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- First Take's Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman react to the Golden State Warriors defeating the Houston Rockets in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals.
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Shooting less than 16% from 3s in a game 7 is called choking.
True they don't wanna say it
Rockets had 22 FT attempts to GS 14
Rockets had 17 fouls to GS 22
Rockets had 12 turnovers to GS 17
Rockets had 13 steals to GS 9
Rockets were 7/44 from 3 to GS 16/39
But hey, it's the refs fault
Rockets fans are so delusional
Itachi Uchiha Facts 💯
Houston made 63% of their 2s... They became less aggressive after Thompson picked up his 3rd foul..
Itachi Uchiha clearly you didn't watch the game
The Rockets shot 7 of 44 (16%) from 3pt and got the nerve to blame the refs!!!....FOH!
Lets mention that Curry only had 14 FTs all series, and yet Harden had a consistent 8 every game. Or the fact that Klay had 2 questionable fouls called on him in the 1st
Thompson legitimately fouled 3 times in the first quarter.. Curry settle for a lot of contested long range shots.... Houston threw the series for the NBA to continue the New Age Lakers vs Celtics rivalry (Cavs vs Warriors)
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cmoneyno5 curry drove more than he shot because his shot wasn't fouling bad calls on both sides but don't highlight the bad calls on the warriors. W.e like Chris Paul said shut up and play basketball
Not my fault if you can't see past what's given to you...
It’s perfectly understandable that everybody is complaining about the refs. However, you can't win a game missing 27 three pointers in a row.
SirBokChoySr ok so why were they winning before all the ridiculous calls golden State was playing bad also but the rockets were still winning then the refs steeped in
I use to always defend the league in saying that it's not rigged until last night usually it's hard to see because in basketball generally the better team wins but the better team was losing and the league was not gonna allow it
They were winning while the ridiculous missed calls, they missed 27 straight threes during the second half
My dude they were literally dying by the three. Once they missed 10 threes in a row, you would think that they would try change it up and try to drive inside the paint to get a layup or a foul.
SirBokChoySr yea but didnt get blown out if they shot 10 for 30 they would of won
Sighhhhh. So let me get this right: when the Warriors beat the Rockets without CP3, they got lucky. But when LeBron beats a young inexperienced Celtics team, that proves his greatness. So he didn't luck out with their two best players out......... Ok
Couldn’t have said it better myself
they both got lucky. Lebron should've 4-1 or 4-0 that team so lebron's performance was actually embarrassing
Γιωργιος Εσκομπαρ I became a fan of Golden State in 2016 when they LOST SO don't EVER call me a bandwagoner. And if you wanna play hypotheticals, riddle me this: if Kyrie (Just Kyrie) were healthy, would the Cavs have even gotten to a Game 7? Reflect on that
Jonathan Fan I agree
Lebron would of beat them with Kyrie too Kyrie too little and Boston is going to be good regardless they got 3 top 3 draft picks and Brad Stevens is the coach that’s why never lost at home except game 7 stop hating so much
Steph Curry from 3 game7 : 7 for 15
Rockets from 3 game7 : 7 for 44 😂
Show Out but it was rigged according to twitter
Show Out so r u saying that u can do what the rockets can’t
Tyrone L.D. Style When has twitter been credible?😂😂Thats the home of the trolls
Ariza sold out, bottom line
If anyone watched the game instead of stat boxes would of saw them missed calls th-cam.com/video/aYveyAb6mvU/w-d-xo.html
Max doesn’t mention iggy at all cuz he knows damn well warriors would win when both teams are healthy
Lmao Iguodala vs CP3 you crazy????
Live by the 3, die by the 3 ...
Jay P81 2016 gsw learn a painfull leason to that. Thats why thwy change their plays to attack the basket if their 3s are not falling
Live by the choke die by the choke
Jay P81 live by the sword, did by the blade
Why didn't anyone go inside when their outside shots weren't falling.
Well the Rockets really lived by the FT line.
Wont lie, if Paul was on the floor they wouldn't have went 0-27. But this doesnt excuse the Rockets. After ten missed 3s they should have attacked the paint. How can you keep trying 27 times in a row? You had a 12 point lead, hit 2s!
Harden is not worthy of MVP. This was an embarrassment. #NotEvenAWarriorsFan
Lol did you think this through? Chris Paul, one of the greatest chokers of all time, was only going to add more to that 0-27.
@@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 dude shot 14/14 in a closeout game literally a year ago and the year before he had 41/10 and 35/10 in the closeout games. And in the Rockets Warriors series he carried them in the second half. Even if he didn't make any 3s someone else would have because they would have had more open looks.
