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ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Lakers 4/18/2026 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 1)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Apr 14, 2026.

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  1. daywalker02

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    Ok, they got back into it......looked mostly like the Knicks vs Hawk game...
     
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    Lol just looked at the box score. 35% FG vs 65% FG and only down 2pts. Wild.
     
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    Breen was claiming it was real loud earlier. ESPN has got monkeys running the production truck, the sound mixing is real bad
     
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    This is as close as the game gets. Expecting a exploding quarter for Fakers
     
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    To be just down by 2 feels like a win.
     
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    excellent close to the half
     
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  8. Newlin

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    They shot 65%. We shot 37%. Down by two.
     
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    Oh no..... Sengun went to the locker room holding his back at the half
     
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    Bad first half with the Lakers superhot, and only down 2 at the half? I'll take it.
     
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    Nice finish to the half. Led by the defense, go figure.
     
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    no and he made some dumb plays out there. We need him to step up.
     
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    FIFY.
     
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    Damn Thompson mugged. Down by 2 Lakers played out of their minds and Rockets were half asleep. Not bad tbh.
     
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    Sengun gets more attention than a blonde Swedish tourist in India in the summer.
     
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    Lakers letting us back in the game with fouls and turnovers?

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    Sengun has gotten the ball in a useful place in the floor once this entire game and you all are blaming him for being ineffective. The color commentators made the exact same observation. Even Hakeem wouldn’t have been able to score consistently if he never got to post up on the block.

    if we had a coach who prioritized getting Alpi on the block instead of making him create from 2 feet outside the 3 pt line, we’d see much better results. But apparently posting up on the block isn’t manly enough for Ime and so we get the garbage possessions time and time again.

    It’s really exhausting watching you mouth breathers proclaim Alpi a dud without recognizing that he’s working against not just 5 opposing players but his own coach’s incompetence.
     
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    You literally said moments ago he's slow and trade him asap.

    You alright bro? Any issues you're dealing with?
     
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    The Rockets got outshot by 28% and are only down 2. They better win this one.
     
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