The Crazy Harden-less Comeback: Rockets at Clippers Game 6
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Coach Nick studied the film to determine the exact moment the long, slow comeback for the Rockets began, saving them from elimination and giving them a home Game 7 on Sunday. Hint: Lots of Brewer and Josh Smith goodness, some Blake Griffin defensive issues.
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When Josh Smith hits 3 straight threes, including one step back with a hand right in his face, you know the basketball gods were completely on the Rocket's side.
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This game pretty much showed that every team in this league lives and dies by the jumper. It's a make or miss league. When Josh Smith is hitting 3's, a 20 point lead is nothing.
vince3139 Yup. When the warriors are making threes, the warriors torch the grizzles, in both game 2 and 3 of warriors against grizzles, the warriors shot 6/26 and lost both of them
vince3139 hou usually doesnt take traditional jumpers, only 3s. as a part of moreyball, but mchale told them to shoot the jumper in this series because lac defended the perimeter well and the rockets are a horrible shooting team. to compensate, they take more attempts and preserve the clock as much as possible. aside from the 3, they focus on transition scoring, free throws and paint shots.
lac is the opposite, great shooting percentage and fewer attempts, they shoot from everywhere and are big in the paint. the change was starting josh smith to guard blake in games 5 and 6. smith is more experienced as a stretch than jones. also, if you watched all the rockets games in the regular season, you would know that this is their usual method of winning when dwight was out.
wellyaok By jumpshots I'm referring to long jumpshots. Nice try at being sarcastic without even understanding my comment. Genius commentator.
wellyaok find some real friends to talk to bro.
wellyaok rofl
your convo with vince3139 is just
"he looks like a catapult flinging a burning cow at the rim" lmao! Blake's game is so ugly sometimes.
BBALLBREAKDOWN i think he definitely tries to elevate too much on his jumpshot, or else it would be pretty smooth. its called athletefreak-itis for a reason, guys like blake just dont realize how much they are forcing their bodies to, too much tension
RossardJames HAHA WTF, YOU HAVE A UNIQUE SENSE OF HUMOR, FUNNY AS HELL
+34cvc yeah , you're goddamn right XD !
+34cvc just like westbrook
(I know, late af)
stewie griffin youre right tho
Never change Clippers, never change.
Kawhi and PG13 were throwing up bricks in the second half.
Whats the game of the song during the breakdown? Been looking for it forever!
Never change Rivers, never change.
Yea they never change🤣
Yup never changed lol 😂
his guy has too much fun making these videos. that comeback music was on point though. Keep up the good work BBBD
slicktheflash haha, thx!
my question is how did josh smith all of a sudden remember how to shoot threes again
***** It goes against all basketball logic J Smoove had only 15 three pointers in his career in the playoffs before this year but made 27 in these playoffs
***** kevin mchale told him to make 200 3's every practice/shootaround before finishing practice. and do it every time in less attempts
Rockets' offense is shoot 3s and drive, Josh was bound to pick up something.
Its simple the clippers just flat out gave up defensively
***** But I still laughed my ass off.
ssjwes Are you 13 or younger?
***** fake chris smoove or...smoove's brother? :o :o
They didn't give up. They were just shocked as hell to what was happening to them. Rockets D stepped up big as well. It was just a snowball effect.
Mark steers Just like the Packers did in the final 3 minutes of the NFC Championship.
What I like about Harden if you look closely, is that he's engaged and cheering on his teammates as opposed to sulking in a corner.
Yep unfortunately i doubt current Harden would let that fly.
Who's here after Clippers blew another 3-1 lead against Nuggets?
Will review some of these historical choke job footage by the Clippers until Urinating Tree puts out a new video to summarize it all.
Both Game 6's are pretty similar lol
Yup
Who’s here after they came back down 25
A bunch of people. /
To this day it still baffles my mind that the clippers lost this series.
+protectyaneck__ CP3 should leave the Clippers.
Blake Griffin had defensive lapses, when Chris Paul is off he's not as effective.
