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

They likely want to make this a 7 game series with Donkey coming back to win the series. Predictable

 

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we need kd but he is not playing dont hate sengun

 

Ok, one quarter we need to fight and kick their ass and quit pussyfooting around.

 

Rockets 12 minutes from embarrassment

 

Ah look, Kennard's even giving sideline interviews to Lisa Salters. Again, this is a player acquired before the deadline that the Rockets could've easily had.

 

Werent you anti KD? Now you want mid range shooters lol

Lakers have only 1 guy shooting 3s they still beat us. Why dont you stop making excuses for Udoka? You cant tell me the Lakers roster is better than Rockets.

 

Yea there good players, but there missing 2 good young stars, w sengun. They were hoping either Jabari, Reed, and Green would be that.
There just young thou, too inexperienced.

 

They got Macus Smart from buyout market.

He seems playing better than Sengun tonight.

**** Sengun. **** Stone.

 

REED

 

Lol they finally call this? This been all night?

 

If you’re our h

 

I wouldn't be mad at it either. Send Reed with them. Then let Tari walk there to Miluakee.

 

REED

 

Jabari is shooting 50% from 3 with a good TS% and what you could describe as solid defense on Rui Hachamara.

It doesn’t matter, we’re getting our ass kicked, it’s slow and undynamic as a team.

 

im so embarrassed.

 

Still been the best Rockets player on the court tonight, despite having a bad game and bricking those FTs

Which says something about how bad the rest of the team has been, I guess

 

10 pts loss

nothing changes from Ime

 

ISO play. Reminds me of the Rudy t days with cuttino Francis but no lob threat.

 

Nah they cant since they are 1M behind the apron. Also Kennard isnt even a ball handler I recall lots of people saying thats what we needed.