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

Dillon Brooks meant more to the Rockets' culture but Fred did manage to make Jalen Green at least playable.

Also kept Turnovers low......cool I guess but not right now.

 

I must admit, I was fully out on Green, but I think we would've been better without that trade. ****ed up all of our momentum and chemistry coming in, and losing Dillon ****ed us and boosted the Suns massively. Fire Stone, Fire Fraudoka, see if someone's r****ded enough to trade for Tari, Sheppard, Durant, Sengun and all 500 of our generic wing players. Don't give Amen anything near a max contract or we're fully ruined for years.

 

I feel like the Rockets didnt want to win this game. I feel like the chemistry is ruined and they stopped caring weeks ago. Ive never seen this team look this bad since Ime got here even without fred. No one had a good series. No one. Ime has lost respect I think.

 

Ask yourself this… if you were Giannis, would you agree to an extension to play with this group? Not so sure he would agree to an extension here.

 

So... Are you going to build a team around a center who can't defend? Or a wing who can't shoot? A smart team would trade them both, but I don't think we're all that bright.

 

I think many people are going to overreact to this team and I see some wanting to make panic moves. Would be a big mistake I think.

 

I agree all im stating is that this has been a depressing season, before the season even started.

 

Ayton abused Alpi, and Hayes had his moments as well. When Ayton is motivated he is a force to be reckoned with.

 

It would’ve been this game 4 times in a row. At full strength we could maybe get them to 6 if we’re lucky.

 

Tilman has to read the room. Udoka has lost the locker room in terms of fans. We see what we see. Stone has not been the guy either. It’s all measurable and his moves proved to be really bad.

Durant needs to **** off. That was a 1 year gamble that turned out to be a bad gamble with a Thibedaue-esque coach that ran him hard and didn’t develop guys like Reed for 2 years. Keep the young guys. Or trade them for equally talented young guys cause yall ruined them under Udoka so now they’re cool with being losers like Udoka. Udoka is just Silas with a mean stare instead and of a nice smile. The dude is ****.

 

I think Ime f*cked all of our wives tonight. It’s what it feels like

 

You don't "build around" Amen, you just put him in his correct position in the hierarchy - defensive specialist starter. He's not your star. If you can get him on a good deal then you do, the stupid thing would be to make him the centrepiece and give him superstar money.

 

I don’t even think we could win 6 quarters against them at full strength

 

This team without KD would have destroyed this Lakers team last year. I dont know maybe just maybe going after KD actually ruined us and making excuses for him isnt gonna help. 37 year old who can shoot but is by the numbers the second slowest person on defense in the league and also is turnover prone. He's not the answer he is part of the issue.

 

losing game 3 pretty much threw everything off but inability to beat them game 1 or 2 without Luka and reaves already threw everything off

 

Except this team was better last year without KD and was better these playoffs without KD. The game plan coaching is a serious problem. Any competent coaching staff, that isn’t trying to protect their name even if it means losing (yes that sounds dumb but it’s true) would have had this team ready.

It’s simply that or there’s a lot more going on ego wise between tweener 20-25 year olds playing. Neither would shock me, this world is ****ed up as it is.

 

He didn't even **** them. He just fingered them without washing his hands. He's that disrespectful a twat. Whoever it was who said I was wrong for judging him as ****ed for chasing no-ass white b****es instead of Nia Long owes me an apology tbh

 

So which bandwagon should we be jumping on for the rest of the playoffs?

Who do we hate the least?

 

Giannis like most players has no idea how to build a good team. Players like him just think if they are added then that's all that's needed.

 

I can't help thinking how different this series could have been with Durant, Adams, and Van Vleet healthy. Without them, it's an embarrassing group of rotating players. The defense was bad, and the offense was even worse. Reed was horrific from the 3, but so was the rest of the team. Even his +- was better than Sengun and Thompson. Not that it matters. because it was an embarrassing beat down on both ends of the court. I feel bad for those home town fans forking out far too much money to watch that. Man, how did we get so unlucky for Van Vleet, Adams, and Durant to all be hurt? The kids just weren't enough, and the old guys will be even older next year.