@@killapositionz2 lol you think they would have more open looks because of chris paul? Delusional at it's finest. And it's funny you bring up the 14/14 game vs a make a wish team and then conveniently leave out his choking in the following series
@@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 I'm not conveniently leaving it out... yeah they lost, doesn't erase the fact that he shot 14/14 in a closeout game the same year at age 37 mind you. But no point in debating with an imbecile who thinks Chris Paul would somehow have made the Rockets worse you're either trolling or didn't watch Chris Paul play in that playoff run/entire season. Rockets would have been cooked in 4 without CP3.
Post again, didnt Rockets lose by 41 and down 1-2 in the series when both Chris Paul and Iggy played?
Warriors lost by a possession to Rockets with CP3 in G4&G5 without Iggy under terrible execution.
They won by 41 29 13 & 9, close to 100pts, let that sink in.
I mean Rockets definitely showed they could play and I love 'em for their tenacity, but ppl need to stop.
Koz Valentine thank you for saying facts!!!! I don't understand max at all
Mbah a moute was our 7 man, that's just like Iggy (three levels under but you get the same type of work on the defensive end). So know the players in the game of basketball.
Iggy only played game 1
Koz Valentine facts bro
Koz Valentine nuff said
The warriors beat Houston by an average of 23 points this series.
In the first 2 games GS won that CP3 played in they beat them by an average of 27
In the games CP3 and Iggy were out, 6 and 7, an average of 14
In the games they won with Iggy playing, 1 and 3, they beat them by avg 27
The rockets won their 3 games by an average of 9.5 points.
In the game They won when Iggy played they won by 22.
In the two games they won when Iggy was out ,4 and 5, they won by 3 and 4 points, with Chris Paul playing (average 3.5).
So no using Chris Paul was out isn't a good excuse since the numbers show that they lost by almost 2x as much with him IN the lineup than without and that Iggy not playing was much more important as GS was beating them on avg by 27 than the 9 when CP3 was playing
Max gave the Rockets Bad luck with picking the Rockets just like the Raptors and Celtics lol
the rockets were losing regardless.
NBA Players No they weren't if the refs make the right calls instead of fixing games
Anne HBurn of he picked the raptors, we cant trust anything this man say.
NBA Players you sure?!
Anne HBurn Charles Barkley too
They were lucky because rockets played bad and warriors capitalized? what is wrong with people. Warriors handed rockets their worst loss in playoff playoff history when cp 3 was playing. If you want to be ignorant, i can be ignorant too and say there wouldnt have been a game 7 if iggy wasnt injured.
fucking idiot the warriors would've got shit on like they already did 3 times if the best player wasn't injured and you know it.
Well said
Sir Smiles lol. Its no such thing as luck dude
Nico Odeku a quick question.. Did GS beat the rockets wen Paul played?
4-1 if iggy was healthy. 41 point loss. take your L houston
I don’t wanna keep hearing about these refs. Yes they missed calls. But the rockets choked and folded under pressure. Especially Harden. You miss 27 straight 3’s in a row and Harden was no where to be found in the fourth!
Poinkins nah, missing calls back to back like that, messes with momentum heavy dude
Sam M those are wide open 3's, no excuse for that if youre fighting for your lives at elimnation game
lek lek true but nah I'm not buying that, the refs changed everything, Jordan bell made a moving screen and Steph drilled the 3, it was a CLEAR moving screen, unacceptable, it's ok to miss 1 call but they missed 2 foul calls on harden that was clearly a foul, smh funny thing is im not even a rockets fan
Sam M the moving screen was a foul on Harden. Watch it again, he's dragging down bells arm. Sorry man
Only reason rockets had a lead early was thanks to the refs messing with GSW momentum and taking klay out of the game for questionable calls. It gave the rockets a solid chance at beating the dubs and they blew it.
So the Warriors were lucky when they beat the Rockets by 41?
The Rockets have a hard on for the Warriors and under perform when needed every time. James Harden is a diva who just wants to score and CP3 is brittle built.
The 2018 NBA Finals ended last night: Golden State Warriors defeat Houston Rockets 4-3 💯💯💯
Sometimes, Max, you sound silly AF. This is one of those times. Warriors were lucky? Houston started the series at home while Curry was limited and on a minutes restriction. They still went down 2-1. Then, they didn't have to play against Andre Iguodala the rest of the way. Had Iguodala played, this would have been over in 5. But sure, they lose CP in Games 6 and 7 so I suppose it was all Warriors that got lucky and the Rockets saw no luck at all to get to where they ended up. Give me a break, Max. Please. Give me a damn break.
