ClutchFans Game Thread: Lakers @ Rockets 4/24/2026 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 3)

Praying for a run to start the 2nd.

 

They can't. They can't stop anyone. Rockets have lost the mental battle from the first second of game 1 and they can't recover. Lakers are not scared of the Rockets.

 

Just seems they dont know what plays lakers are running and slow to the defensive close outs and switches. That’s a lack of coaching prep if you ask me. Ime has to go

 

Is everyone in the stadium on Xanax? Just no energy in the stands. Every other arena has been popping off but not Houston. It's weird

 

It's called sarcasm, I guess you're too hard on that meth to pick that up? lmao

 

Even a run would be a fake one. Lakers are better than us and have shown that every single quarter through 2 games + tonight through Q1

 

Rockets making Lakers role players look like superstars

 

Every scrub turns into superstars against the rockets. Smart turns into klay Thompson, hatchumoro turns into t-Mac and kinnard turns into curry. Meanwhile we shrivel.
It’s 1-2-3 Cancun for the rockets. What a disaster of a season.

 

He's looked like Chris Bosh all series long, dude is otherwise a scrub who can only hit spot up threes, someone tell the Rockets that.

 

The lakers just have a ways to get good, winning looks possession after possession. That’s good basketball. Imagine having that AND possession maxxing super power.

We just running cardio and pray a space opens up. This is not basketball. This is gambling. We are at the mercy of a group of clueless people running the show.

 

Ime should be fired just for allowing Tari to bring the ball up the court. I will never understand how he doesn't get chewed out for that every time

 

Way to go alp

 

we need to find a way to get jabari more open looks from 3

 

I feel like Redick's playing Bronny just to **** with Ime and flex how much better a coach he is at this point

 

anyone else nervous about playoff Bronny?

 

******* it Amen, run to the ball when it’s passed to you.

 

Rockets really gonna struggle against OKC in the next round....

 

The arrogance of giving up Whitmore for nothing because he didn't get along with Ime is really working out nicely.

Every team needs an irrational confidence guy to shake things up from time to time

 

37 yr old Katie is a puzzy

41 yr old Lecommie is out there

 

lol