ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Lakers 4/21/2026 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 2)

You’re selling our boy a little short. I wouldn’t call it fools gold by any stretch. His loose handle is keeping him from really putting his gifts to use on offense, I agree.

OTE was really a waste of prime development years for him and his brother offensively. Honestly his time here hasn’t been great for development either. Regardless, Amen loves the game and has that “it” factor to me. He’ll end up being a multiple time all star no matter what. I think he ends up being some kind of Andre Iguodala / Shawn Marion hybrid. I doubt he ever becomes a 25ppg kind of guy, but he’ll stuff a stat sheet and help you win games.

 

I don’t know about TANK his value, but it’s a buy low market.

 

no they weren’t, and this is why advanced stats have killed basketball discourse…Sengun could never hold younger Jokic’s jockstrap

 

Grant hill - "There just not going to Durant much"......Dude is getting trapped everytime he touches the ball, how do you call a game and not see it.

 

Reed had kd open. He is lucky we got that reb..

 

Lakers traded a 2032 2nd & Gabe Vincent for Luke Kennard

 

Amen is not a DPOY level guy, he looks shite on defense tbh

 

Im not understanding what you think either him and KD can do. The lakers are selling out and sending double and triple teams at them as soon as they get the ball. Bron is basically guarding no one. Daring anyone else in Rockets to beat us. As long as we play 2 guys who are no threat on offense at all it will look like this.

 

If his confidence is that fragile, he’s not gonna make it. Reed just fired up and missed a 37-footer. Looked like he felt confident enough to me.

 

Reed is such a net negative if he isn’t going to make any shots.

 

the second he gets a post entry pass, JJ just sends a baseline double and completely neutralizes it lol.

ime has no counters for anything

 

Ime sitting and chilling. Fvv is trying to coach

 

keep the negativity flowing everyone seems to be working.

 

reed just has a poor bb iq period

 

Reed even scared to shoot.

 

KD is literally all we have.

That's it.

 

Clutch City had turned into Cuck City.

 

Kd is carrying this is so sad

 

Relax. Lakers are not this good. They are playing out of their minds. Kudos to them. It won’t last the entire series. Getting cute and playing Bronny.

 

So we put in the good players and good things happen? Who would've thought?