He's talking about game 7 , warriors are lucky rockets forgot how to shoot 3s
Yes, very lucky. Cp3 was out, that's how they got lucky yet again
@@carilove906 hardrn got to come thru they up bu 17 both games up 3 to 2
@@carilove9062019 overshadows this buddy, CP3 is healthy and no KD for golden state and warriors won in 6
LeBron James Dream Team to face the Warriors
SF:LeBron James
PG:Black Panther
C:The Incredible Hulk
PF:Goku
SG: Dwyane Wade 😍 😍
Black Panther, Hulk and Goku will all foul out in 2 minutes... So no, that will not work.
Spidey7747 warriors game here for the pg Spiderman would more suitable he can outshoot everybody
Spidey7747 black panther is Victor Oladipo
09 wade
warriors dream team: anyone that can preform a moving screen.
there's always some luck in every championship run. ALWAYS!
Max is absolutely right. Missing 27 in a row is a statistical anomoly. Warriors were extremely lucky.
@Mad J the refs made them miss 27 in a row? Interesting.
@Mad J oh wow! An investigation by who?
@Mad J wow! You're so smart!
Is it just me or do people have some lame excuse EVERY TIME their team loses? The Rockets lost because their bullshit finally caught up with them. All they've done all season is shoot 3s and draw cheap fouls. That might work against the scrubs, but you're not getting past the Warriors playing like that.
William D. Luffy also chris paul injury. But I think if Warriors also had iggy. The series would be over in 6
Max cmon man, so we can also say houston was lucky cause Iguodala also didn't play. Iggy becomes superman in play off
1Mrsweetness when your entire starting line up is made up of all stars, u should be able to lose 1 and still dominate.
Gabriel Trevino And Gsw just did that. I have to agree in this one with Steven A.
1Mrsweetness not wout some luck. but couldv, shouldv, wouldv, i guess.
globalicon2012 You saw today what happened. Gsw im finals baby and we are winning it again🔥🔥🔥🔥
GAbriel Trevino well, warriors needed iggy for his defense on harden. Klay did a good job, but when Klay is in foul trouble (like game 7) they need someone else. Remember that Iggy was finals MVP for being Bron's main defender in 2015
I've just got into NBA as from the UK and I have to say I have never known so many bad losers in one sport. Seriously bunch of cry babies. If one team plays poorly then it's not unlucky it's just that they are terrible especially mentally. The Rockets just choked. Simple as that.
3 years later I just got into it a few months back and nothing has changed
I don't see how they were lucky.
Prior to Iggy getting injured they were up 2-1, and beat the Rockets by 41 points WITH CP3 on the floor.
Iggy goes down, defense is a bit out of wack, Rockets come back.
Warriors still player terrible game 7, both teams did. You can't say luck when you give up two home games.
They talk about missed shots, every shot they show have a hand in their face lol. Max is dumb.
bonkling they beat rockets by 41 points on their home stage, use your damn brain, that match was dumped, Rockets intentionally let go in a tight series, that's how you do it, just need one good strike, and that's game 7 at Houston, and CP3 got injured.
Use your brain, please. It's the fucking conference finals lol, and you think teams just let some games go so they can have a proper shot at home? If they win one of those games, they beat GSW in 6. They also beat them by 13 in game 1 at Houston. If you're gonna rely only on a game 7, then you'll never win
You're just being pathetic, believing that Warriors could win with 41 points ahead if the Rockets gave their all, you see this match, Rockets tank without Chris Paul and the score difference is not even a 2 digits number, go back to school and learn how to think, kid. It's called strategy, you're just aiming blind, that's why you'll always miss.
That's luck. Rockets got lucky that andre was out which made the warriors beatable. And yes, they were on the way to actually beating the warriors and they would have with the momentum they had and iggy being out. Then the warriors got lucky that cp3 went down, cause they were on the way to the finals. Both teams got lucky, but warriors had luck at the best time.
Legend says Max Kellerman is still saying the Warriors are lucky when they beat the rockets 4-2 with no Durant and all the Rockets are healthy including cp3......smh😂
a whole new year bruh
Has Max got a prediction right this playoffs?
James Rumsey lol, thats y he is salty!
James Rumsey NOPE!!!
Both of his teams lost lmao 😂
I wanted the Rockets to win this series. When they took a 3 - 2 lead on them, I said they were gonna win the series but deep down I knew something was gonna happen that would prevent us from winning. CP3 getting hurt, The horrible shooting in Game 7 and arguably the refs in game 7. Very frustrating times to be a Rocket fan.
It's game 7, you don't take 27 straight 3's when you are missing. Shitting coaching. No leader to change shit up...
