ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Pelicans 12/18/2025

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Wt af

25 pt lead last I checked and my old man wanted to watch the nfl game at family xmas party.

I drive home and see we lost. To the Pelicans.

No words.

 

Probably won't be a worse loss all season, but that's what giving up 88 points after halftime will do.

Nothing redeeming about this one. Absolute **** show. They should all be ashamed.

Halftime was good though!

 

lol the scrub mavs beat the pistons

 

What is the point of these bone crushing lineups if they're letting the Pels score 70 points in a half? Reed or Holiday should always be on the floor to stretch the defense.

 

Pretender ass team with a future that's dimmer than the Spurs and OKC and fans here expect us to come out against OKC and Denver in a bo7.

Amen will never get a jumper and KD is only getting older with each season. I'm still adamant we gamble on Giannis and blow the team up if we can't win the next 3 years. Idk why fans here are so happy to just make the WCF because this is this team's absolute ceiling right now. Even if we let it play out until Sengun and Amen reach their primes, we're still not better than the OKC and Spurs talent wise.

 

Yup, I think the same, he would have been better off going to Orlando for sure, at least for his personal development.

 

Bari as the focal point of an offense would be some of the most tragic hoops ever showcased on a NBA court

Jabari accepted his fate of being mid which is why a 3rd overall pick is accepting and locking himself into a 5/122 rookie extension

 

This Rockets team should be on fraud watch.

They are in the 3rd tier in the west after OKC and then Den and LAL, SAS.

They are down with the Wolves.

Highly reliant on KD playing Superman ball, not especially good on defense, and about to face a very tough schedule with less rest.

Not sustainable, going to be scuffling to stay in the top 6 in February

 

I went to dinner thinking this was a wrap....

 

I wouldn't be as mad if this 4th quarter line up could get stops. but if you are putting this lineup in for defence and THEY CAN'T GET STOPS than WTF IS THIS LINEUP DOING because they CAN'T GET BUCKETS EITHER.

Where was the defence or the stops?? they were scoring in the paint over Sengun at will. SHOW ME THE DEFENCE

IME WHY THE *** ARE YOU SO STUPID

 

He's talking about clutch shots. And KD is miles better as a shooter compared to Sengun. Hence, we may want to lean on him more for the last shot. Not a crazy take at all. Would you rather have Sengun shoot a game winner or KD? Plus if they get fouled, at least we know KD will make his free throws.

 

That still won't fix his lineup issues, unless the Asst. Coach handles that (unlikely).

 

Shaq had better percentages from 3 lol

 

we saw Bari as the focal point in Summer League. He played so well, Bill Simmons fell in love with him. Bari getting as many shots as he wanted would be much different; he would be closer to what what he was in College. Bari is not a spot up shooter, he has never been, not even in college. Bari has been struggling to fit his role since he was a rookie.

 

lineups wont be that bad if you have an offensive identity.

 

Jabari is so ****in trash. @Hemingway

Bari sucks. Don’t ever compare him to the swat legend Rashard Lewis. He will never even get to Thaddeus young life.

 

Free throw as well.

 

@DreamShook not even going at you. Just the Bari **** is frustrating on top of his wack ass loss.

 

when you have KD on ur team.... get him the damn ball for the last shot