ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Pistons 1/23/2026

And if you hit AD like that, he'd be out for 2 seasons.

 

Kinda true for KD, Jabari and Reed since they’re systematic players that knows their role. Jabari shots got messed up playing for Silas and playing for Ime definitely pressured both Jabari and Reed to prioritize defense over shooting. Honestly I would even give Sengun a pass since he was much more control of the game when he was playing Euro ball with established system but Ime loves chaotic, that’s why Amen, Tari, Tate and Holidays are getting playing time. If Doncic played for Ime he would be averaging like 24ppg while shooting <30% from three

 

just woke up from a good ass nap

missed the whole 1st half

I’m gonna take being tied at the half as a good sign because I was honestly expecting the worst when I went to check the boxscore

 

i usually expect the opposite. but every player is different

giannis added strength and he can't shoot for shiet. dwight added strength and it screwed up his FT form.

 

rockets were up 10pts at one point lol but i knew it was too good to be true.

 

Don't know if you ever played basketball before BUT he's 37yrs old, leading the team in scoring, the focal point on the team and the opposition is keying on him.....He's got to find moments to conserve energy.

Alpi on the other hand, its no excuse

 

It's two shots and the ball, and Lebron's people call your people.

 

Yeah but they don't have a soft touch(?) as Sengun..Playing through contact on those awkward shots should get him 8-10 FTs a game.. Of course he'd probably miss half of em most days tho.

 

euro basketball is his excuse

 

He's 24yrs old...Uh, NO!

 

Early +10pts lead means nothing in this league other than HOU since couple good mins of shooting stroke can put 10 pts easily when the team can hit 3s. Rockets requires full 48mins to get +10pts beyond the arc, take out KD and Reed we might even go whole game without hitting single one some nights

 

He was 1 of 8 in the first half and they started to pick him out on defense.

Hopefully he does better in the 2nd half. I need him to score 15pts or more this game

 

he had decent touch around the rim in his rookie year

but has regressed since then. i genuinely don't know what happened. pressure? expectations? defense focus on him?

rookie year, rockets were losing on purpose so he just goes out there and be whatever. now the team is expect to win games and he's prolly thinking about every shots.

 

...The commentator says he was watching the 80's documentary Pistons & fouls that weren't even called, would be flagrant 2's today....He aint lying, that's why careers were shorter.....If you go watch the late 80's game, establishing post position alone was a mans gane....Sengun would be crying the entire game...Hakeem was nearly wrestling dudes for the post position..It looked so tiring

 

I didn't know. I thought that was a little odd

 

Bari stinks

 

There's not a single rockets fan that thinks Jabari is going to make a 3 when it goes up.

 

Can you stop bricking Jabari. All your bricks turn into opposition points. You're worse than Russell Westbrook

 

Spent? Bro it’s not even February

guys make deep playoff runs then play in the Olympics, and aren’t dead tired 3 months into the season…and they’re older than Sengun

 

i mean hakeem literally punched a dude

rudy got punched and almost ended his nba career

sports was pretty wild back then lol