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ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Sixers 1/22/2026

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Jan 22, 2026 at 10:08 AM.

  1. RB713

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    Alright. Udoka has to go.
     
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  2. JayGoogle

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    Also, not enough can be said about what KD is doing here at his age.

    Only other player to play at this level at this age was Lebron some seasons ago.
     
  3. kkthksbai

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    Really is a shame we lost Fred. The lack of PG is so painful. So many turnovers.
     
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  4. J.R.

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    Tarded coach
    Missed free throws
    Same tarded **** down the stretch

    Same ****, different day.

    Won’t bench Fred
    Won’t bench Durant
    Won’t bench Jabari
    Will bench what’s working, what’s hot, what got them back into a game (any game, not just tonight)

    Tardoka can’t be gone soon enough.
     
  5. Newlin

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    So many reasons we lost this game. But, our best player had 8 turnovers and we missed 12 free throws.
     
  6. Bobbythegreat

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    Just once I want to see someone ask Ime after he costs us a game like tonight

    "So did you accidentally do Philadelphia a favor by benching Sheppard in OT, or did you do them that favor on purpose?"
     
  7. Reeko

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    Can Stone return Jabari if he kept the receipt? That new contract had to have come with a 1 year no-scrub guarantee
     
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  8. ryano2009

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    nope that’s not why we lost the game
     
  9. dadesokan

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    If Udoka is smart, The line up should be moving
    Alpi
    Tari
    Amen
    Reed
    KD

    Bari of the bench till he can be traded. KD is being asked to do too much at 37. Reed’s defense has gotten much better and his gravity on offense should keep him on the floor ahead of all the other guards baring foul trouble… he is the only other real shooter on the team other than KD! Ime seems impossible at this point
     
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    Ime lost this game.......Having CP3 at the end of games was truly amazing ....Whether missed or made it, you knew it wasnt going to be a turnover, we always got a shot off at minimum....Now, that last shot has a 50%-65% chance of being a turnover before we even get a shot off.....
     
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  11. Stephen_A

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    No criticism of Sheppard allowed. Lmao

    He made a bad play. That’s a fact. Driving on Embiid with 21 seconds on the shot clock was stupid no matter how you twist it with your biased lens
     
  12. Mathloom

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    Durant's 8 turnovers killed us. His defense was bad too. That's the biggest negative. We need him to play fewer minutes but give more effort on defense. In general, Sengun and Durant have not been playing good enough defense recently.

    I think it's time for Jabari to get benched just to send a developmental message. His jumpers are not so difficult that his consistency should swing this wildly. That's usually reserved for players taking massive volumes of 3's and plenty of pull ups and contested ones. Something like 80% of Jabari's catch and shoot attempts are open or wide open. It's time for him to take his job more seriously.

    This was game 42 of the season, it's time to get serious about roles and rotations.
     
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    I see, well that definitely hasn't happened a ton. I actually think Capela will be pretty good with some more consistent burn going forward
     
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    Sengun is too soft. He can not break away from that Euro ball. Its embedded in him.

    Reed played well in the role I think is best for him....off the bench

    Jabari is a serious problem. I can't explain it.
     
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    Turnovers Turnovers Turnovers Turnovers in the clutch by dumb players. Overtime games are the only reason we are not at least second in the conference. We suck in the clutch because we have players who can't dribble the ball.


    The thing that is so frustrating is that the team turns into individuals during overtime. They panic. Every time we get the ball they each want to drive and turn it over with bad passes or poor handles
     
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    I didn't even read this post. You're a ****ing idiot loser still chasing a sun's player

    If you're stupid enough to name a play nobody (close to a hundred people here) can name chances are you're watching the game for 1 reason

    Go back to obscurity b!tch, you don't deserve any attention. Plenty of people criticized shepp this game including me
     
  17. ThatBoyNick

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    We've been hearing this complaint since we signed McHale 15 years ago
     
  18. JayGoogle

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    Ime kind of just said that he sat Reed because of defense (also threw in 'not just Reed) so yeah, there goes your answer.

    Said he gave us a spark but I don't think he understands that Reed hitting those big threes brings energy to the defense, it also demoralizes the other team or it could add pressure to them that they have to make the next shot.
     
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    Lucky we don’t have Adam tonight, if we do, Ime will play all 5 mins Adam and Sengun in OT. Thats just how dumb he is.
     
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  20. Reeko

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    Pistons tomorrow

    we were really just 1 pick away from Cade

    I’d take Cade alone over this entire young core
     
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