You can't just hit twos against the Warriors though, especially when your team already has relied on the 3 ball all season.
Max is right here. Warriors were gifted no cp3 for the rockets and the rockets going 1 for 30 from 3
No excuses this year lol
Honestly, who tf misses 25+ in a row? A lot of those were open.
Cp3 going down affected that in a way since he would have controlled the pacing and type of shots the rockets would get. He would have also given curry a much harder time shooting.
This does not however explain how gassed the Rockets were and how they missed those 3s. Had they made at least 20% of those shots, they would have won
David Butler I was never a college hooper (never had the height) but I always loved those shots. Sucks that when I used to play in rec leagues that I only had post moves or the midranger.
Loved dwade's style
Well Max, I guess we have the answer now. We know what happens with a HEALTHY FULLY MAXED-OUT HOUSTON TEAM vs the Warriors. They LOSE. Please nobody ever raise this tired argument again about how Houston would have won with a healthy Chris Paul. No, no they would not have.
Fully healthy? They didnt have cp3 the best player on the team
Warriors aren't lucky, they're just BLESSED!
If people are going to complain about the refs, then do it completely for the entire series when Steph and Klay were being clutched, held and knocked down without calls as well. Just sayin'. This narrative about the Warriors being lucky is sort of pathetic and tired.
The narrative about the Warriors in 2015 was they got "lucky" because they didn't face the Spurs and Kyrie got hurt. They choked in 2016 blowing a 3-1 lead in the finals but no one said once that maybe is Steph hadn't come back from injury things might've been different. Last year, everyone screamed how it was unfair that Durant joined the team but no one spoke about how the added money to the salary cap (which all teams got) affected that situation. So this year, the Warriors are now "lucky" because CP3 injured himself and was unable to play in either Game 6 or Game 7. No one mentions that Igoudala was injured in Game 3 and missed the rest of the series for the Warriors. No mention that the Warriors had a short summer and very truncated training camp. No mention that the Warriors were already in luxury tax and had to lose some key role players before the season (Ian Clark to the Pels, McAdoo to the Sixers) or that they nursed injuries all season long while trying to defend their 2017 title.
Remember -- the Rockets were "built to beat the Warriors" but that didn't happen. Yes, the Rockets had some bad luck but, conversely, the Warriors played excellent defense in the second half of both games 6 and 7. You cannot deny that defense played a major part in being outscored both of those games 120-63 in the second half. But the Warriors got "lucky".
Finally somebody says it. In reality, refs stopped favoring houston at the 3 minute mark of the second quarter in game 7.
Actually the commentators mentioned many times how stagnant Houston's offense was.
That's true and each time Houston called a time out in the second half, they pretty much came back out and kept trying the same things on offense instead of maybe adding some motion or letting Tucker initiate the offense and letting Harden work off-ball. The commentators also spoke a lot about the Warriors' change in defense intensity in the second half and how that opened up their offense. Too bad the talk show guys spend way more time calling the Dubs lucky...
Rob Miles I do think the Warriors got a little lucky with the Chris Paul injury and with Houston missing a lot of open threes in the 3rd quarter.
I also believe that losing Iguodala hurt them more than most people would think. He can do a little bit of everything on the floor and he really elevates the bench’s play.
In any case, gotta give massive credit to Golden State for keeping their composure and locking down on D like they did in the 2nd half. Curry and KD hit some incredibly tough contested shots. They deserved to win.
If I were to admit to the Warriors getting a little lucky for anything, it would be that Trevor Ariza played the absolute worst game of his career at the absolute worst time for the Rockets. He was 0-12 including 0-9 from three. The poor guy couldn't buy a basket.
I would also point out that D'Antoni lost confidence in his depth which meant that Houston only played a seven-man rotation. Most of the missed shots were short in the second half because the Rockets had no legs to get the ball to the rim from all the exertion done on the defensive end chasing people around. The Warriors did the same thing in Games 1, 6, and 7 letting the Rockets burn themselves out; at least, that's how I saw things.
So it’s lucky if the other team couldn’t make threes are you kidding me!!!!!!!!!
Juan Tapia I would say so 27 constative 3s missed. It’s not like the warriors were playing God like defense. Also Chris Paul was out. They showed out tho in the 3rd and 4th.
Point God its called chocking
@@swabtaste3860 yes, and that's where the luck came in. They're lucky the rockets checked that fuckjng hard. A team that was just up 3 2
Thank you god for making all of Max’s predictions be wrong. He said the raptors would come out of the east, wrong, said the rockets would win the west,wrong. Thank you God Thank you
is it the warriors fault tht houston decided to bet on a player who's injury prone #cp3?? they lost game 6 with cp3 on the field....give me a break
Ifare Nass Nobody saying its they fault were saying they are lucky.
