‘James, why do you make me do this?’ - Max blames Harden for Rockets’ loss to Warriors | First Take 

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Lol happens every time

"Well first of all, you're wrong, and let me tell you why. "

LMAO

@@thekingbradable lol he says this even when Max is clearly right about the shit he be saying

They ain't ready for that convo tho!

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im2hastyle CP3: you can’t practice now! Steph: ok, I’ll just use the first half to warm up!

Can’t say hold my finals mvps

@Name Here they gotta find flaws somehow otherwise they cant sleep fully well every night

Where does this come from, this "Curry isn't clutch". I swear I never see or hear fans say that. I'm a rockets fan, but I honestly knew it was over during the last 2 minutes, and we were up by 2 or 3 at that point. His resolve is unmatched. GSW fans just like to make up hate at this point.

@@simplyluis6548 Exactly its just a fluke saying curry ain't clutch lol.

@@simplyluis6548 that's because they chocked against Cleveland in 2016 finals when they were up 3-1 and he had terrible performances

Steph Curry continue never shows up in the playoffs win or die games Oklahoma Game 7 2016 36-5-8 lesser version than himself Rockets Game 7 2018 27-9-10 lesser version than himself dropping clutch 3s at 3rd quarter (yes 3rd quarter can already be clutch if it's game 7 and score ties) Rockets Game 6 2019 33points in 2nd half lesser version than himself I mean yes KD won FMVP in 4-0 and 4-1 series, but you know what, if it comes to game 7 he will pass the ball, not shoot, and he will pass to Steph

Facts

@Mugen he just defended steph curry how is he hating

Curry not clutch after winning a series after kd went out at home and on the road he got 3chips 2 are back 2back going for a 3peat 2mvp 1st ever unanimously owns damn near any record that has to do with shooting smfh are yall serious is hate that strong that there's an unreasonable level you want him to be at that you dnt expect from yo fav players he finna have more rings than lebron in half the time think about that

Anyone who says curry isn’t clutch is just retarded at this point. Dude showed up while handicapped and didn’t make excuses bout it. Just got the job done

😂😂😂😂

Without klay with his scoring and defense. Curry would have 0 rings

@@fbiduty9919 Klay definitely a great player. But I honestly believe they still can win a championship without him. Without KD? I can see it, but would be much harder.

The Baby Faced Assassin

@@simplyluis6548 No way. Had the Warriors traded Klay Thompson for Kevin Love in 2014, they would have no championships this century.

"first round exit again" Choklahoma City

You can't talk shi#. You can't make it out of the first round.

Isn’t J.R. smith still waiting for that?

Stfu up sheep ass, bandwagon , uneducated, Neanderthal...

Back to you Back to me I’m on a horse

Sometimes hes blackness comes out

He always drops rap references.

Chandler Seeley Trying to be cool for SAS, but Smith not even cool lol.

Max was a rapper bro

@@cntfoolmebuddy you must be new to the show.

Teezy all that for a second round exit

“Back to me”

@Noob7Gaming A sweep huhhhhhhh... Warriors will never ever sweep the Rockets idiot...You expected a sweep speak for yourself fucker

Dont forget Durant carried his ass the whole series

@@ccrachidthemanwithaplan1368 next year when warriors acquire Anthony Davis they will tear Harden a new ass and sweep the lights out of that flopper

Or maybe Curry is underrated.

@Noob7Gaming So your telling me that the Rockets can't do more than the "star-less" clippers? And haven't they been complaining that they woudl've won last cause of the cp3 issue? Stop it with the excuses, they choked under pressure and they're overrated thats it.

Curry 0 pts in 1st half, drops 33 in 2nd half

Lol the excuses will never stop. They’ll just get worse Samwel Tan

@@samweltan3353 overrated, yet they have been the ONLY team to go toe 2 toe with the gsw in recent years. Stupid ass bandwagoners

I would say capela, cp3 are the ones who needed to improve, harder for cp3 due to his age. I dont think gordon, harden, tucker or rivers played poorly. House can improve, green and shumpert also needed to play better

DaQuan harden was not in his bag lol, down the stretch the guy made so many mistakes.