Bad coaching
It baffles me even more how they just lost this past series to the Nuggets
@@ismayonnaiseaninstrument1120 atleast that was to jokic, this was to mfing Josh Smith lol
As a Clippers fan this was so hard to watch.
Blake did some dumb things.
Also tired of Jamal Crawford taking some of the worst shots I've ever seen.
Lol Clippers fan...
***** No dumb ass I'm a real Clippers fan I don't like the Lakers in fact I hate the Lakers.
Nah i respect Clippers fans and the team, you guys are givin us a hell of a series. I HATE the Warriors and their fans. Probably a quarter of them weren't fans like 7-8 months ago smh
They're fuckin bandwagoners ridin Curry's dick
***** thank you.
Why Blake wasn't benched when they were leading by 12? He really needed a break.
Basketball Videos | NBA Videos Because Big Baby and Spencer Hawes are their best big guys coming off the bench lol
+Ron Mexico - Solid underrated point about the drop off from Blake/Deandre and Baby/Hawes.. Doc's mismanagement of their cap made them thin on the bench meaning there was no flexibility on the roster if they wanted to turn to someone else for a spark or to give Blake rest. On the other side of the ball - Houston came back with a roster of almost entirely bench players.
glimmertwin1977 Yeah the Clippers just in general have a really poorly constructed roster if they had lost DeAndre Jordan this season would've been a disaster
Doc was terrible
That's just awful coaching by the Clippers staff...I mean, Rockets are coming back all quarter and down the stretch ur team is freelancing and exhibiting lack of execution
It seems like Doc has a habit of just letting the bleeding continue until time runs out.
That Josh Smith step back 3 was like a knife in the heart of everyone in staples center
Josh was on youtube, saw this video and said, "I want to go back to Houston"
Josh Smith is on the ultimate redemption tour right now. Played very well in the Dallas series, and while he's struggled against the Clippers, putting him into the starting lineup seemed to help both him and TJones, who was moved to the bench. Not to mention that Smith and Brewer saved the Rockets' season for at least another game.
If they go to the west finals, i bet Draymond shuts him down..
Elizar Dy I bet Draymond loses the rebound battle and is exhausted early from having to play with physicality against the much larger, yet just as active, Josh Smith.
Unicredlez11 Yup - pretty surprising, but great to have them when they do that!
modetallah Um, have you watched the series versus the pelicans AND the grizzlies? Both Z-Bo and Davis are WAY more physically imposing and are both better players than josh smith.. From what I can see when I watch the games, draymond doesn't seem exhausted.. maybe he will get a little winded, but exhausted, no.
Watching Deandre Jordan play pisses me off. The guy is just not fundamentally sound and just has athletic ability but extremely low bball IQ.
Harry Mak He is the modern archetype of a stiff.
***** he still has room to grow. his numbers are incredible for his age and will only get better once he develops a post game. remember he has done something only him and chamberlain has done.
Harry Mak He's a lesson in bball iq away from becoming the next Tyson Chandler. He's so damn close...
jerrybronham For now he's the modern day Ben Wallace with more jumping ability.
+Harry Mak ben wallace had iq.... And offense when the team needed it
Who’s here after the Clippers blew a 3-1 lead to the nuggets today?
One of the greatest games i ever watched as a Rockets fan
Truer words
Thanks so much Coach I was hoping for this analysis!
kstewart199375 No problem! Thx! #ImIn
These games always come down to fundamentals and effort, good breakdown
Boris Jones It's amazing, but true
I think coach is a better cast than the entire of the TNT presenters.
I enjoy the more in depth details about the game.
Thanks, Coach!!
Nice breakdown. Coach, one major coaching blunder that was brought up during the game is when the Rockets called timeout in the backcourt at the 3:59 in the 4th quarter. The Clippers did not press the Rockets after the timeout with only 2 seconds to cross half court. I wonder if the Clippers coaching staff was just not aware of this situation.
this was spot on analysis..this is why game 7 will be epic...I'm sure the head coach and assistant coaches carefully studied all of this as well and addressed it to the team...
josh smith been a goon, even when hes out of his prime he still clutch
Yep Coach Nick you pretty much had the same thinking I did. Blake Griffin was clearly exhausted and the Clippers lost serious composure. Guys started becoming desperate trying to isolate and in the event bad decisions were made. The Rockets just hit a serious hot streak and the momentum was in their favor the entire 4th quarter. It does not help the Clippers bench is underperforming.
