Rockets Offense IGNITED By Reed Sheppard’s SEVEN Threes & Alperen Sengun’s TRIPLE-DOUBLE Vs Kings
Rockets Offense IGNITED By Reed Sheppard’s SEVEN Threes & Alperen Sengun’s TRIPLE-DOUBLE Vs Kings
Houston Rockets dominate Sacramento Kings behind Reed Sheppard’s explosive 28-point start and Alperen Şengün’s triple-double masterclass. Can this new offensive spark reshape Houston’s playoff ambitions?
Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) breaks down the Rockets’ commanding 128-97 win, spotlighting Sheppard’s career-high seven threes and Şengün’s All-NBA-caliber playmaking. The show explores Kevin Durant’s efficient night, Josh Okogie’s impact off the bench, and the chemistry evolving between Houston’s stars. Key discussions include lineup changes, the importance of floor spacing, and whether Amen Thompson’s role needs rethinking to maximize Sheppard’s contribution.
Are the Rockets finding their winning formula at just the right time?
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COMMENT: Do you think Reed Sheppard should START moving forward?
Last season: 33% on 2.7 attempts; This season: 39% on 6.4 attempts. PLAY REED MORE!!
Slow down Jackson.. this Reed 2nd year. There is an order. I'm more worried about do we keep Eason. Reed will be on the radar in the playoffs he will be put through the test
I hope Reed is a Rocket for life
I was watching rockets games from the last couple years and saw 2 things:
1. Jalen greens ability to snake through the defense and get to the basket is incredible. Those drives got him and his team going. Amen is a great downhill threat but his lack of shooting allows defenders to stay in their stance. Hopefully amen can develop a shot down the line.
2. As shown in this game, sengun is at his best in the pick and roll. The scoring possibilities were endless when Fred and sengun were executing the pick and roll. Reed has shown he can be that guy. If we can get sengun moving downhill in the paint of the roll, this team will have more cuts and open 3s.
Just some thoughts
Amen is more of a 2 so he wouldn’t mind giving up point guard duties. Bring Tari off the bench. Also run some lineups with both Amen and Sengun on the bench. Play a lineup with Reed, Tari, Okogie(or DFS), KD, & Jabari. That lineup will stretch leads and win some games if Ime uses Reed like he would use Fred, he’s the point guard now. Put him in the starting lineup.
We all love Amen but in order to start Reed, Amen would have to sit because Tari plays very good defense and has a shot. Amen plays good d but can't shoot so in reality Tari should start over Amen. Sad but true.
Udoka quits!
Gatlin stop glazing this dude. trade him for a starting pg
The reason why it works is because amen is not on the floor. His none shooting vs good teams holds us back every time
Not one of these players are consistent except Durant. Y’all praise these kids one night then the next night they are bums. You can’t count on any of them. Just call it like it is my gosh
IDGAF about a win against the worst team in the NBA, and IDGAF about the last win against a team that was last in the NBA in defense. If I don't see a win against a .500 or better team that's healthy or one in crunch time, then I need KG to post from his burner account.
Thats vs Sacramento though.
R3333333D!!! (seven threes) Where are the haters, lurking in the darkness in shame?
Tari and Amen coming off the bench often devastated opposing teams in previous seasons 🤔
easy game to get stats.
They did what they were supposed to do. I am not impressed by Shepherd's performance against the sorry Sacramento Kings
Jackson when there is no Alpi's gravity or passes at the court what half court offence you mention amen bringing to team?
Vs good defence teams Amen is just an offensive liability. Soon or later you will see it. Ppl need to accept he is just a role player not a star material. Amen look like performing better then his twin just because of Alpi's gravity as a big man. Pull Alpi out of the equation and you will start to realize both of the twins are prety same skillwise..
Okogie has been really good. If he was a few inches taller he would be top tier.
Gatlin Reed Shepherd is not a starter but you keep protecting him . He has a below average handle lack of passing vision and his defense sucks stop selling this dude to our fans
Sheppard must be in the starts line up.. He delivers the energy and scores fires 🔥 the team..
It makes no sense for Amen to be the point guard anyways because let's face it he's not very good at that at all.
Amen coming off the bench would be huge and he would make a excellent 6th man and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It's about scheme and plugging players in there right positions according what's overall better for the team.
I repeat, there is no real benefit to having Amen playing in the 1 at all. He needs to be set up and put into spots and he also needs to get his jumper to a professional level.