Ifare Nass cp3 didn't play in game 6 though
He played game 1 when they lost and game 3 when they got blown out by 41, come on people stop hating and acting like golden state didn't win games with Chris on the floor
Basketball isn't played on a field and CP3 was out game 6 😂
Yeet Licker65 Lets start with 2015 playoffs. Warriors beat the Rockets in conference finals who beat the Clippers who beat the Spurs. In 2016 playoffs Golden State beat Houston as well as Portland. However, they also beat the Thunder who had beaten the Mavericks and the Spurs before reaching the conference finals and eventually losing to the Cavaliers. Regardless they beat a team who beat the best. Stop making excuses. In 2017, Kawhi Leonard can only do so much. Oh yeah the "Warriors got beat the first game by double figures but came back to win it when Kawhi went down". Kawhi would have extended the series but no way in hell would he have won them that series. 2018 they beat Chris Paul led Rockets by 41+ and 13+ already this series. Iggy has been missing for 4 games now. That 4 or 5 point loss difference can def be felt by his absence especially since they are used to him being a part of the rotation. Warriors played the first round without Curry. So don't come out here saying they are lucky because you hate them. Chris Paul wouldnt have given yall 40 points game 6 to beat the Warriors. Shut up with your bitter excuses.
Yo c'mon even Andre didn't play the last 4 games for the Dubs. You got to stop dissing on the Warriros man.
Warriors have Andre this shit is over in 5
warriors lost by 3 and 4 points without iguodala games 4 and 5 playing some of the worst basketball they've played under kerr. an Mbah Moute shot 0-14 in the paint this series and you don't need much shoulder strength on layups
Max kellerman is terrible lol 😂😂😂😂
Ikr
So if cp3 plays rockets might win in 6 or 7 but on the other hand if iguodala plays warriors win in maybe 5 🤷🏿♂️
uh no, that nigga comes off the bench for a reason
uh, he's a Finals MVP for a reason. People that don't like GS don't understand how valuable he is to the team when it comes to defense and ball movement.
Looking back to this video after the warriors just won in 6 games with KD not playing, is unbelievable
No. Thats not lucky. Its not the warriors fault if the rockets continue needing to shoot 3s knowingly they keep missing. They could settle for mid range shots or drive to the basket.
Jack Liu yep i feel the same way. And im a cavs fan. They lost because their coach is retarded and too stubborn to change play calls. He did the same bullshit in LA and pheonix. They will never win a title with that loser
A few of Max Kellerman's pick for these playoffs...
Thunder over Jazz
T'Blazers over Pelican
Pelican over Warrior
Sixers over Celtics
Raptors over Cavs
Celtics over Cavs
Rocket over Warriors
How can one person be so wrong so many times and still thinks his opinion is gold.
They would’ve lost with CP3 no difference
With Iggy there wouldn't have been a game 7
Cp3 would have gave curry a much harder time forsure. Dont be a dumb bias warriors fan.
Maybe... but don't forget the pressure that cp3 always put on curry during their match ups. Call me crazy but I'm fairly certain that had cp3 played, the rockets would have at least won 1 of game 6 or 7
This series would've been over at game 6 with CP3 foh
Alex Callahan call me crazy, but if iggy played warriors would've won either one of games 4 and 5
Bruh if the warriors are luck what do u call Cleveland????? They had trouble beating sorry teams that the warriors would sweep giving 50% effort
harden + cp3 = choke artist plus injury prone and max think thats winning element? how the fk do people still listen to this guy
"The Warriors have been lucky this entire dynasty." - Max the fuckin hater.
I've told people this before. When you are James Harden and you collapse after every single 3, refs realize this and begin to call less fouls . In game 6 he had two 3's where nobody touched him and he got free throws on both. You think this didn't have anything to do with the no calls in game 7?
Did you see the one on Jordan Bell for a very well contested shot but no contact? Seeing the replay of that had me laughing so hard
I never thought I’d see the day that the warriors are the most hated team in the league. Come a long way from those 17-65 teams. #warriorsvseverybody
Oh so LeBron wasn't lucky Max???!
GTFOH!!
No wonder why Stephen A doesn't respect you when it comes to basketball
Max was in CYA mode
Nah Max, the Warriors were cruising up 2-1 when Iggy got hurt who’s a Finals MVP, their perimeter defensive stopper, and clutch shot maker. Rockets were lucky Iggy got hurt or they would have lost in 5 games.
