Game 5......mercifully,
it’s over!
The Rockets season ended with Frazier, Clemons and Caboclo on the floor. It was probably the last time Mike D'Antoni cleared his bench as Rockets coach. Mike D'Antoni’s four-year run as head coach is the best the Rockets franchise has had since the 90’s......no doubt huge decisions are on the horizon for the Rockets!
SIDE NOTE: the last time the LA Lakers made the post season was 2013 when Mike D'Antoni was the Lakers Coach. Now the Lake knock the Rockets out and Mike D'Antoni is probably going to be fired......if so, I hope it doesn’t take the Rockets season more seasons to reach the playoffs.
Too Little Too Late
James Harden scored 30 points in an elimination Game 5 on 60% shooting = fire!
However, the other seven players in the Rockets rotation all shot below 40% with only two scoring double figures: Jeff Green 13, Russell Westbrook 10
Speaking of Westbrook......with the Lakers up 20 something in the 4th quarter, Russell and William Rondo started having words and security asked Rajon Rondo’s
BROTHER??? to leave.
RUSS losing his shit
RUSS losing it from a different perspective
LeBron taking a moment to enjoy Westbrook’s pettiness
Speaking of, LeBron James (
almost lost his shit) reaches the conference finals for the 11th time in 17 seasons......first time LBJ has done it in the West!
LBJ Game 5
29 Points
11 Rebounds
7 Assists
2 Steals
1 Block
50 FG%
Anthony Davis scored 130 points in the series against the Rockets.
His points breakdown in the series:
70 points in the paint
29 points from the FT line
22 points from mid-range
9 points from three
Regarding Rockets Future
Next season Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Eric Gordon (just those three) will make a combined:
$98.6 million
In 2021-22, those three will make a combined:
$106.8 million.
In 2022-23, those three (just those three) will earn a combined:
$113.9 million.
Lots of twitter discussion regarding Russell Westbrook being traded to the Miami Heat......but if I’m the Heat, based on Rockets vs Lakers, I’d rather pay Rondo 5 million next season (only made 2.5 this season) than paying RUSS $40 million+ per year for three more seasons!
Westbrook had the worst playoff numbers (17.9 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 4.6 apg) of his career. How much were his health issues a factor?
Quote:
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Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor
WRONG = Danuel House snuck a female inside the bubble BEFORE Game 3 and Tyson Chandler assisted in trying to cover up. I doubt we see either again this season.
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James Harden on the
Danuel House Jr. situation: "Very disappointed. It affected us. It's a distraction, and he was a huge part of our rotation."
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Scary Situation
Protesters inside the Disney “bubble” Complex blocking busses carrying
league staff & media from leaving:
