KD didn't even take a shot in the last 3 and a half minutes...
I am completely confused by Kerr's coaching bit on the sideline to KD. KD was the reason they dominated in first win. I remember the expert panel afterwards saying that the Rockets had strategies for all of the Dubs EXCEPT KD becuase he made shots right over the top of other guys...
Last night, for the first half, KD played the Rockets-style game and charged the paint for fouls. Fine, if that's what it takes but it wasn't pretty. But to tell him to pass it off and trust, who, quin cook? Draymond? DWest? And he stopped charging that way, or maybe he got called, its a bit of a blur.
He looked distant and disengaged in second half.
What a weird turnabout. Harden seemed out of it, too, making the CP loss even more perilous for Rockets and fans..But in a way, he seemed repeatedly miffed that he didn't get his auto foul bit.
What is it about this particular set of millionaires? I have NO idea who wins next two games.
A part of me feels the Warriors don't deserve to win this series or Finals because they have been trying to phone it in this year and it pisses me off. They have finally gone to the brink of the brink of the brink, yet may still win.
On the other hand is the constant: what do I know anyway, just a fan, not much of a bball player at that....How can they not be affected by going to three Finals in a row? They actually DO know about conserving energy, they do know what its like to win 73 and lose the Finals.
Perceptions are such an odd things. Watching that game made me feel like neither team wanted to even be there anymore though obviously the Rockets are hungrier. All that money and fame ain't enough. I got this feeling over and over watching Durant, fantasizing him leaving the sport (or the Dubs) as nuts as that sounds...And Harden too, though he was moving pretty quickly trying to defend. I always get a low-energy vibe from Harden but he truly seemed out of it last night. At home! Go figger.
PS About CP. Thing is, I have been wondering who of the Rockets was going to get hurt anyway. It's kind of inevitable at the level and desperation of playoffs. Our guys are getting banged up and now one of them is too...
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