ESCAPE: Houston Rockets Survive Clippers CHAOS | Amen Thompson & Alperen Sengun Deliver CLUTCH Win
ESCAPE: Houston Rockets Survive Clippers CHAOS | Amen Thompson & Alperen Sengun Deliver CLUTCH Win
Houston Rockets escape with a wild 115-113 win over the LA Clippers as Amen Thompson and Alperen Şengün deliver clutch performances in the chaotic final minutes. Can the Rockets maintain this resilience against tougher opponents, or are late-game heroics masking deeper issues?
Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) breaks down Houston’s nail-biting victory, spotlighting Thompson’s game-winning offensive rebound, Şengün’s monster double-double, and the key contributions of Aaron Holiday and Reed Sheppard—the “Pocket Rockets”—off the bench. The analysis covers Houston’s defensive lapses, lack of spacing, and the strategic adjustments that secured crucial second-chance points. Hear how Kevin Durant’s third-quarter scoring burst shifted momentum, why Amen Thompson’s versatility was vital, and what the Rockets must improve with upcoming challenges looming.
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23 Comments
👏🏾CONGRATS!
*Rockets win, Rockets WIN!
#🫵🏾Who's-NEXT?!
#The-BALL-doesn't-LIE!
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hlf uwon2n
Bad record , but not a bad roster !!.. Good win !!
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*The team is still ascending…
*However, something is missing?
*Oh, I know, TeamRockets needs a Vinnie Johnson TYPE, he gave the Pistons everything off the bench, (especially buckets)!
*Missing-Piece…?
#Again, see my NEXT post.
#The-BALL-doesn't-LIE!
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hlf uwon2
Amens best game as a PG
The Okc bench have guards who can shoot at an elite level. examples Isaiah joe,Wiggins,Jaylin,Mitchell,Caruso,Wallace. It’s why they so good. On the other hand, The Rockets have Adams,Capela, Holiday & Reed on their bench. Two of them, Adams & Capela can’t shoot, add that to another 3 in the starting 5, Amen,Okogie & Alpi who can’t shoot and you’ll get a struggling offense. This Rockets team needs motion shooters off their bench bro. I’ve been saying it.
We really need Tari back. Not only for his threes but he is one of the few on our team that can create his own shot consistently.
That Amen put-back is exactly why he needs to be at the 3, not PG. Also, how do the refs have video replay and still miss calls? Amazing or suspect? NBA refs are either a bunch of bozos or game fixing is much more prevalent than we think.
Sengun blows a lot of easy buckets in crunch time and flops on the floor and complains rather than getting back on defense too damn much.
Alpi missing three shots to win the game in a row from a foot away is insane… and amen Thompson have to clean up those garbage. Shots is even more crazy that man is the truth. Amen Thompson for president.
Yeah alpi laying on the floor and throwing his hands up crying about a foul was insane. He allowed the Clippers to get back in it and score. The coaches are gonna like that and he’s gonna hear that tonight.
You need to quit being biased on players because everybody can see you only kiss Alpi ass and read shepherds I’m sorry but amen Thompson is the superstar on this team and this team is being built around him for the future🤷🏽♂
Clippers have insane talent. Glad we got out of that with the W.
Bari was lowkey locking up Harden and Kawhi on a good number of defensive possessions. He's gotten better navigating screens on defense.
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Too many turnovers. Al P seems like most consistent player.
Stevo should be inbounding ball, not KD – hope this was one time experiment. But, the Bari flailing offensive foul at end of the game was truly low IQ. Bari had a very good game but some of his decisions even in this game continue to be head scratchers.
And as good as HOU has played this season, Rockets have yet to play their true playoff rotation in any game this season. The best is yet to come but none of the injured guys are going to fix the biggest problem on this Rockets team – the turnovers.
Sign Ben Simmons to backup Alperen Sengun.
Kd is so bad 16 points off of 14 attempts and 5 turnovers 1 rebound! Suns won the trade!
Was weird in crossmatches and shading Harden left. Ime had several interesting facets to his strat on both ends, both coaches really.
I've had Alperen's back from day one, I don't want to see you laying on the ground while your team battles 4 on 5 unless you can't get up.
Curious to see a Locked on Rockets episode on this:
https://youtu.be/PVlQNglp12g?si=F8AdqDOOZm_Qk2bh
Stevo +10 but yea ok🤔
14 shots for KD firing Sedona does not acceptable most stars need more than that they need more touches
DFS and Tari Eason will help the Rockets with their spacing issues. Not to mention the added defensive depth they will bring to the rotation.
Why is everyone hating Alpi all of a sudden? He just had a mid game but he was very impactful on the win. I know he always argues with refs and flops but this shouldnt be a reason for hating imo. Hes not the only player who does it anyways.