So true, capela has been terrible and cp3 only had one good game.

Like you said those guys (with the exception of PJ) are at fault. However you can't exonerate Harden. There were two superstars on the court in the 4th. One SEVERELY outplayed the other. Harden being the outplayed one is gonna get a large part of the blame because we were looking at the Steph Harden, head2head

Facts bro. Everyone overlooking the fact that the GSW Bench stepped up big and put in 33pts to the Rockets 17. Stars and starters can only do so much in that situation.

Capela needs to play better too

K K Harden and CP3 stepped up in that game I think everyone else needed to step up

Of course. Never blaming harden. I bet you’re a rockets fan. It’s always CP3 or d’antoni.

It almost seems if you can't shoot 3s you can't play for Dantoni or the Rockets. They ain't going to win with every 3 out of 4 shots being 3 point shots.

@@attatara5364 the way they shoot 3s someone like Ibaka or Brooke Lopez would be a better fit for them than Capela

Jay_ 12 I see the San Andreas meme niggaz have arrived 😂😂😂

AQUAPHREESH193 I had to bro 😂

Bruh😂

Rolling Height Warriors country. I ain’t represent the rockets in over 5 years, but the Warriors don’t give a shit.

Edward Cui nigga it was capela fought bru we all know that 🤦‍♀️

Hhaha true man

ATL 1 I knew Livingston could and he had to. I was only hoping looney would come up big grabbing boards!! He got some points though which was huge no doubt

Just took a game to the rockets gave this game away. Curry didnt do crap towards the end like he should but the game should have been out of reach by then. That's on the Rockets

@@BM-du4xo You cant be talking about game 6

@@BM-du4xo He scored 25 points in the fourth quarter!

Jerm ThyGoat he didn’t show up

King Sumrall200 “if cp3 was healthy last year we wouldve won” - Rockets fans LMAOOO

I feel bad for Chris Paul. The warriors been his crypnotyte for the later part of his career

Kief cp3 is also the last person in the west to beat the warriors if i recall correctly. When he was on the clipps

@@fredrickwilliams7741 harden had 35 and 11 that game tho

Josiah Abraham In a 7 game series they would’ve lost

Gsw needs durant in nba finals . I think they should rested him during wcf . They will pass portland without kd

imagine how good draymond must be feeling right about meow. "told you we didnt need your ass......bitch."

Not a damn thing

But he didn't do shit the entire season

Maybe harden and paul should try and feed him then

Not only that but it seemed like he warriors wanted it more. I knew the game was over when Steph had 0 points and it was tied at first half.

Clinton Stewart you right harden to good for the rockets 🤦‍♀️

No finals MVPs tho... He's never the best player on the court when it matters most tho 😂😂😂

@@rexwest3125 yes true, but bro even to go to the finals 2wice without KD and in one of those seasons go 73-9 not to mention his size comparison to all these other superstars and when KD was on OKC to come back down 3-1 in the. Series, still super Impressive.

You gassing hard af. They didn't end Lebrons nothing. Age, him wanting a large market team, and his team splitting ended that. Oh and the Warriors grabbing KFD cause a 73-9 team wasn't enough. If anything the Warriors just doing what we all knew they would. Rockets had no real chance.

Oh and go back to sleep with that Curry underrated over 2 games. He never there when the teams are almost even and it's all on the line. He damn sure not winning ever as an underdog. Greatest shooter. Never had a chance to be the GOAT or top 5 ever. Sorry

Regardless of whatever, to win two league MVP and 1 finals alone solidifies him.

Exactly

Manny Manhattan Music I forgot he was still in the league

LMAO 😂 mike d'antoni ain't shit

Cause Capela wasn't playing well

I don’t understand why faried wasn’t played

hahahahha underrated comment ever

KD should be gamora LOL he got sacrificed by Curry aka Thanos LOL

LOL

KD is going to get all the infinity stones

kd sucks

In the legendary words of Stephen A Smith, and I quote: "Give him away for free, trade him for a bag of chips for crying out loud. Trade him for a bag of cheese doodles. I got the cheese doodles RIGHT HERE, I got the wise one's RIGHT HERE, and frankly that would be a bargain, 'cause he's not even worth that".