The Warriors are a better team. Without the refs the series would be over at game 5. The refs were slanted towards the Rockets. Other people for other NBA teams saw this. I was at a sports restaurant with others they were booing the refs in game 4 and then 5.
This is a fact it seems it is still true if the Rockets don't get to the free throw line a number of times they lose. The first points for the Rockets last night was at the free throw. The Warriors didn't get into the bonus until the last seconds of the game. Klay had terrible fouls called on him early. They are the same Rockets. They're a good team.
Fact if not for the refs the Warriors win in 5. What does it say that for a team to win they have to be at the FT line so many times?
Dude you sound dumb af the refs favor the warriors dumb ass
You still think they're lucky now that they just defeated Houston again without durant?
The Houston Rockets should be ashamed of themselves they lose the lead then go 0-27 from downtown before making one and the head coach got nerve to say "we're almost there" we'll be back next year. Mike should be fired after that abysmal performance 0-27 and at no point he didnt change the fucking game plan!
The dumbest offensive strategy I’ve ever seen, and for the players to see it’s not working and keep sticking with it is insane.
The fact of the matter is, no matter how it went we ended up in the same position we've been in for the last few years. This was supposed to be a "very different season"
Oh come on. Someone's really hating the Warriors. 😕 So disappointing the Golden State can't get respect from others.
I must say you have it on both
Respect? Oh but they got 4 all star in there team oh yeah respect my ass
carlos montez Cant respect greatness. I dont hate Lebron at all, I love seeing him play. Youre just a blind hater
Warriors don't need their respect.
They just need to keep on winning.
That other stuff doesn't matter.
Wins do.
carlos montez They drafted 3 of them, so wtf are you mad about. The only guy you should be mad at is KD, they built this team up outside of him. Respect the organization for getting them to this level.
In last night's game, Houston missed 27 consecutive shots from three-point range before finally getting one to fall midway into the fourth quarter. This historically epic chokejob, along with the absence of Houston's best playmaker and floor general Chris Paul, has provoked claims that "luck" was the driving force behind Golden State's series-clinching victory.
Meanwhile, during Sunday night's game 7 matchup between Cleveland and Boston, the Celtics went 7 of 39 from three point range, and ultimately lost by eight, despite holding the Cavs to 87 points.
Houston lost by 9 points last night, despite a 32 point scoring effort from James Harden.
So here's the million dollar question: why aren't we calling LeBron James "lucky" for getting past the Celtics on Sunday? Instead, the media continues to heap praise on James as if he didn't squeak past an inexperienced Celtics team without its best player in Kyrie Irving (not to mention they were totally ineffective shooting from the outside during Sunday's game like Houston was last night).
So let's recap ... according to certain "basketball analysts," the Warriors have luck to thank for reaching the Finals this year. Meanwhile, James' road to the big dance - for an eighth consecutive year - has been paved with rose pedals and cotton candy, but he's never been accused of "luck".
Seems like a double standard. Why is he judged by a different standard than everyone else?
Shit starting to feel like a twilight zone episode....Same damn teams every year
Westbrook injured, Durant pulls the most petty move in sports, Zaza takes out Kawhi, Hayward left the Utah Jazz, DeMarcus Cousins gets injured, and Chris Paul gets injured... They lucky as f
What’s the problem here? This was a sorry series for the fans. Neither team was at full strength through out the entire series with the exceptions of games 1 & 2. Game 3 Igoudala got hurt. The rockets won games 4 & 5 buy a margin of less than 10 points for both games combined. Those games could’ve easily been won had the warriors had Igoudala who was averaging 7.9 points per game. And he’s a way better defender then looney or bell are currently. His veteran experience was missed on the floor in those games. So you could argue that the warriors could’ve potentially had a 3-1 lead heading into game 6. Now Chris Paul missing is more detrimental for the rockets then warriors losing Igoudala; cause Paul plays a more important role on their team, but I think you could honestly call this a wash. The people who lost out were the fans who potentially have to wait until next year to find out who the better team is, due to all the injuries this series
The argument that it was a bad shooting night is flawed because the Rockets failed to score over 100 points in 5 of the 7 games. The best offensive team simply did not score enough points throughout the course of the series.
AGAIN Max chooses to gloss over the facts that GS is top heavy as well and was missing one of their best players for the last 3 games. Not to mention all of the missing players they had in the finals 2 years ago when they lost. Doesn't matter to Max though he would never let facts get in the way of his biased failing argument.
Come on bro can we please be honest with ourselves right now, Iggy is expendable asf when you got Steph, Klay, Draymond and KD on your team. Two fucking MVPs are still in your lineup while the rockets only had ONE allstar ready to play. Let’s be serious losing CP3 is WAYYYYYYYY worse than losing Iggy, I mean the difference isn’t even close
William Wyatt yes Chris Paul is clearly a better player I'm not going to argue that. But Andre is an Elite defender who can finish at the rim and helps them spread the floor a lot better.
