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ClutchFans Game Thread: Pistons @ Rockets 1/20/2025

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Jan 19, 2025.

  1. mvpcrossxover

    mvpcrossxover Member

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    usually sengun would provide that drought. today was just a bad matchup for sengun. they have a good defender in duren and stewart. both very difficult to move.
     
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    Its not like DET was shooting us out of the building, they only scored 107.

    It took our entire team failing to earn this Loss.
     
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  3. TimDuncanDonaut

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    Well, that was a game. Have a good rest of day.

    [​IMG]
     
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  4. tehG l i d e

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    The starters lost the game. Rockets were outscored by 11 points in the 1st quarter and 10 points in the 3rd quarter. They came out flat and Sengun especially let Duran dogwalk him.
     
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    Sengun is just a no

    Jalen simply can’t be trusted with his consistency…looks like a legitimate superstar for stretches, but u just can’t trust it and don’t know how long it will last
     
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  6. DreamQuake

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    Rockets sucked this game (I blame the time) but man it sure seemed like a home game for the pistons. Jalen was allergic to the whistle tonight. Maybe it’s payback because the L2M report from last game said we fouled and it didn’t count.
    Oh well next it the rough road trip. Buckle up.
     
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  7. RB713

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    If Jalen doesn’t score this team sucks.

    basically it all relies on Jalen
     
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  8. evo8lover

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    No we don’t. Ya people in this forum are quick to give up on players when they have bad stretches. Tell me would you like it if you were having a tough time n people instead of supporting you they’ll trash you? No one is perfect no one is going to play perfect every game.
     
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  9. Snow Villiers

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    The Rockets let MLK down @RB713
     
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    True but we got nothing from the bench.
     
  11. Abulbul

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    This is one game with a lot of fifty fifty balls ending up in favor of pistons. No need to overreact. Still a good team, Alperen is still an allstar. Jalen is the player of the week and might be allstar next year.
     
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  12. Roomba

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    Unfortunately after his first two shots Jalen was not good today at all. Alpi started slow, played well to end the third, and was inexplicably benched to close the 4th.

    Daytime games can be weird, but that’s no excuse for the lack of effort. Unfortunately, the next ten games will be brutal…but I have faith our guys can do a good job
     
  13. mvpcrossxover

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    just can't hit open shots. they were there in the 3rd quarter.
     
  14. j@amc

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    It's weird to force 22 TOs and be totally out of the game, and the D was pretty bad for most of this game.
    39% shooting and 28% from 3.

    This team needs another shooter in the worst way. I hope we don't wait till the offseason to find one.
     
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  15. evo8lover

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    Big facts
     
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    On to the next game. Hopefully Rox got the crappy performance out of them before playing Cavs
     
  17. rusHour

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    they played harder and shot really well. goes to show us and the Rox that they cant just show up and win. anyone can win any given night and the ball just bounce the Pistons way this game. moving on...
     
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  18. Dr of Dunk

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    Generally speaking, the Pistons have been playing pretty well for about a month or two, but still disappointed in the Rockets. Even without Jabari, this is a team we should've beaten. We've been playing "just-good-enough-to-win" basketball for a lot of the past few games. That kind of came back to haunt them this game.
     
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    It's ok to poke fun at me for being overly supportive of Sengun.

    It's not ok to make up crap that I would be unhappy about another Rocket player doing well.

    It's simply not true.
     
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  20. RB713

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    rip dr kenyon Martin jr
     
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