ClutchFans Game Thread: Thunder @ Rockets 4/4/2025

Dort is good but has kind of lost a step defensively compared to that strong young guy with ultra quick feet who frustrated the **** out of James Harden. He plays le dirtier now and flops more. He could’ve been a lot more than Marcus Smart-lite, but I think ultimately that’s what his ceiling is

 

Lmao, you try to play 72 somewhat games and stay on your defensive A game the whole time.

I agree that he seems to be taxed.

But I expected the Thunder to either rest the players or come out flatter than in other games, this was the game they could afford to lose and it was not on their Home Court.

 

Hope we don’t run into them in the playoffs

 

I believe the Bari-Sengun-Adams lineup is the most effective option for our team moving forward. I realize it’s an unpopular opinion, but as you said, Brooks would thrive more if he came off the bench in a role similar to Tate’s. Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that Udoka will bench Dillon this season, though he might consider it next season.

 

Just shows how freakish of an athlete that Amen is. This late into the season and he’s still locking people down like it’s October!

 

This was a signature win for us tonight, beautiful job team! Beating the #1 team in that fashion should be huge confidence boost going into their first playoff.

No complaints, great job all the way around!

 

His uber aggressiveness can also be taken out rather easily......I meant by the refs.

And it is not October, I give you that, everything is blossoming.

 

Dort is still a very good defender, though not as much with very quick players. He's also improved his 3-point shooting considerably the last couple of years.

Last year in the first round, he completely owned and humiliated Brandon Ingram. Made him look like a child on the court and it was a spectacle at times. I've never seen anything like it.

 

He isn't fast but he has qualities like he is the best at fighting screens, you could call it flopping at times as well, but he is the best at it.

Amen and Tari are by far the best wing defender twin duo and OKC still has the best guard rotation in the league.....

One game does not change it.

 

The thing is they didn't come out flat at all. They played hard and got outplayed. OKC fans even saying so.

 

Totally agree with you, he’s still very very good, though that’s twice I can recall that Jalen having big games against him. Great observation on him struggling with super fast guys, I think that’s probably why Jalen has had some success against his defense!

 

Well, yeah, I expected them to come out flat and they actually tried but watch the Thunder at home.

It is different, both teams play well at home, and sometimes the road team plays well.

People knew before this that the Rockets are a hard matchup and wanted the Thunder to actually rest players.

 

OKC your secondary team?

 

I don't have a secondary team but I am a Presti and Stevens fan, yeah.

For instance, I did not follow them during the Sabonis, Oladipo and Paul George/Melo eras.

I follow more management stuff.

 

To be fair, most people getting pin balled by Grizzly Adams are not acting

 

Just wanted to say I love our young players, BUT if Tillman or Stone fumble Udoka’s contract I will never forgive them.

He has transformed a lottery team into a championship threat in literally less than 2 years. This win today should cement him as coach of the year in my opinion.

 

We’re the dark horse in the race for the championship, and I genuinely don’t think that’s an overstatement at this stage.

LFG ROCKETS!!!

 

I listened to 3 different NBA podcasts today and 2 of them mentioned how the Thunder were trying to get to 70 wins. OKC fans are dissapointed that it's now out of reach.

 

thank you! Nostradamus here. I’ll let you know the next game I feel good about.

 

He coached his best game tonight. Extremely impressive.