The flaw with GS is that they're extremely top heavy. After their starting 5 they have nobody that can ball except livingston occasionally, literally everybody else sucks. The Rockets at least have a full bench of qualified talent. That's why the loss of Iggy is such a big deal
Jason Moschler 💯
Jason Moschler Patrick McCaw is not trash but he's still working his way back. Hopefully he can get more minutes in the Finals. Warriors need his scoring off the bench. I do agree though, after a healthy McCaw and Livingston (sometimes). This team is top heavy. West, Zaza, McGee, Bell Cook, Looney = trash. Nick Young (80% of time) = trash
Steph was awesome and maintained good poise to lead his Dubs to victory, Durant was key to in 2nd half, experience really helped the Dubs, Rockets could not hit their shots in 2nd half, they looked nervous and anxious
So SAS doesn't wanna hear the word Lucky from Max, while that's the word SAS has been living by when it comes to talking about LBJ
Max is the same guy who said Toronto was going to beat Cleveland even though they were down 2-0 and lost home court advantage lol
Rockets choked so hard I thought I was watching a porno flick
U were just watching the candid rockets lol
Javonte Foster, the warriors won because of an injury on the rockets, and the refs played against the rockets.
then please explain the 17 point lead in game 6 and the 15 point lead tonight....
haters gonna hate....Now take this L
Regardless of what team you root for..Haters gonna hate...L
I told my kids, don't bet on the Rockets because Harden and CP3 have a history of choking or getting injured in the playoffs. This year is just more of the same.
Houston was lucky that Iguodala had been out for the last four games.
EACH GAME. EACH QUARTER. EACH POSSESSION. EACH HALF. EACH SERIES HAS IT"S OWN LIFE. YOU DO WITH IT WHAT YOU WILL & CAN. DON'T MAKE EXCUSES!!!
Warriors sweeping Cavaliers. Klay wins Finals MVP
Neighborhood Crackhead I agree. The Cavs would be lucky if they win one game
Neighborhood Crackhead Klay would totally deserve it, too.
Neighborhood Crackhead nope
The rockets gained a fan in me this series. Die hard heat fan, but you know there’s always that second team you go for. A lot of heart and bad luck, they weren’t even supposed to go that far.
This shows how max is a Houston fan he's been hating on the warriors all season even when they were healthy and still picked the rockets this is another example of a biased media member
lol he sounded like a twitter troll lol
Disapprove They were lucky, Cp3 out and 4 allstars against 1, they were lucky.
Ref cheated dumbass
Johnathan Davis the refs can't make Houston miss 3s that we're contested the refs can't make Houston go 0 for fucking 27 they also can't blow a 15 point lead or not play defense against gsw. Stop making fucking excuses for they're poor play once Golden State got the lead Houston was scared and now we've seen how james harden Is nothing without cp3 because without him this wouldn't have gone to 7
Dante jones i know he does or a salty Houston fan
I watched all 27 of the miss streak. Probably 25 of those threes were very tightly contested. The truth about this game is that the Warriors clamped down and Houston settled for contested jumpers.
This was a great series , the rockets are just bad missed 27 3s lol they had it in the bag they just choked. But I still don’t get why people say the warriors ruined the NBA as we’ve seen that their easily beatable and their the ones who had to force a game 7 @ Houston lol , the Odds were on Houston’s side and I’m pretty sure most people had Houston winning the series , not to mention the warriors were down 15 but of course you guys say that the warriors ruined the Nba when the warriors win. You guys are just petty, and making excuses.
And if the warriors would’ve lost you guys would’ve bashed KD even more for joining a super team and not getting it done , leave the man alone.
Only team can beat warriors is warriors themselves. When their 3 points shots get cold.
They're not easily beatable, what are you talking about. This proves it right here, everything has to be PERFECT to beat the warriors, along with having a legendary team as well. One wrong move, and boom you're done
Cari Love all im hearing is exuses on how A team couldn’t get it done. No one beat the rockets but themselves. Im sorry
@@contentplug8182 you claimed they're easily beatable and that just wasnt true at the time
The Rockets are the LAST TEAM that should be complaining about foul calls, they get EVERYTHING. Straight gifts from the refs
Lucky? Rockets should have never lost game one Warriors beat them fair and square
MAN THIS GUY STEVEN A - love listening to his comments - he is so articulate
GSW in 7
Anyone else tired of this matchup?😴
Cavs are not getting 3 games on GS
More like Gsw in 5. Remember last year, Cavs only won 1 because they got crazy hot from 3 for one game, I doubt that happens again, especially without kyrie
Anyone complaining of another Warriors Vs Cavaliers final, it was the Celtics and Rockets' series to lose. They both blew 3-2 series leads. The Rockets blew double digit 2nd half leads. Nobody else has proven they deserve to be in the finals more.