Nobody in their mind would trade for CP3,he is playing worse than most Stars in their 2nd year in d NBA

@King Slinky dont blame CP3 for the game 6 loss, he prolly played his best game in 2019 playoffs at game 6 and they lost cause of shitty capela and harden TO

Lol Chris Paul is not to blame he can't even play his position or style

@sergio exactly bro like if he cud run da offense like he did onda clippers niggas wud see how good he is bruh

Kobe knows the game, hero ball style worked in the past but the game has changed, warriors know how to play in today's style

Mike W Hero ball works when you pick your spots carefully. Kobe didn’t play hero ball the entire game, but when it was necessary he would. I specifically remember in Game 5 of the 2010 Finals, when the rest of the team was laying eggs, Kobe turned it on and at least kept them in the game. Regardless of the fact that they lost, that was when hero ball was needed. If they couldn’t win, then he’d at least make sure it wasn’t easy. If he had simply let the team roll over and take a beating on the road and fall down 3-2, there’s no telling if they’d had the ability to win the next two and win the 2010 Championship.

@@Smallvillefreak yup... yup..

I would take it even a step further in the analysis, and say that the hero/isolation play is compounded by the fact that Houston doesn't even do that particular aspect that well. Look at all of the games in this series, and note how many times Harden brings the ball up the court and passes the mid-court line with 17 seconds on the shot clock. Now, sure he beat the 8 second count, but he leaves his team with only 17 second left to execute in the half court. At that point, he dribbles without a purpose, not even crossing the hash mark in the half court, doesn't make a pass to a teammate, and doesn't make an aggressive move of any type until well under 10 seconds. That leaves Harden with maybe one pass to make, and when that teammate receives the ball, he's under pressure of the shot clock since he received the ball with maybe 4 seconds left on the shot clock. Their style of play leaves for no margin of error, and in the playoffs when the opposing team knows your offensive plays as well as you do, very little room to improvise and get a GOOD SHOT up. And Harden himself he drives the ball to the basket (which he should have done with 13 seconds on the shot clock, but usually waits until 7 seconds), or he does that ridiculous step back 3 point shot which is a horrible low percentage shot, especially against a playoff caliber team that is prepared for it, and you see the final result. That is why they continue to lose to a team like Golden State, and they'll never amount to anything until they change their style of play.

true, it is a team game.

wesley4rbes but harden didn’t choke not once in that series so you might wanna delete that dumbass comment you posted if you were smart you would know that capela was the reason why they loss to gs

King Sumrall200 nah bro... if you’re the supposedly MVP you better show up and he didn’t no cap.. I’ve always said he don’t got it in him to win.. to focused on himself and getting those pussy foul calls.. so you delete your dumbass comment and go watch the whole season over again and root for the “supposed MVP”

No hate on harden.. Idc if he goes 1/100 fg but if that 1 fg matters it should be him.. I miss the old harden when he doesnt fish for fouls rather just be aggressive..

To the greatest team in nba history .....

@@kingsumrall2006 bruh did you not watch game 1,2,5 and 6 he choked all 4 of those games away he was forced out of bounds by steph in game 1, went missing in the 4th in game 2, had a chance to excute the warriors when KD went down game 5 but steph took over the 4th, game 6 Curry 0 first half points but scored 33 in the 2nd half wit a 23 pt 4th quarter while harden had 4 turnovers missed a wide open 3 and bricked 5 free throws in the 4th

No. Capela is the problem. Cp3 balled out when it mattered. Capela and Mike dan are too blame.

@@fbiduty9919 Cp3 should've ballled the whole series not 1 or 2 games

@Chidi U The problem is the rockets or harden in particular can never play his best game when needed most. its always him being severely out played or bone head mistakes. At this point hes just not that guy

Didn't age well he is currently better than harden by far at 37

it's the GM daryl morrey, Capela, no cap space

We pay him all this money. For no reason.

Harden deserves some of the blame... Come on now

Capela is only as good as Harden and CP3 makes him

@@haunt7121 it's daryl morey's fault the rockets GM

Bandwagon

So you’re a bandwagon lol

In other words, *BANDWAGON*.

