spin lol.
Lazy passing. Tatum is long, gentlemen. He can pick off bad, telegraphed passes.
Refs officially wanting the Celtics back in the game
Refs aren't calling anything on Boston now lmao
Refs bout to let Celts back in it
Celtics getting home calls so you gotta play through it. Welcome to the NBA where home teams get majority of the 50-50 calls
Tatum taking a dump on harden
Harden is just giving the ball away like its still Christmas
Why is Green not in the game?
Harden is getting fouled! Look, I know the guy gets a lot of FTs, but he’s getting mugged every time!
Uh oh. Harden is playing weird. It looks like he is sabotaging the game.. If he is hurt he needs to tell someone.
Tony Brothers swallowing the whistle like usual
Harden getting whistled by an elementary school ref crew tonight. Its truly what it feels like Couple times got fouls that I didnt think there was much. But about 15 no calls that should have been FTs
Wait, theres only 2 officials? Why the F*** would they even continue a game
When James sucks he’s honestly one of the most useless players in the league such a liability 4 straight ****ing turnovers
Greg popovich would've shot the entire team already. Gotta love d'antoni doing nothing to coach us and just going along with the "big lead" malaise.
I forgot how much I cant stand Boston sports fans
Well harden single Handedly let the Celtics back in
This is all on James what a mentally weak player. Needs to sit the rest of the game
I don't think the Celtics are playing better. The Rockets are just playing worst letting them back in the game.
How Harden can go from GOAT mode to G League bench warmer mode so easily still puzzles me...
Celtics are playing some defense now, we better wake up fast.
The Celtics like to hack you
harden stupid careless, anderson just plain sucks, and tony brothers coming to life
The officials were given the ‘Don’t call any fouls on Harden’s drives’ memo at halftime.
Can't nobody tell me this team aint mentally weak.
This isn't on the refs anymore though. Rockets, and mostly Harden, are turning it over nearly every possession.
We need to body slam their guards when they come in the lane, let them know when they get fouled.
Hated the Celtics ever since 81
Can’t stand Boston fans
They are DAMN loud though, raucous ass bunch they are
I kind of understand why Harden is so hated by so many fans... His ref baiting gets annoying even as a Rockets fan
Impressive - these refs have now earned the wrath of BOTH fanbases in the last 30 seconds!
NBA wanted this within 10. Refs accomplished the mission.
I think those REALLY tough defenders get in hardens head with their D. Kawhi, Smart, Lebron
Stop talking about the refs man, they called every possible thing they could've call for us overall, maybe even something more, it's on us.
This is such a predictable loss. Celtics are gonna win this game. If we had Paul it'd be an easy blowout.
Exactly...its always blaming ourselves, but Boston putting baynes has turned the game and we had no adjustment. MDA has to be better in adjusting to adjustments and calling timeouts. If they put baynes just put ryno at the 5 and stretch him out. Just no in game coaching from MDA
Gordon has done an excellent job of bricking every open shot he gets. And we're doing a great job getting beasted on the boards by a bad rebounding team.
More offensive rebounds by the Celtics. THEY'RE ON A ****ING BACK TO BACK
Celtics getting the loose balls and hitting shots while we jack air balls, come on guys, lots of play left
Celtics players are getting away with murder. Lol
Shane larkin is a piece of **** lil flopping scrub.
Larkin is a bitch
Gordon is streaky trash.
Celtics are really shameless with their flopping.
Celtics have played 12 games in 19 days
I hate these Boston fans.
Larkin back to back flops like he got shot out of a canon.
Gerald Green is crap... (MY NOTE: From The Next Coming to "When are you going" in no time flat)
Pretty clear how Boston feels about the double technical...
Wow, the Celtics are playing SO much harder than the Rockets. Thank god the quarter ended before the Rockets lost the lead completely.
So many flops, Celtics should be really called floppers
The refs are starting to crack down On the shit the Celtics have been doing for quite a while now. That won’t be good for them.
Thankfully the refs are giving us lots of calls right now, refs trying to help us preserve this lead
I can already see Smart flop on a James push with the arm, hope we can get a decent lead by that time...
Rockets are playing like chit but damn didn't know Boston was so dirty and a bunch of floppers...
I hope the rockets know the Celtics have an elite closer
Celtics have scored pretty much every play, Rockets have scored like 12 points this half Hey Mike...you maybe want to...coach? Or something?