So they are a dynasty?
Me
CP is always hurt when it matters the most. That is his legacy on every team he's ever played for.
Curry>any other Guard PG or SG @me
It's not rigged by the refs. The rockets looked like they tanked on purpose. Shaving points should be something the NBA is investigating in this playoffs.
I'm a Warriors fan. We got LUCKY!!!! I couldn't believe how much they were missing!!
The fact that people say iggy was out so it’s okay that the rockets didn’t have cp3 like cp3 is like warriors not having curry.
Sour Grapes...Max. Rockets got lucky Iggy didn't play in games 4, 5, 6, or 7. If he did they would have won in 5 with or without CP3
Max Kellerman speaking absolute facts!!!
LeBron got lucky because Kyrie didn’t play and he would’ve exposed him
Lightz LeBron got lucky because the ref and the league is on his side
With the victory over the Celtics Stephen A said that LeBron was lucky because Kyrie was injured .... But the deal to GS is different .... They won "because they are good" ... WHAT BLASPHEMY ... !!!
Wasn't Max premise on Houston winning against GSW was the three? He keeps saying that Houston has a puncher's chance (luck) on winning because of the number of threes they take...and now he's saying GSW is lucky that Houston shots didn't fall... that's just efffed up logic...
daniel matsunga The Hypocrisy
TH-cam: You're a bad dude to make me sit thought a 30 second ad to watch this.
Live by the 3, die by the *REFS!*
ROB inexucasbale to shoot 1-30 shoot 5-30 and they win the game don’t blame the refs
ROB Yeah die by the REFS, just like in game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals
If the Warriors were really “Lucky”, this would their 4th title in a row.
SAS is annoying AF. Get this man off ESPN. Replace him stat.
Parker Dolan Facts 💯
nah he actually KNOWS basketball and is unbiased against superstars. Whether it be durant, or lebron. He's the best nba analyst espn has by a mile. Max, will cain, etc aren't anywhere close to his level in regards to being an nba analyst.
Elijah Obasanya facts
The guy that says that max is the best analyst in ESPN I ask you in what world do you live, you take medications? You need to switch because those pills are affecting you vision and your hearing, switch to kaiser your insurance sucks
RISEUP Gamer I know I just can’t stand him yelling n shit . Just annoying lol
Ever notice both the guys get louder and louder when they try to make a point lol
THANK YOU MAX
Lucky how?
youngbuck0911 I think both teams got lucky. No one choked bigger than the Rockets though. Lucky doesn't mean GSW are bad, it means the GSW are lucky that the Rockets had the worst 3pt playoff performance ever. And they are lucky because the Rockets had countless open 3's they were missing that they would normally hit. Not like the Warriors were playing lock down D leading to 1-30 from 3 for the Rockets. Pressure was too great for Rockets. GSW deserved to win, sadly.
So now teams are lucky if the other team misses shots......LOL
At 2:27 the look on Stephen A’s face was I’m about to shut you down!!
It isn't the Refs, wasn't the Warriors being lucky; The Rockets went 0-27 FROM THE FIELD before making a shot. That cost them the game. You fans need to chill and check the stat sheet
Luck is just a basis. Hardwork and perseverance is behind of every luck. Never forget LBJ shows us that when he carries his team this 2018 finals by practicing early before the game and maintaining that 1million dollar budget body to avoid injuries.
There's no such thing as luck is called being blessed Max........ go warriors
Your 1000% right Max, the bad calls from ref's you forgot to mention. give back Harden's 2 3 pointers that gotten called back and the 3 pointer from curry that didn't get called back when they pushed Harden down. That's 9 points Rockets should've have. Plus another 15-20 points they didn't give Houston.
0:20 pause and look at the lines above Max's brows. Stare at it for 5 seconds and Max turns into Frankenstein 😂😂😂
Think about it 1 FOR 30 from the field. Curry and Klay get passes all the time when they shoot poorly from the field, and here we are talking bad about the Rockets as if most people didn't even think there'd be a game 7. Not only that but the fact that CP3 being out is getting overlooked...he is one of their past passer, defender, scorer on this team. He is the clear epitome of the PG position. Warriors have Green for passing, Klay for shooting, Iguodala for defending. The fact of the matter is Warriors luck continues to live on.