***** I'm pretty sure they are performing exactly up to expectation. Let's face it everyone already knows the clippers bench is garbage.
This was as much a coaching breakdown as anything else. And Blake looks spent.
Who's here after they choked game 6 against the Nuggets?
Me sir
Lakers are losing to the nuggets
lony walnut lmao clippers ain’t in the WCF after all that hype throughout the season tuff
@@radboy490 best joke I’ve heard all day
I’m here because I’m having ptsd as a clippers fan 😔
Who is here after the clippers blew a 3-1 lead AGAIN?
I've watched every single one of your Playoff breakdown videos this season - keep up the great analysis!
Have seen that game a couple times since does not even look real 😂 ... Great breakdown study alot of your vids ! One of the true only ELITE ones out here ! Been a big fan for years hard to find content with the nuanced detail you ALWAYS give 🙌🏽
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets forcing a Game 7 after trailing 3-1 to the L.A. Clippers brought me here.
I love that rewind 7:30, really shows how disengaged they were.
Compared to the Warriors last night that went cold during the second and third quarter, they still maintained their ball movement and energy, given they have a deeper bench than the clippers.
amazing breakdown, both of the video and the Clippers
Coach Nick is a real one always keeps it one hunnid
Chris Paul didn't choke this series away. His team flat out let him down.
I heard "high horns" about 5 times and "the basketball gods" at least 3 times. Two expressions that I hadn't really heard before in a review. Regardless, great BBALLBREAKDOWN!
I think on the 360 layup, blake was trying to jump and throw a pass behind him, but didn't realize nobody was open until he was in midair; hence, he had to just throw it up and hope it went in to avoid a travel
Great breakdown coach! Laugh out loud when i heard the comeback music!
nice clear and fun explanation and analyzation bro.
Still hyped from the game!!
I'm tellin ya man, when the Rockets play they best basketball, no one can beat them
Koorosh Farahani Nope. I can think of Warriors, Grizzlies, Spurs, Cavs, Hawks, and Bulls to consistently beat them. The key to beating the Rockets as shown in the regular season is to be good defensively and close out the 3 point line. Their offense is predictable but they execute damn well.
All the teams you just mentioned have NO chance of beating the Rockets. The Warriors can give the Rockets a good fight but thats basically it
Koorosh Farahani warriors can give the rockets a good fight? Such a homer thing to say. Nobody on the Rockets other than Dwight can hurt anyone on the Warriors. 4-0 this regular season because Rockets can't contain the perimeter or stop transition buckets.
Exactly, Howard is gonna KILL the Warriors, he's gonna be the key
"cue the comeback music." 😂😂
Fatigue is finally getting to the Clippers... Pretty sad how it wasn't during the Spurs series considering they're starters played 40 + minutes a game
Christian Acevedo well they played 6 games b4 the game 7 vs spurs but now they play every other day with more games under their belt so that takes a bigger toll
Not at all. The Spurs d put them basically on lock, it was funny to see how noticeably fatigued Blake and Paul were in every 4th quarter.
ohmanyourecool1 they put them on lock that's why the clips won right
8:36 Serious contact? Josh smith jump straight up then block his shoot. If that is serious contact then DJ should have foul out in every game this series.
neirad537 Actually it's not, he very clearly throws himself forwards
neirad537 Hey, you can't ignore there was contact, and Blake was at home...
BBALLBREAKDOWN Yes contact on the top where Smith block the shoot. When Tim Duncan got a game wining block on James Harden the league determine that because Duncan touch the ball before James arm the block is good and the contact after is incidental.
If we go by your criteria DJ probably pick 6 fouls by the 3rd quarter.
