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

I mean realistically he's probably getting ice treatment which is the fastest way to recover to get ready for game 4

 

I'm hoping this sweep is embarrassing enough to prevent that

 

we’re lucky the Lakers got sloppy to end the half or we’d be down 17 points

 

That team would look like the 2025-26 OKC Thunder against this Rockets team. Clean sweep.

 

I meant specifically tonight

yeah this is crazy. What a disaster of a trade and it was so obvious from the start.

 

Paul Wall's the only bright spot in this playoff series.

 

If Durant really not even on the bench..?

 

(Well at least I can focus ony work now instead of the Rockets)

Pulls up outlook

Oh good another meeting with some execs on the AI transformation for ****s sake..

 

Throw some hands already. Dillon was really the only guy that would knuckle up? Whole ass team of grown ass turtles.

 

it’ll be 17 3 mins into the 3rd don’t worry

 

No question

 

this team can not even run fast break, Tari misses layup while not passing to wide open teammates in the middle, Amen dribbles off foot while reed is wide open on the wing, what a ****ing disgrace, sign any normal person who knows play ball they can score in those shoes

 

Can't do it. That being said, no one said I have to watch the games.

At least with Sil@ss you could say the team was full of young guys with no structure. Now we have a bunch of not-so young guys with not only no offensive structure, it seems even no defensive structure either...and locked into Ime for 6 more years.

 

Has any reporter ever asked Ime "Why does the offense look disorganized so much during a game? The lakers have players teams traded away, or just didn't want, and they're all in the right place at the right

You can't just trade everyone. You have to have teams that truly want the player, and you have to get back a good haul. That's likely not going to be there. This isn't NBA2k.

With a new coach, a new offensive system, they could surprise some people. I'm not saying championship obviously, but these guys can't be fairly judged in Ime's offensive scheme, if there's even a scheme. The last thing you want is to see some of our young guys leave and thrive in a new system with out at least testing it with an offensive minded coach.

 

For the record

Rockets Bench: 3 points
Bronny James: 5 points

That is good enough to fire the entire organization. I don’t want a soul back,

 

We should forfeit the game and have a Paul Wall concert with the power dancers, I'd really prefer watching that the rest of the broadcast.

 

I've never seen Ime with notes in his hands on the sideline.

 

If the Rockets lose this game KD won't return. Going to be something about his ankle not feeling right or his knee or whatever the case.

I imagine he's thinking about where he wants to play next at this point and the feeling will be mutual.