Most annoying fans in professional sports
How’re we still tired after 2 days off?! Boston played last night.
The Book on the Rockets - IF YOU PLAY BULLYBALL YOU CAN BEAT THEM
No matter the calls. . . Just keep hacking and pushing the refs won't call them all
And the rockets will get out of sync
We don't have anybody who can handle the rock so we overpass on every possession. We're meat to a team like Boston that plays the passing lanes.
I hate to say it... The refs blowing the whistle early maybe working in our favor. We gotta make it count tho
Weber plays offense like a Bulbasaur on cocaine.
Maybe some Gerald green ISO's?
This Boston crowd is awesome, crazy atmosphere. Makes the game so much more enjoyable to watch.
The Rockets have been so bad that I've not even really cared how one sided the refs have been this half.
I just had that bad feeling in the middle of the third when Larkin and Baynes were sent in to start gooning things up. We don't have the size or reinforcements to respond with physicality of our own.
NENE needs to be traded
Is there a more annoying group of people Than Boston sports fans?
Thank you, Dwight Howard--I mean Marcus Morris.
I get that D'Antoni was a large part of Harden's renaissance last season But man, the Rockets have had so many games during his tenure characterized by lack of effort, intensity, and just a complete over-reliance on the incredible gifts of one player. Watching teams like the Spurs and Celtics and Warriors play actual team ball is starting to show a stark contrast between us and them.
Not looking good, Celtics will run plays last mins, what will rockets do ?
Games should never be reffed with only two and one of them being Tony Brothers
I hate this team so much
The entire arena and every person watching knew harden was gonna take and miss that 3
Celtics doing this on heart ... They're offense is trash....
We're just milking the clock and taking last minute desperation shots. Stop playing for the foul!! The refs aren't goin to call it.
They respect bostons defense
I switched off in the half thinking it was in the bag damn
Harden is so limited offensively.
Yeah, I don't get how people don't see this. Especially when the foul calls are not given to him, his offense is really not that great, tbh
Good timeout by Stevens. MDA, are you watching?
Doesn't matter what kind of lead you have .. . When the Refs want you to lose or make it close. .. . It will be close and you may lose
Posting for the first time in several days- one of the first comments I saw was "I hate this team," and that's why I'm posting less in 2018. Some of you all suck.
I see only one physical team out there, and it's not the Rockets tbh
And some people actually believed LeBron will love to play with James Harden? LOL
This maybe worse then the clipper game.
Nah.. Clips suck, Celts are pretty good for an eastern team
Boston's entire defense right now is focused on Harden, it's pretty amazing lol.
I'm pretty jealous that Celtics got to Stevens
Every teams’ fans (except the Spurs) feels the same way.
See that replay harden flopped on his layup wtf
Harden LOOKING for that call instead of going HARD to the rim
James gotta stop flopping. No one fouled you and it was out off you dude. Wtf
This is why Harden doesn't get all the calls including legit ones. He refs baits so much that his defender gets the benefit of the doubt. If the ref doesn't see it clearly they subconsciously think he probably flopped.
Harden is NOT clutch.
The Celtics slap the arms a lot on drives
That seems like a good playoff kind of defense if you ask me, that's what the Celtics can do well, as for us, we better be ready for the postseason because that's how the games will be called most of the times.
It's going to Kyrie
D'antoni's' playbook in the 4th
Harden's lack of athleticism is really starting to affect his game
Take notes D'Antoni - we're playing a healthy team, and they have played 10 players 5 minutes or longer. EDIT: Dumb statement, they're missing Brown... Totally forgot Hayward existed. (MY NOTE: NO Semi either. Understandable you not recognizing him being out, but he's averaging 14mpg)
The Rockets use two time outs to inbound the ball I swear to God they do not practice end of game situations. It's beyond obvious.
I guess basketball is the side job for the Rockets. They have checked out for this entire half.
This team will get eaten alive in the playoffs. Harden is mentally weak.
Foul. Yes. Foul. Especially if Kyrie is beyond the 3, just hug him.
Low key scared of Kyrie
See told you harden pushes off stupid
The nba is scripted
Smart needs to get kicked out of the league.
Harden lets a defender get in his head AGAIN.
Harden is a MENTAL midget
Well, that happened. WHAT. A. CALL. Wow.
I knew Harden would push off like that. He always does and usually gets the call in his favor but it is absolutely an offensive foul, even if Smart did sell it.