Amen is great and a starter level guy however what's needed for this team and current Roster is that extra punch off the bench. Reed coming off the bench simply dosnt make sense at this point if we are being serious.
Jackson I think you were spot on last pod when you said it’s better when we get our team going before Durant, he will get his 20 or 20+ regardless so our guys need to be involved more in the first half more often
We thought Alpy and KD would be a nice duo but kd choosed to call his teammate ' trash' in chat rooms. Sure we can try reed alpy duo.
Jackson how many games did you think we could've won if reed played some minutes ?
Long story short ime is the biggest problem should be solved for rockets.
There is no strong enough caveat to justify keeping Reed as a "Bench player" Amen isnt a Bench player but hes a poor shooter.
The worse shooter on the floor for the Starting 5 should be Sengun if anyone, not one of your guards per the current Rockets Roster and basic needs considerations at key positions.
Tari stays because hes a much better shooter than Amen so yes Amen goes to the bench and mix and matches once substitutions start happening. Amen needs to develop a real ability to shoot in order to diversify his on court offensive presence. As soon as he gets the ball the offense becomes slightly more predictable and thats not what good offense is.
He just dosnt work as a PG and i have said this from the beginning. Thats not his style of play. He gets his mojo downhill and slashing not looking around for who to get involved in the offense while he himself is no offensive threat from outside.
START REED.
Going forward the starting 5 should be Sengun, KD, Jabari, Amen & Reed. Reed should be the PG while Amen occupies the Dunker’spot. If the Mavs waives Chris Middleton, the Rockets should explore ways of signing him on MLE
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#The-BALL-doesn't-LIE!
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No doubt Reed should be starting. Is there a way to hire Malone as an assistant for offense it slowly let him take over not to much but like 60/40. Cause ime does raise players like look at Reed or rookie cam bu it’s just his shit rotations and not knowing WTF offense is is killing us
Reed Sheppard played most of the first quarter. Rockets finished the first quarter with 0 turn-overs. Holiday look good relieving Sheppard and taking over PG when Sheppard needed a break. Hopefully the start of something great.
This is the type of effort that get rockets fans excited and confidence in the team moving forward. Even though it was a below 500 team I’m so proud of Rockets for staying focused, not playing down to their competition and most importantly not tuning the dam ball over (Reed tighten up on your carelessness and decision making ). If the Rockets can keep their turnovers in the single digits and keep the ball in rotation with everyone moving this team can put a lot of pressure on the defense while creating better looks on offense…we can win 75 percent of our games with this talent. Great show and Go Rockets!
Reed needs 35min a game and to start, min 10 3pt attempts a game. It’s the only way Houston becomes a contender
The thing is today vs the magic we will go back to stagnant offence again, we need to keep Reed in the line up !
Unfortunately it doesn't matter what happened last night with Reed. Udoka will go right back to what he was doing with Amen. That's the sad truth.
I wish KPJ was still on this team.
ime needs to let this boy cook. he gets such a short leash.
Reed is GREAT OFFENSİVELY ,but defense is the problem,he needs to get better ı guess
Amen can feast in the lane when coming off the bench. His ball handling, ball distribution and outside shooting don't justify him starting at point.
All I know is Houston was better without him and every time he goes to a team this crap happens and people make excuses for him. KD is a terrible person, a terrible leader and gets frustrated when his team is down. Bro you're the vet, bring some good vibes to this young team. Stop throwing bottles, murmuring and making stupid faces when someone misses free throws. That makes the other players make more mistakes and then hate you even more and if that continues, they will not give a shit to what you say to them any more.
Please stop throwing amens name out first as an option to go to the bench. He keeps other superstars honest and guards them great, Tari is too goofy footed to replace that. It’s obvious Reed should start over Tari instead and bring the ball up. Put amen in the dunker with limited on ball reps. This hater Amen shit is ridiculous, he’s the only player other than Reed to grow his game this year.
I think we making this wayyy too hard…Start amen at F w Reed and let him get his pg reps w bench. Use JD/holiday as filler
I agree with everything you’ve said but…. The kings are sooo bad i dunno how much of this will translate to good teams
Udoka is so stubborn and unimaginative.
Simple… amen needs to be in with small ball Jabari at the 5. So it’s all floor spacing around him, similar to how we did with Russ back when he was here. Then Şengün needs to be in with Reed at point surrounded by shooters as well