When first looking at the second-round matchup between the Rockets and Spurs, on paper, it looks like San Antonio has an edge at the power forward spot. The Spurs have LaMarcus Aldridge after all, while the Rockets have Ryan Anderson. Aldridge is a five-time All-Star and averaged 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds during the regular season. Anderson on the other hand, is mainly a three-point shooter and is a rather poor defender.
Yet in the first half of Game 1 on Monday, it was Anderson who was winning the matchup at power forward.
Thanks to their fast pace and three-point shooting, Houston led at the half 69-39. Anderson had 11 points and five rebounds in the first two quarters, while Aldridge had just four points on 2-of-6 shooting.
He did have five rebounds as well but Aldridge looked lost at times and was thoroughly getting outplayed by Anderson and the Rockets. Aldridge was also a -31 at the half, which shows how poorly he was playing.
Aghast and angry with Aldridge's play, Twitter unmercifully expressed their frustration with the Spurs big man:
LaMarcus getting traded at halftime.
— mikeacker (@mikeacker) May 2, 2017
LaMarcus runs like a scared ostrich.
— Matthew Singer (@mpsinger) May 2, 2017
You're never gonna win a chip with LaMarcus as your first or second option.
— Matthew Singer (@mpsinger) May 2, 2017
lolamarcus: 2 points 0 rebounds 0 assists 0 blocks
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) May 2, 2017
I need Pop to grab Aldridge by the ear lobe and scream into his head, "It's called a garbage CAN, not a garbage can't!"
— Caleb Saenz (@calebjsaenz) May 2, 2017
LMA going the way of the Boozer
— Jason Patt (@Bulls_Jay) May 2, 2017
I think the most damning thing you can say about this version of LaMarcus Aldridge is he still feels like LaMarcus Aldridge.
— Eric Freeman (@freemaneric) May 2, 2017
Replace Aldridge with Duncan right now and the Spurs are only down by like ten points, max.
— Caleb Saenz (@calebjsaenz) May 2, 2017
Actual picture of LaMarcus Aldridge right now pic.twitter.com/2SQnXi2NCj
— John (@HeuristicLineup) May 2, 2017
LaMarcus gaurded by a big with Ryno helping and can’t even get a shot is…
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) May 2, 2017
Gonna go out on a limb and say if Ryan Anderson badly outplays LMA, Spurs are in trouble.
— Will (@Will_NOLA) May 2, 2017
Lamarkis wat r u doin
— Dane Carbaugh (@danecarbaugh) May 2, 2017
LMA is BUMMIN
— Jason Patt (@Bulls_Jay) May 2, 2017
Watching LaMarcus Aldridge kind of puts in perspective how good Timmy was.
— Joseph Goodman (@JoeGoodmanJr) May 2, 2017
I'm glad Aldridge can disappoint a national audience now
— 🐐Corbina🏔Smith🐐 (@corbinasmith) May 2, 2017
LMA might want to wake up at some point or this is gonna be a quick series unless Kawhi goes nuclear.
— Yaya Dubin (@JADubin5) May 2, 2017
A rough first half for Aldridge and unless he is able to shake out of his funk, the Spurs could be in trouble against the Rockets.
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