Nba is rigged. That’s absolutely incredible they would call multiple flops like that.
Harden always kills us in the end. He pouted and decided to lose
Lol harden that was extremely disappointing to see you get baited like that but that's 2 completely joke calls by the ref
Tony Brothers falling for all the flops, smh
Wow harden I can’t belive what you just did
James Harden is pathetically weak minded
This is on you James....you keep living on the edge daring the officials when you KNOW they are gonna call u for it. They were not fouls ill tell u that but I don't care anymore stop ****ing giving them the ****ing oppurtunity to call it
Harden can go **** him self. he's not an MVP type a player, I know smart flopped but you can't do that when the game on the line.
Harden got outSMARTed...
2 straight calls for the celtics in 5 seconds. wow. harden do you have to shove every time. and how do you buy a marcus smart flop? seriously, i knew a bad call was coming. we give up a 2 and they rely on marcus smart flops to win the game? tony brothers every time.
Harden lost his MVP tonight. Its Kyrie or LeBron now.
**** the refs. They let Smart flop all the time. FFS
Its a conspiracy against the rockets
Wow our fans are absolute ****.
Live by ref baiting die by ref baiting.
Marcus Smart has some amazing flops
Harden- STOP TRYING TO DRAW FOULS EVERY SINGLE PLAY, and stop ****ing pushing off on in-bounds.
Harden is the anti-clutch. Bricked some horrible 3s late in the 4th and followed up with a pair of his baiting TOs. This is why the media hates him
They were flops. It is what Marcus Smart does. He is going to make a career out of doing it. It is well-known. Harden should know better than to try to be overly physical with him when trying to get the inbound. I saw it coming a mile away.
It is going to be a foul. There is precedent. It was consecutive bad plays by Harden doing the same exact thing and expecting a different result.
Harden's arm was almost fully extended on the second one Seriously, that was just stupid. Even if the first one was a flop, you have to know that any little push is going to get the same reaction. So, instead of showing hard with a burst, he decides to push again to get space. Just ****ing stupid.
Harden’s arm was almost fully extended pushing him. Did Smart embellish? Probably. Was Harden stupid for pushing him in the first place after being called for the same thing not 2 second previous? Definitely. Calvin and Kevin just said the exact same thing after replaying it in slow MO.
Well maybe don't push when all eyes are on you Two times in a row no less.
You just can't shove someone down in that spot. You know what Smart is up to. Smart owns Harden.
It was essentially Harden Throwing a temper tantrum because he wasn’t getting his way. He’s gotta knock that shit off.
Smart got him last year too, same way
NBA officiating is so strange - the game is so soft To give an outsider perspective – this is never a foul here in Australia… if anything, Smart would get a target on his back for even attempting something like that
Not even a flop. Neither one. Illegal by any interpretation of the rule. Just dumb fouls.
The Rockets did not lose this game on the final 2 calls. They lost because they played like dog shit in the 2nd half.
Okay, you can blame the officiating. I choose to hold the team accountable, in part because 1.) there were only 2 officials tonight, 2.) teams do not have an impact on the calls, and 3.) if they play Rockets basketball, they win. They played stagnant, lackadaisical, uninspiring basketball in the 2nd half and that is why they lost, at least to me.
Smart is probably the peskiest, nastiest, craftiest defender in the league. Harden knows this. Dumb fouls.
The best moment in this game is the scrubs from the Boston bench jumping up and down and laughing their asses out on Harden.
Game was rigged. The Boston Irish mob must have held the Ref's wife or boy friend hostage. 2 Offensive fouls on Harden? You don't call that. You don't call that KD foul on LBJ. You don't call that RJ foul on KD on Christmas. (MY NOTE: So, wait a second, you're saying the game is rigged because the superstars are supposed to get special treatment and they didn't? And that's not being rigged? Freaking idiot.)
Harden looked gassed...
He shouldn't have been. Boston played 12 games in 19 days, including a b2b tonight. Rockets been resting.
Celtics getting those Patriots calls.
Is Boston really just this insanely lucky. Huge patriots comebacks, huge red sox comebacks, like 5 huge Celtics comebacks this season. A 26 point comeback against the team with the second best record? I hate Boston. Hope they get nuked.
Harden was awful but Boston won this on flops... Glad they have to deal with Lebron James in the playoffs... Anyways our fans are pathetic..
