ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Lakers 3/31/2025

No reason to run zone against this team. 2 elite passers who can operate in the middle of the floor. Van vleet playing the most minutes on the team...holiday should've gotten some run. The way teams are going to zone up not giving cam a look is kind of dumb. He's attacks aggressively and can get hot behind the arc.

 

The east in the 90s wasn't a cakewalk like Lebron's east in 2000's. You actually had to fight just to make the playoffs. Jordan never quit you just conjured that up?

 

The defense was not amazing, it was passable at best (given our potential), they actually missed many open 3s. Offense was horrible, too many players having down nights and relying on Dillon on crucial possessions.

 

You raise a good point - just WHERE was our all-star down the stretch?

 

93-91 LA
Tech called on Tari
(Their points rest of the way)
Laker FT (tech)
Laker FT
Laker FT
Layup
Dunk
Laker FT
Laker FT
Laker FT
Laker FT

Dorian & Gabe: 12-24 3pt | everyone else: 4-22

 

Ime refused to sit FVV and let JG play PG…. Then Bari was hot and we sit him most the game… just backwards

 

Actually it is tougher now because in the past all you gotta do is hit the weight room and play tough.

Nowadays you need a lot more skill to be in the NBA thats why players like Steve Francis and Stephon Marbury got phased out and dont make the NBA anymore. Just look at the percentage of NCAA going to the NBA during Jordan's time almost everybody went from the NCAA now players coming from the NCAA are less.

Lebron is Karl Malone with Kobe's athleticism he would have made Jordan cry if they matched up back in the 80s and he is allowed to be as physical as possible. Jordan is what, 6'4? LOL

Lebron changed his playstyle to fit today's NBA thats part of what makes him the goat nobody else managed to drastically shift their playstyle going from Giannis to Curry playstyle wise.

 

As long as FVV continues to be Coach Udoka's security blanket this team will continue to have games like this. There was absolutely no reason for Fred to play 39 minutes (the most on the entire team tonight).

He was getting hunted by the larger wing players of the Lakers and his offense wasn't there tonight. Games like these make me scratch my head and wonder exactly what Coach is thinking. This should have been a win... sheeeesh.

 

Should have given Cam some minutes off the bench

 

and that mfr couldn’t carry a team and had to form a super team to win

 

Those are two separate thoughts.

 

Ask Sengun. Last time I checked he was getting his layup pinned in the last seconds

 

Gonna be a bull market in "Rockets need a go to guy " takes tomorrow

 

Experience isn't the same as nostalgia.

You're basically bringing the "Jordan played against plumbers" argument, which is laughable.

 

Hey if our goal was to limit Luka and Bron and make the other guys beat us... then it was a success, right? lol

 

This is a game you have to let Amen and JG and Alpi have their growing pains - to prep for playoffs …. You not going to get no whistles… instead we got FVV driving into paint where he’s not a threat kicking it out for 3 to Amen or Tari who was playing like Cam on Crack without the scoring

 

BAHAHHA "zero clue" I love it, thanks for your technological opinion.

I'm so glad every player in the NBA has gone through 40yrs of training, good call! Your takes are amazing! So insightful.

 

When you can pick and choose your team mates and play in a weak conference you’re going to make it to the finals repeatedly. (How many times has LeBron been to the finals since moving to West?) You must be real young to say some of the greats couldn’t play in today’s game. The NBA game has evolved over the years but to say Jordan didn’t play against anybody is kinda foolish.

 

FVV went 2/14, constantly gets cooked on defense and somehow played 40 fuçking minutes. Ime constantly does this bullshit and will get out coached in the playoffs.