So much attributed to the "basketball gods" and I am totally on board! Sometimes that really is the only way to describe the crazy highs and lows in a game. Thanks for giving me the ammo to prove to my fiance that my father and I aren't crazy for using the term!
Jokic, Murry, and the whole cLiPpeRs team bring me here ^^
Theres a reason Houston is called #cluthcity
*#ClutchCity lemme help you out there fam
@@jessediaz1705 I’ll get you banned from UA-cam for giving him a fraud help. You are gonna be charged with fraud
Corey Brewer & Josh Smith oh my god
When (2) 28% shooters from 3 point range essentially ends your championship dreams.
😆😆
"And its quite possible the basketball gods were angered..." LMAO
What a game! Hope Rockets can finish it at home.
there is no travelling rule in the nba. what a comfort for players.
I knew the Clippers were silently screwed the moment they responded to Houston's run by being stagnant as hell. The fact they were playing hot potato with the ball also meant Houston wasn't afraid and has the rest of the Clipper players on the floor on tilt. Also amazed how it took Rivers until 3 minutes until end of regulation to try salvaging and slowing things down. Considering the Rockets were mounting the comeback at around 9-10 minutes at the 4th quarter while the Clippers were settling for bricked jumpers and rushed shots. A meltdown was happening with the Clippers while the Rockets were taking off.
Nice Titanic reference, Coach. Also, I love the siege metaphor.
This game 6 is still the greatest playoff game meltdown I have ever seen (Clippers-Rockets, in LA, with the Clippers needing to simply close out the demoralized Rockets to advance to the Western Finals and face the Warriors)
Well, this and the game 7 of the Blazers-Lakers in the 2000 Western Finals. But at least this game was in LA (ironically its in LA again) with the Blazers playing on the road
Another 3-1 lead 😂😂
This game will haunt the Clippers FOREVER... -_-
As a Clippers fan I can say that I am disappointing. But nothing can change the past. I know we will do better next year. Props to the rockets fans who are not assholes.
great analysis! subbed
Haven't seen this josh smith in awhile . But since being on the rockets he has been looking like him self .
Clippers will never win an NBA Championship.
they will this year
Devan Nickelson no they will not.
Yes they will clippers is the best you just mad cause lakers will never be good again
Clippers was close to winning it last year but this year its are year go clippers
Devan Nickelson dude the Clippers are choke artists. Every year they "have it" and choke it away. No they will not win a title for a long time.
you gonna do a break down of the euro league finals like last year?
Coach, you should do a breakdown of what every lottery team has to do to make it to the playoffs next year, I would enjoy it since I'm a Denver Nuggets fan :)
Nuggets won the chip
Great analysis coach! Keep it up. Though I would like your opinion on the Warriors-Grizzlies no call/clean block before Curry's trebuchet shot.
Harden-less, really cracked me up
You know you’re cursed when you break lawler’s law 😂
I never understood why Harden was such a leading front runner for MVP when he is a liability in defence for his team. During the regular season, his team was able to hold opponents to less point while he was on the bench. Harden was the only top 5 MVP candidate to have a negative rating for his team in defence. This game 6 highlighted how much better in "d" the rockets are without Harden. Thats what made a guy like Michael Jordan special he was excellent on both sides of the court, Anthony Davis is on his way also.
They did it again with a new team. Lolz. Basketball God really hate clippers...
I’ll get you banned from UA-cam for your use of dots.
Victor Fernandez // Bigdestroyer no
Harden has had the flu past 2 games and got a triple double in one of them and he had more of the flu this game well played by the rockets bench harden still my mvp
wow it's amazing that blake's on 80% of the defensive breakdowns in this clip. unless he was injured, there's no excuse in playing this kind of defense in a close out game when they had the game in the bag. doc should really chew him out during their video session. missing layups and passing up wide open shots, i can understand, but not playing defense is just stupid
I hope that win opens Harden's eyes and try to share the ball more and take less shots.