Bandwagon bro you gotta be liking them since the 08’ monta Ellis days

@@LukasP143 2013 isn’t bandwagon? 2 seasons before first title?

Juls Bulls ty, it seems like noyone takes into account that if harden didn’t do what he did in reg season they don’t even make the playoffs

Most teams without their best player and no bench would win any games so what's your point?

@@jhtown9844 yeah he did what he had to for a few games. But some of those games where he was going for 30 points it was a blowout and he was still in the game until the last second trying to even continue the streak. Yes he did what he had to do to keep their heads above water

@@jhtown9844 he did it in okc too no diff

@@SolaceMcfly lol foreal this guy missing the point

Yeah but 35 is less than he averaged in the regular season

Tyy no. he had 4 t.o during 4th q, and missed 5 f.t, missed wide open 3, not clutch but choked 😂

Chris Paul balled out. Stop blaming him. Blame your franchise player that religiously chokes in big games

@@eldio2124 by the time he balled out. The series was already over. Where was he the first 4 games 👌

Steph got triple and double teamed the whole game and ended up with 33 points in the 2nd half. Difference in superstar. Not to mention the Draymond and Steph pick n roll was shitting on their defense in the 4th along with that bench production. Difference in effort and coaching. Bottom line is that Harden takes the stain because he got severely outplayed when it mattered most. 4 TOs in 4th.

For real. Imagine if the Rockets actually had won this series, almost no one in the media would blame Curry, but since it's Harden, they just love to load the blame onto him.

KreyzAim 😂😂 harden makes way more tuff jump shots than kyrie don’t you mean kyrie need to work with harden cus after what I. Seen kyrie needs sum help

Just about all of harden shots are tough shots

cp showed up in that game, harden froze.

Mourinho The bus driver capela is to blame if he played good they would’ve won he let looney outplay him

Mourinho The bus driver They’re both getting the blame equally

Game 5 Harden was shooting 62% and only shot 1 time in the 4th... that’s the series

Who left Klay Thompson wide open when he made that 3 to make it 110-104?

These guys are just here to say some shit and get ratings

The funny thing is, this Warriors team plays like that, a TEAM. OKC its all about Russ, Houston is solely onto Harden, but Golden State assembled a TEAM! If more NBA Teams realized “Lets build a TEAM instead of relying on one guy.” Every team wants the win now philosophy but dont realize that its all the right pieces. The teams that dominate and become dynasties are the teams that are built like a team. Lose that team aspect, you’re nothing. The NBA is the slowest sport to seemingly catch onto this, since nearly every other league (NFL, NHL, MLB, etc.) all rely on the TEAM principal, Basketball is more individual based, sure, but imagine having tons of young talent working as a team and not just deferring the ball to one or two people.

Yep that's true

Glorified lobman.

I mean.. he’s a 100 million dollar man who was put up big number Duh they wanted his production Who the fuck else gonna do something Just like iggy hittin 5 threes ... Nigga getting payed , they needed him you’re crazy

In a 5 point game it would fucking help

that's what i'm saying!

I mean Rockets and their fans were talking shit the entire season so they should've delivered.

Yes they did... who told you that?? Till this very day ALL the players that loss to Mike get tease about not having no rings wtf

Only? Lol They are literally saying Russell is not a HOF until he wins a ring, I don't want to hear excuses now for this man or the organization.

The channel that actually does research Gaming put the blame on chris paul capela or dantoni. james harden executed

Agreed! He doesn't have that killer instinct.

Kobe one of the goats but maybe he should keep that mentality to himself lol Ex(Kyrie and Tatum)

@@Grizzle2894 Kobe also worked with Kawhi and Giannis so of you're gonna blame him for players shortcomings then on the flip side you have to credit him when players are successful.

Play some damn All-Defensive Team and demand the ball in the 4th quarter!!

Cant develop that killers are born not bred

Orion Foresee faxxxxx

Hatden doesn't come thru when it matters most

@@str8duval but he wouldnt have to always be in that position if dantoni puts together a system that takes some of the load off of him

@@nick2gateway581 the coach definitely deserves some blame. i think he should be fried. i just wish Harden could come up big just once when it matters most

@@str8duval for sure. But I wouldn't say he chocked or disappeared this year, he just got outplayed in crucial moments by steph.

