ClutchFans Game Thread: Lakers @ Rockets 4/24/2026 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 3)

Do we have to grab their nuts? Is there an option we can protect home court without the nut grabbing?

 

maybe we could just kick them in the nuts . . . or sweep the nuts

 

Play with aggression, enter the paint, move the ball. Pick n rolls, senhub post up. We have the cattle for these bare minimum offensive adjustments. This alone should get W.

 

Well it was implied they need to grab their own and man up but whatever works I guess

 

I have PG13ed the version.

 

ambiguous nut-grabbing reference at a time when clutch fans crave clarity. reported.

 

*Sigh* I know this will piss people off but **** it.

Maybe it’s time we reduce Sengun’s minutes?

My reasoning:

- DeAndre Ayton does not like contact so we have the opportunity to play Jabari at the 5. We can pull Ayton out of the paint and make their perimeter defenders shaky.

- We will be able to play fast. The Lakers don’t want to play fast. The team seems stubborn about Sengun needing to be on a slow methodical offense (I disagree).

- It will clear the elbow, post and dunkers spot. Having two guys in those areas (Amen, KD) is better than three. We should have KD operating at the elbow so that we avoid his turnovers.

Jabari/Sengun
Durant/Sengun
Amen
Tari/Okogie
Reed/Amen

I want to be clear that I’m not stating Reed is better. I’m just saying we might need to think about to an emergency matchup problem. We’ve seen no evidence that Sengun can win a one on one matchup offensively. His offense is the only reason we absorb and hide his defense.

At the end of the day if both Reed and Sengun can get you the same 20 meh points, 5 assists and porous defense…. then I’d rather have the bad perimeter defender than the bad rim protector.

I’d rather have the spacing creator than the midrange/post threat. It’s less damaging to the other 4 players on the court.

 

reported to the Sengunatic thread. permanent banishment incoming. life-long suspension.

 

oh yeah

 

There's probably more people here that would be in favor of this than not tbh.

 

L.A. Lakers @ Houston Zach Zarba (#15) Ray Acosta (#54) Tre Maddox (#23) Nate Green (#41)

 

I'm not going to pretend that I have any clue whether this is a good or bad idea. But Sengun has looked best this series when he has made strong, fast moves to the rim imo.

 

Wolves home crowd was absolutely rocking last night

hell, even the Hawks fans showed up and showed out against the Knicks

Toyota Center, the mic is yours…I’m gonna need that same type of energy

 

with half the audience being Lakers fans I'm sure Toyota Center will be loud

 

Dickerson's on the poster, that's a good sign . . . well, that is, if you're a Dickerson fan

 

The President of Turkey nor his apparatus will take this protest lightly.

 

I still am trying to understand why so many of his touches come at the top of the key for him to dribble into a help defender and pass it out, nuking 12-14 seconds off the shot clock. Who's idea is this? If we're going to do this, then just ****ing do it with Reed who is way more likely to put points on this board from this action with a screen setter who actually sets a screen.