What the **** is wrong with Harden?? This is not the first time he shoves people at the end of the game. Frustrating loss!
Do y’all really think smart flopped? Looked like he baited harden to push him and harden took the bait
Smart was holding and grabbing, Rockets had no TOs, the only thing Harden could do was stand there or try to push the guy out of the way.
Marcus Smart is the worst serial flopper and the league office does nothing about it NOT EVEN A FINE. FFS. If the Rockets should report smth is this game, to get some attention to this fatass scrub
James Harden when defended by Marcus Smart tonight: 0-7 FG 4 turnovers (includes both Harden turnovers in the final 7 seconds)
Remember that K. Benjamin touchdown that everyone saw was a Touchdown? But it wasn't a touchdown because it was scored against a Boston team. Only Boston. RIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGED
Not rigged at all when you have a 26 point lead and go ISO ball the rest of the game
Kevin and Calvin are even saying he fouled Smart and I agree ! Smart sold it but harden pushed
Harden pushes off cause he doesn't MOVE off ball. He always does it they just decide to call cause homeboy flopped
The Rockets need to send a official complaint and a DVD if the continues illegal defense the Celtics were playing the entire second half
MOOD
Stupid refs making harden miss all those stepback ISO 3's
This was my message to NBA League Pass:
Unless Marcus Smart is suspended for flopping and Brothers is admonished for falling for it, I'd like a refund for my NBA League Pass subscription. This isn't a valid product if the games are fixed. Perhaps the NBA has another Donaghy situation? The end of that game was a travesty; harsh suspensions are warranted.
He blatantly pushed off two times in a row right in front of the refs. They basically had no choice but to make the call. Harden needs to grow up & quit trying to manipulate the refs every play. I think their tired of it.
I ****ing hate losing to Boston. Evil team from top to bottom.
We win this game with Melo
Yeah!!! We win it easy by 20! Melo to Houston 2018!!
no way the celtics should have had more energy in the 2nd half against a rested rockets coming off a back to back.
Harden should be suspended one game for his idiot push.
The Rockets won too many games in the row. The NBA sent the Memo to balance the Ls. The Warriors have to be First Seed. In late May, The media would rather be in Oakland over Houston in late May.
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Skip Bayless is a cancer like Tony Brothers.
Know that Flopcus Smart...is skilled at getting under your skin...High IQ superstar bball players don't let scrubs punk you. Smart punked Harden twice.
The rockets threw that game, what part of that don't you guys understand... No nba team, not even the Atlanta hawks are bad enough to only intentionally make 9 shots in a half The rockets had to lose this game, and boost kyries profile in the minds of nba casuals and kids who don't know any better
Harden pushed him and he sold the push. Flop is when there's not even contact
Classic Harden. Quitting when faced with anything he doesn't like.
Harden pushes off like that on pretty much every inbounds. How can you justify calling that on the last two inbounds if you let it go the rest of the game? It’s either a foul or it’s not. Ref powertrips and decides he wants to decide the outcome of the game. Smh
Harden should not start shoving the other player for 5 seconds before the inbounds play. He is asking the ref to call that. Begging for it even.
Tony "literally worse than Hitler" Brothers is a terrible ref and he did a shit job calling fouls in this one and Harden acted like an infant and threw a temper tantrum when things didn’t go his way. I’d like to never see either thing again.
Entering tonight, the Rockets were 179-0 over the last 20 seasons in games in which they led by at least 25 points
I just realized I am agreeing with Kyrie Irving. I need to go re-evaluate my life.
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"Celtics are overrated as hell. They just play hard."
I would take that one as a compliment.
I would take that one as a compliment.
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Love the diagram of the only play the Rockets ran in the second half. Also I can’t figure out how to post it. But if you go to a game stat site that shows a shot chart. Take a look at Hardens. He shot all threes or paint shots. Not 1 single mid range 2’s.
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WoW I can't recall reading one of these threads where the fans hate their own team so much and especially their best player.
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beat wrote:Love the diagram of the only play the Rockets ran in the second half. Also I can’t figure out how to post it. But if you go to a game stat site that shows a shot chart. Take a look at Hardens. He shot all threes or paint shots. Not 1 single mid range 2’s.
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Brad Stevens would love that! He preaches, layups, dunks or threes.
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From my desktop ok but not from my phoneatcross wrote:beat wrote:atcross wrote:
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