Josh smith at 8:12. I can't stop laughing
As a Celtics fan, I can't help but feel serious deja vu right now. Doc Rivers blew a pivotal game in the Staples Center and he may have lost all momentum in the series because of it. Why does that sound so familiar?
This is why Vets are essential in a playoff team. They're always there when the young stars start to choke
Who's here in 2021 playoffs? Man the Clippers have changed. From giving up 3-1 leads to coming back from 0-2 in two consecutive series. They're two wins away from the Finals... Without their best player!
Theyre enjoying Cancun buddy
Lol no they blew it again.
The clippers had this one in the bag in 3rd quarter.These are games you must win! How can thay expect to win game 7 in Houston? All the momentum is with Houston to pull off a big comeback.
This guy was bullied by Griffen in high school
Great breakdown
It's amzing that the Clippers took the Spurs out and now the Clippers are having a hard time with the Rockets. I guess it's more about matchups. By the way, that was good that you showed DeAndre Jordan not getting back on defense. It's that kind of stuff that would drive me crazy if I were a NBA coach. Actually I think I would do like the Spurs coach does and bench guys if they're being lazy. Corey Brewer's hitting 3's? Josh Smith? Who would of thought? Good breakdown. Can't wait for game 7
watching this breakdown really illustrates how certain players could be willing to throw games, and certain refs could be willing to make bad calls so that game 7 can happen. probably wouldn't be hard to payoff anyone involved with some of the advertisement revenue from a game 7. not saying it's happening for sure, but there are 5 or 6 reeeally strange plays/calls in this breakdown.
the hawks vs wizards game? i don't have access to nba in my country so i have to watch it through BBalbreakdown
I thought this series was going to be over
Josh Smith became Steph Curry when the rockets needed him the most
Im still calling for the Hawks vs Warriors for the championship, and it will be the best finalls ever!
You are the best haha. Using Victory by P Diddy for the comeback music
One of Barry McCockiner’s top ten games of the decade.
bruh the clippers are cursed
Greatest team playoff comeback of all time.
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY!
Well done
Can someone tell me why there's so much hate on the Rockets? We finally have a good team but people keep talking trash on ESPN and BR all the time
Aaron Shajimon #Dwight
BBALLBREAKDOWN Haha thanks coach for responding. Your content is great, hope this channel continues to grow!
What's wrong with Dwight
Tim Stanton I think it's mostly the people who called Dwight "Coward" and other people who didn't like him leaving LA or Orlando
Tim Stanton I can't answer for everyone else who doesn't like him, but the reason I don't like Dwight is that he is a total prima donna, and seems to completely lack the work ethic and/or competitive fire to reach his full potential. Don't get me wrong, he's an athletic freak, and I'm sure he worked hard to get that way, but we are talking about a guy who has been in the league for over 10 years and still can't post up or shoot free throws. Seriously, how can you play basketball all of your life and not be able to do these very basic things??? There is no excuse for it, it's just pure laziness.
Houston went 12-0 run that's was a game changer. Clippers was stuck at 102pts.
#clutchcity is in full effect. RED NATION!
5:31 the "floyd mayweather" defense by Griffin
Nobody is going to address this catapult flinging a burning cow comment? Lmao
Can you do breakdowns for the Warriors game 6, Rockets win on game 7, and Hawks call/game 6.
If you're taking a break from making all these videos, its fine. Take your break, just a small request
Hey Coach ! Any chance you can do the euroleague semifinal between csska moscow and Olympiacos? That was a nice comeback by Olympiakos, pretty crazy game... Thanks in advance!
J-Smoove is playing big for the Rockets, without him, they wouldn't stand a chance
damn blake needed to rest.u can clearly see he was tired.just randomly started doing weird things and getting blocked alot.
Hey Coach, did you see similarities in this 4th quarter for Blake Griffin as game 5 against the Spurs? Although obviously this was exaggerated by blowing a massive lead. Seems like he's just played too many consecutive 40+ minute games with only one days rest and couldn't maintain focus? Maybe worth giving him earlier rest like in game 6 vs the spurs? Or possibly the extra days rest will help?