Alperen Sengun’s MONSTER Game Powers Rockets Past Pacers | James Harden TRADE Rumors EXPLODE
Alperen Sengun’s MONSTER Game Powers Rockets Past Pacers | James Harden TRADE Rumors EXPLODE
Houston Rockets silence Indiana Pacers with Alperen Sengun’s monster 39-point, 16-rebound display. Will Sengun’s All-Star snub spark a new era of dominance in Houston?
Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) breaks down Sengun’s fiery response and the Rockets’ gritty 118-114 victory without Kevin Durant, highlighting crucial sequences like Jabari Smith Jr.’s clutch free throws and Amen Thompson’s late defensive stops. The episode explores the team’s offensive struggles, impactful bench contributions from Jae’Sean Tate, and the evolving chemistry between Reed Sheppard and Sengun. Plus, speculation heats up around James Harden’s trade demand from the LA Clippers—could a Rockets reunion reshape Houston’s playoff hopes?
Don’t miss expert analysis on the Rockets’ resilience, trade deadline possibilities, and how star power and depth could transform Houston’s trajectory for the rest of the NBA season.
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36 Comments
Gonna need Bari or Reed to be at least halfway competent offensively every game. One of them please for the love of Christ
I would trade FVV for Harden tbh
The thought of Harden and Durant leading us to a championship over the Thunder might make me cry
Reed is a talented kid but not for playoffs especially. If you want to be a contender, that HR claims, then find a good PG asap esp before working out your key players.
There was a 0.0001% chance the Mavs would trade Luka. Channeling my inner KG… ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE!!!! Bring. Harden. Home. It's J-H-Town for a reason!!!
You dont deserve Sengun, he should leave this toxic team…
All those dang missed free throws by my guy Al P he is allergic to 40 😂
Houston taraftarları Alperenin kıymetini bilmiyor. Salon boş ruhsuz bir kitlesi var. Alperen come to boston
Alpi come to boston
Hypothetical question. If the Rockets won the chip this year, will FVV get a ring even if he had not played a single game?
Fred VanVleet + Steven Adams and 2026 Suns 1st Round pick? Who says no?!
👏🏾CONGRATS!
*Rockets win, Rockets WIN!!
#🫵🏾Who's-NEXT?!
#The-BALL-doesn't-LIE!
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hlf uwon2
Love Harden- but no we don't want him…. He doesn't show up in the playoffs. Regular season, he's the man.
Struggling like this versus the pacers is annoying. We could really use a point guard. The rockets just pass the ball around outside the three point line, and nobody has the ability to drive and kick consistently.
FVV scenario look like as a good dream because in that scenario there is no benefit for LAC other than reducing salary cap. i think they are in a big challange to go to play off this season, so they will be interested with workable pieces
This team is so frustrating to watch. I think one of the most underrated issues is that they dont move the ball. The biggest offenders are Bari and Tari, if they drive they're always looking to score instead of driving and kicking. The reason why we struggle against bad teams is because no matter whether the defence is good or bad we cant generate easy shots on offence and that's because if 4 players out of 5 our starting 5 is always looking to isolate, barrel through traffic to the rim or chuck up a contested jumpshot. its rare someone extends an advantage when receiving the ball.
I hope all you Turkish Sengun stans know that we don’t take y’all serious. You’re still mentally in the “sengun vs the world” space and it’s honestly just funny to us at this point
Who are they gonna trade for the Beard? KD? Sengun? Amen reed bari and picks?
Be real people harden ain't coming back to Houston, he's most probably looking for an eastern conference trade
You want kd and harden together? Lets not fuck around. Lets do it all. Trade for russ as well. Relive the glory days and try for the biggest what if in nba history during the twilight of their careers.
Yall are hopeless romantics that cannot see things objectively.
Sengun fans are mad in the comments. 😂
Sengun OFs stay mad over the most petty things 😂
Dude watching Reed try to get past mid defenders is pretty laughable at this point, he can barely cross the half court line. As soon as they square up he tries to go left, gets stopped, tries to go right, gets stopped and then just stands there like, "well dang".
This team is not it. Changes are needed. We're over 50% of games played this season and we look worse and worse, wit occasional burst of good games. It took 39/15 from Alpi to beat trash Pacers by 4.
The James Harden KD reunion failed miserably…. You also want Kyrie Irving?
Nooo.. we don't want Harden. Not even for free.
It has now become clear that Alpi cannot figure out how to play with KD. Coaches should help.
idk abt y'all cause im a new rockets fan. but as a kd fanatic James harden jumped ship in Brooklyn after 16 games and kd took the full heat for that situation not working. Harden is good but he irks me and is expensive.
The Rockets are better when Okogie plays
The coach has to find a solution for Alperen to play together with KD. This team needs a very strong shooting guard.
Right now the rockets are a first round exit. You get harden they could make it past the second round hands down. Get the ball out if Thomson hands let him focus on defense. Use reed as a 6th man , put bari soft ass as the 4 or bench.
Trade feni smith , Fred and a second round pick. He has played with Adam’s , kd. And he know how to unlock Clint on offense. At the beginning of the year I didn’t feel this way. Now it makes to much sense. Can u imagine harden winning a chip here in Houston wuth kd. Just wow. Rockets if u serious about winning go get it done.
James Harden is like that crazy hot chick. Fun and a great idea at first but it always and I mean always ends bad.
Dude is a bail on your team merchant. I say nay. Just me though.
Itd be great have Haden back. That roster would be a problem for the league. Absolutely not worth any of the young guns tho
Alpi grabbed the rebound after he missed both of the free throws.
This game has proved that Reed is not reliable shooter. We know his disastrous defensive games as well. Rocket cannot aim playing the final with such a one day on- 3 days off players getting long minutes. Rockets need to find someone who is both a reliable shooter and good defender. Maverick's rookie, the guy Flag is much more superior than him.
This team is so frustrating. Ive lost confidence in them. Id whats going on with Reed, I like him, but come on. We should be blowing out teams to give our stars some rest, but no. Need them to the final minute to beat bad teams.
P.s. Don't be silly with the James Harden, guys.
LAC are proving night after night that they can beat anyone in the league, they firgured it out. And James still wanna leave? Why?
Well, it's quite simple – Harden wants to Harden. To be the top dog. And he 100% can not do that in today's Rockets. I cannot imagine a world where James harden enters from the bench. That was past life. And he has no business being in the HOU starting five because we need scoring from the bench. Even Reed is more logical choice in the starting lineup in this moment, without Fred.
Reed has potential to be a great shooter, but probably he can not be a floor general type of point guard.. His basketball IQ, passing ability, court vision, and decision making do not seem so promising..
KD and Harden on the same team again will not end well.. Brooklyn experiment proved it already..