More like blame the refs for not doing they job lol

More like the refs for not doing the job lol

yep

Slick Ric but he didn’t choke

THANK YOU!!

35 points on over 39 percent from 3 on 15 attempts is not choking

My point exactly

He's trash now

Warriors were better plus kd was hungry then. And that Cavs team was also better. That's the year the whole playoffs got swept on both sides... Outside of one game because Bron was sick and a buzz beater by Avery game 3 vs Celtic's.

not "these warriors" that squad had KD (*in this game these warriors DID... NOT... HAVE... K FUCKING D!!!)....

@@HomieDoMore bron was sick? Lol naw he was trying to make it seem like his team wasn't that good so he could come into the finals an even bigger underdog Bron just cares about himself and the narrative.

vegeta vs akuma L

Just shows you how great LeBron is, i believe hes the only one who gives the warriors problems. Give that man the proper ammunition to compete with them and he’ll get the job done 9 times out of 10. First finals with both Love and Kyrie healthy, he got the job done. KD ruined a great rivalry.

1026 in a alternate universe the might be

Lmfao!!!!

Nah, D'Antoni's system has all of those options, we saw it in Phoenix. It's just Harden chooses to not take any of the possible options. The coach puts a system in place that presents all kinds of options depending on what the facilitator chooses. Harden always chooses the same option, which is himself.

@@back2back379 Wrong, or else they would use those options. They've played over 00 games this season. In how many games are they taking good mid-range shots over 3s? Oh.....D'Antoni's system is take 3s first and second, and only take a two if you are forced to. That won't beat the best teams in basketball. that's why this D'Antoni's fault. the best teams know your flaws in your system and exploit them. That's what the warriors did to D'Antoni. He was outcoached.

@@InvestBetter. they don't use those options because Harden chooses not to. The options are there, as I said, because we saw them in Phoenix. Why is it that Phoenix was consistently at the top of the league in team assists/game, but Houston is bottom of the league despite having the same head coach for both teams? Because of HOW the offense is run, which all begins with the primary ball handler. Not to mention, Houston is at the bottom of the league in team passes/game.

@@back2back379 Then again, that's coaching. You can't have it both ways. When they win, D'Antoni and Harden get credit, but when they lose only Harden gets the blame. You're saying he can't coach Harden? Based on what? Harden played this way for years. The facts don't back you up, unless D'Antoni isn't a coach at all, he's a system manager, like I said.

@@InvestBetter. Yes, Harden's been playing this way for years because it's the only way he knows how to play. Yes, D'Antoni allows Harden to run his system in this way and yes, D'Antoni can't stop Harden from running his system the way he wants to, just like no one's been able to stop Westbrook from running excessive Isolations and pick and rolls and taking too many shots. The superstars usually have excessive power and control of franchises, while coaches can be fired at any given time, so they're forced to acquiesce to the superstars. Only 3 coaches in the league currently would be able to control that: Popovich, Carlisle, and Spoelstra.

100% GARABAGE! I noticed it too

😂😂 right we need to trade him

Ik next year watch.

Coco Fail heard that story before

Nas Max lol

Deb King naw dis was all capela fault

King Sumrall200 your telling me capela is leading this team? 😂😂😂😂

Wow you must be fun at the math meetings

Yggh Gggh 😂😂

Sal Martinez lmao no, last year was a 65 win team that was extremely underrated if they had cp3 they beat the warriors and the cavs in 5

Fapoolakoo well, no because they have two of the greatest chokers of all time in Harden and CP3.

ikr. Harden is so overrated that the media tries to hype him up every year just so he gets a meaningless MVP award. I mean MVP"s don't choke in the playoffs.

Hail-Mary J you’re not wrong

He didn't choke though he showed up every game.

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld meaningless?? Lmao since when has mvp been meaningless

Hail-Mary J How did he choke if he’s putting up his regular season numbers stfu Curry choked he had his teammates to bail him out go teach him how to make a lay up the man shrinks in the playoffs compared to Regular season don’t forget 2016 playoffs v the cavs 4Q He was building a construction yard