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ClutchFans Game Thread: Nuggets @ Rockets 11/21/2025

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Nov 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM.

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  1. PeterKingX

    PeterKingX Member

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    If KD could offer 23 pts instead of 13 pts, we would win.

    KD is not that KD.
     
    #2241 PeterKingX, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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    This loss doesn't bother me very much because the experience was good for this team, especially Alpi and Reed. This was an environment they needed to be in together, playing a team that has the best player in basketball (Jokic) and two coaches on the floor (Jokic and Murray) that always put their team in the best position on the offensive end down the stretch.

    KD and Alpi were very disappointing, yet the Rockets still battled until the final buzzer. Despite losing, I feel really good about what happened because you can see how the Rockets can evolve into a better team than the Nuggets.

    I'm going to borrow Sean McDermott's words that Bills fans apparently hate to hear: We'll learn from this.
     
    #2242 A_3PO, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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  3. Buck Turgidson

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    Windows?
     
    #2243 Buck Turgidson, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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    Udoka has got to find a way to expand his rotations against good teams, dude is running a tight ship.......should not be good.

    Pay the price now, and reap harvest later. Find a way to get into next year's Draft......darn....people have said it way earlier than me.

     
    #2244 daywalker02, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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    #2245 Buck Turgidson, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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    Remind me. Has KD had a good game against a good team this season? Thunder, Pistons, Spurs, now Nuggets...?
     
    #2246 tehG l i d e, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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    5-4 against teams over .500, Copernicus
     
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    You sound like an idiot, quit being a ****ing homer. He missed 2 crucials FTs stop making excuses. Every player is tired at the end of the game.
     
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    Those 3 losses were by 1, 4, and 3 points each, when we haven't even played 20 games yet. Only the Spurs was a double digit loss by 11. Honestly, we lost FVV, Tari can't seem to stay healthy, and DFS has yet to play. Tonight Sengun played atrocious and KD was not much better. Sure, I'm disappointed with tonight's game and the fact Reed didn't get respect from his team in the 2nd half, but otherwise, I'm going to sleep well and fine. This team is in the right trajectory, and they will learn from this.
     
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    KD is 0-4 in having good games against good teams too.
     
    #2251 tehG l i d e, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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    I trust Sengün more than I trust KD to be honest but yeah Sengün has lots to learn and to humble himself, that said.

    Always go with the youth over a 37 year old, that is the true slogan.

    Break bread with the Old but when it is time to bid farewell, do it.

     
    #2252 daywalker02, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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    Need more motion on offense!

    and

    Reed runs around too much!
     
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    Pretty sure Ime didn't tell the other players to not pass him the ball
     
    #2254 Buck Turgidson, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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    Imagine if James Harden as a Rockets getting 13 pts with 4/15 in a loss, he would take all blame for the loss.

    As for KD,....
     
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    It is not that the team is not good but they are severely not that clutch outside of some 3 pointers by Bari and Reed and a few post ups by Sengün.

    Amen has to become that 21 ppg scorer very soon or it is not working, preferably with a midrange game.

    The so called depth I am also not high on, we saw a Tari injury, and all falls on Reed, that is not depth in my opinion.....we are going to steer towards the 50 games margin and when we have to load manage KD.....not pretty.

     
    #2256 daywalker02, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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    But he didn't tell them to look for him. Bad.
     
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    Pissed off asf becuz i love the team
    But reed played good
    Bari and Amen overcame mad adversity

    Am leaving here with something
     
    #2258 James Harden Stepback 3, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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    I completely agree.
     
    #2259 Cstyle42, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
  20. Buck Turgidson

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    Gordon has played 798 NBA games and scored 50 points once.

    Corey Brewer also "had the ability" to score 50+ I guess
     
    #2260 Buck Turgidson, Nov 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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