ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Lakers 4/29/2026 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 5)

If and when we lose tonight, we need to bring in Tate early on to elbow / undercut Lebron and Bronny. Ruin espns plan

 

Antigravity treadmill post of the day

 

Whoever missed max on the og invite list please report to the front office

 

That's messed up on the no Maxwell invite. Sounds like they don't like his podcast moments and want to keep it clean.

Tony Brothers there to end the show. The call has been made....

 

Who will be our Hollywood Hogan tonight? nWo coming out tonight full force.

@Os Trigonum @Tfor3 @sirjesse

 

This game will not go well for Houston.

 

Honestly, my biggest key for Game 5 isn't the players. It's Ime. If the Rockets get off to a slow start, he absolutely positively must resist the temptation to be his usual idiot self and insert Jae'Sean into the game and go wing heavy. I swear the guy has only one adjustment in his bag and unfortunately that's pretty much it. Well, also inexplicably putting Jeff Green in during the 3rd quarter of Game 3.

 

I am waiting for the

This is a good test for our young guys, win or lose comments.

 

Well crap

 

More relevant question, will he be on the plane?

 

The season effectively ended with FVV's injury. THAT team's best hope would have been CF which would've been good for gaining experience for the next season after adding another player (not necessarily major), then making a deeper run. Now after Fred's injury, how many minutes can we expect next year? 20-25/game. Adams gonna be healthier next year, after another injury and older? Okay. Rockets probably need a miracle draft pick.

 

How did the Celts not close this out?

 

They just be playing Jalen after OKC subbing guys in?

 

Maybe Tate accidentally runs into Brothers and they are down an official.

Rockets had to deal with that a few years ago. It means anything goes after that...

 

We showed LA we're not scared of them. We have the only blowout of the series and LA knows they were lucky to win Game 3.

Our players should have confidence from how well we played Game 4. If we shoot 45% or above we have a good chance. There's hope that Kennard is defended well and Smart and Hayes remember that they are just shtty role players.

FTs will be an issue, obviously, but we just need to drive and draw fouls.

If we don't come out flat, then I think we have a pretty good shot. Even in LA, even if Austin comes back. Amen has been consistently good, Sengun appears to be improving, and Tari has played great in 2 of 4. Jabari hasn't been efficient but I also think he's the one to pull us up when we're sucking. Reed needs to play with confidence and shoot 3's whenever he is a bit open. We smoked them last game; our players need to remember that and come in feeling good.

It's not about 4 straight, it's about one game.