ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Blazers 1/9/2026

I feel like we got finessed by the Suns.
Brooks is putting up an efficient 27 points like it’s nothing - in 33 mins and still being a dog on defense.

 

This team is 7th seed at best

 

Yeah, everyone is busy getting on Jabari but Amen pretty much disappeared since coming back into the fourth. Just was barely out there at all and did little.

 

Reed is better off the team

 

Also DFS, 2 of 8

 

I will reiterate that I don't have a problem with Bari shooting the shots he did, because they were open and he was in. HOWEVER, he was hesitant on some shots and rushing on others, and it's on the coaching staff to either calm him down or take him out of the game for a bit so that he can re-adjust.

There's no excuse for us to be such a shitty shooting team, but we have been for the past three games--like historically bad.

I see two ways this can go. Either Bari bounces back in a big way and we forget all about this loss, or he lets it **** up his confidence even more and we're clamoring to trade him by the deadline.

Guess we don't have any choice but to see what he and the team is made of.

(On a side note, I wonder what our record would be this season if we still had Dillon and Jalen? I can't imagine it'd be WORSE).

 

Tari going to RFA is pretty clear. He’s injured yet again lol weird time for that question

 

Considering that ATL didn't get a first round pick for Trea.

 

Jabari Smith Jnr and Dorien Finney-Smith's 4th quarter shot chart isn't pretty


Can't trust a Smith

 

dude is shooting like 31% last 11 games

 

dont know what the issue is with DFS

 

Calvin calling out Jabari's body language

 

That sulking and visible bad body language is not a good sign by Brickari. You don’t win championships with mental midgets. Hell, you don’t even get to play for them with mental midgets.

 

Stone needs to let all these guys go to RFA because he keeps overpaying

 

He has shown plenty of flashes on ball to get a shot.

 

I swear if Jalen comes back from injury and puts up big scoring numbers with good efficiency, I'm gonna be so pissed.

 

Actually it would be a good way to honor his shooting tonight

 

What do you think about Reed? He was a 3rd pick too

 

Jabari's best role will be coming off the bench. He should be playing bench player minutes 15 to 20 minutes a game. Also wtf was Jabari doing guarding Advia. That man committed 3 fouls in a row. He doesn't crash the boards anymore and when he does he gets the ball ripped from him in traffic. Reed Sheppard also getting hunted in the 4th again. I will say this again and I know everyone on cf loves him, but he is a big weakness, when the Rockets need stops. The Rockets defense takes a major dip, when he's on the floor. This guy got dropped by Kamara. Not Shai, Ant, or Donovan Mitchell. Kamara, a guy that doesn't dribble that much. Him and Jabari took 20 shots a piece as well tonight with trash percentages. Ball game right there.

 

I didn’t like the trade from the getgo since it doesn’t solve our spacing issues and it gives us 2 less players that can drive and make plays. They should have kept green to play with durant. We will never know what was discussed. But this team isn’t winning the championship for sure. Same exact issues as last playoffs with less defense