ClutchFans Game Thread: Lakers @ Rockets 5/1/2026 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 6)

I think the best offseason moves (other than getting rid of Ime and Stone) will be trading Fred (after he opts into his player option) and Tari + draft picks for a star PG. We need someone that can handle the ball, and we need a coach that is offensive minded. I wonder what PGs will be available?

This was still a fun season. I'm glad it got to six games, rather than a sweep. Gave me something to look forward to, even if today's game wasn't the result we wanted.

 

In a twisted and sadistic way I am looking forward to the Giannis and his 17 relatives thread reaching one thousand pages

 

(big time update from Tillman ^^°)

There's a war out there for you minds
***this game is a distraction***​

 

Sengun Amen tandem not working. One has to go. Or both

 

The moment Fred went down this has been a depressing season. Im glad its over, trade KD there’s no point in keeping him.

 

I will say.... I think this is unfair. Steph was out and GSW was a lower seed when in reality they were a tough team that could've had homecourt if he was healthy.

This time around...... as bad as we were, we were missing our best player 5/6 games, along with our starting PG and backup C.

Udoka has issues..... but us being favored was questionable.

 

Lol I saw that, might have just been a thing. Amen didn't seem too happy about things at the end there.

 

only the Rockets could boost Lebron’s legacy in the 1st round…

we lost to a 41 y/o surrounded by castaways and bums

 

20 point blowout
78 points (somehow scored less than the Magic)

Went down 3-1 last year to Senior Citizen Warriors
Went down 3-0 this year to Luka/Reaves-less Lakers

85
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98
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99
78

Failed to crack 100 in 7/13 playoff games

 

You can blame the Game 3 All-time collapse, but this series was lost in LA before that. There's no way Rockets were winning this series down 0-2 returning home. Favored in BOTH games... and lose not 1, but 2. Game 3 just added to the franchise embarrassment.

 

And it comes down to.....Can Thanassis dunk on Thiero or Thiero dunk on Thanassis.

 

Reed and Sengun were awful for most of this series

 

Brother if Fred means that much to your team your team was never that good.

 

We are also missing kd, fred and adams. 3 huge rotation peices. This wasn't the rockets at full strength

 

Without KD this is a team full of role players with a coach who only has one button to push.

 

Want to make a tip jar bet then? I think it's more likely than you think with Fertitta as the owner.

 

I think you mean the refs will let OKC flip, flop, squeal their way into 30 FTs a game. These games will last 4 hours and generate a ton of extra revenue increasing your TV volume by 40% to play a HIV prep commercial. Thats where this stupid **** is.

 

I think it's time to trade some of this "young core"

 

I’ll take it, him and Jabari are our most competitive guys in terms of never giving up and always giving effort even when down.

KD is not. But we did miss him today