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

Was Nico onto something after all??

 

Lol.

We have watched tons of games with KD and Adams playing.

It's still hot trash. It's still ****ing soft.

Fred can solve our shooting problems?
Hell noooo. He even can't improve his shooting by himself.

I bet we are still 1st round exit team if it's still same roster. Don't find lame excuses again. It's disgusting.

 

Adams isn’t the major addition. A point guard, in this case FVV, is the addition that is most meaningful. And we don’t have that many bad shooters. We just don’t generate good shots. Because nobody can dribble.

Tari
Bari
Reed
Okogie
DFS
Durant
FVV

all at least decent shooters. We had nobody creating shots and getting guys to spots. We had nobody to calm the team down with just simple running of the offense. Literally nobody could dribble. Nobody can split a double. And I’m not saying FVV can split doubles and cross guys up like AI. But he’s far more reliable and safe with the ball than anyone else on the team. Maybe Reed gets there.

Yah, missing your veteran, former allstar, (only) point guard for an entire season is a lame excuse for a team incapable of generating open shots or simply not turning the ball over under any defensive pressure.

 

He would have played at least 40 minutes for us.

 

Still thinking about this miserable-ass series. Saw a comment on Reddit where somebody said if you swapped LeBron and KD we would have annihilated the Lakers. Do y'all think that's true?

I can see it for one reason that has less to do with LeBron being a better player at this point than KD, or even the fact that LeBron actually played the whole series and KD only played in one game (although the latter is certainly a big deal). It's more that, LeBron is basically a coach on the floor in terms of his understanding of the game, and he would have been able to compensate for Ime being a dogsh*t offensive coach and us lacking an experienced point guard. I suspect all of our young players would have looked a lot better with him directing traffic.

 

The Lakers bigs actually played defense and made shots that series. Houston's did not. The players actually shot the ball well. Houston's did not. Regardless of what many on CF think this team is just weak. Poor roster construction. To many players than can't shoot and can't play D. Zero playmakers. But it's okay because Mid Fred and Steven Adams are here to lead Houston all the way according to the FO.

 

I just want to remind folks that we scored 78 points in the most important game of the season. 78

 

That's one point less than the infamous Orlando stinker.

 

LeBron is also a better player than KD tbh, he might not be the GOAT but he's still clearly able to be an absolute top tier player when he switches it on. KD? He makes incredible shots, I'll give him that at least. LeBron makes everyone on the court better, KD b****es about his team and destroys all chemistry even when he's not on the court.

 

But according to Stone and Ime, they don’t need an assistant to help with the offense. Everything is fine….

 

Larry Brown would have liked that.

 

Jeff Van Gundy is proud.

 

I disliked KD trade from KD's 1st game in Rockets.

I know he is vastly overrated player.

 

Spurs winning late-round playoff games with injuries, while the Rockets lose 1st round with the other team's players injured.

This next decade could be hideous.

 

I am Arsenal fan, at least something big is happening for me.

 

I blame FVV for walking the ball up the court, KD isos, and Adams's offensive rebounding.