Amen Thompson SAVES Rockets Vs Heat, Kevin Durant Makes HISTORY & Reed Sheppard CAREER Night
Amen Thompson SAVES Rockets Vs Heat, Kevin Durant Makes HISTORY & Reed Sheppard CAREER Night
Houston Rockets escape Miami Heat in a wild finish as Amen Thompson delivers the game-winning tip-in and Kevin Durant passes Michael Jordan for fifth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Reed Sheppard shines with a career-best 23 points and an outstanding 14 assists with zero turnovers—are the Rockets finally unlocking a postseason-caliber backcourt duo?
Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) breaks down the Houston Rockets’ 123-122 victory, spotlighting Thompson’s heroics, Durant’s historic milestone, and the electrifying synergy between Thompson and Shepard. Key analysis covers Ime Udoka’s crucial lineup decisions, Aaron Holiday’s clutch fourth-quarter surge, and the team’s approach to high-pressure inbound situations. With playoff hopes intensifying and the locker room buzzing, is Houston ready to shake up the Western Conference? Don’t miss this action-packed breakdown of a franchise-making night at Toyota Center.
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38 Comments
Udoka choosing Tari to inbound says everything you need to know about him as a Head Coach.
"I watch your videos from Turkey because I follow Houston for Alperen Şengün. I find your analysis very realistic and insightful. You provide a great balance of constructive criticism and well-deserved praise, which is exactly how it should be."
Sizin yorumlarınızı Türkiye'den Alperen Şengün için Houston'ı takip ettiğim için izliyorum ve bana göre gerçekçi ve olması gereken ve faydalı yorumlar yapıyorsunuz yani hem eleştiri hem de takdir etme anlamında..
Jackson, let your boys at Locked on Heat know we got Amen, not Asar. They called him Asar their entire episode. Amen earned getting his name right.
Ime and Tari tried hard as hell to lose this one for us lol😅 It's almost conspiratorial that he put Tari from the bench, in for that crucial play to inbound the ball. Like he was on the bench, in the biggest slump of anybody's career ever, and known for bonehead decisions but this is what you decide to do?
Stop hating dud
Ime is a terrible coach at the end of games. He keeps making ridiculous decisions.
Ime benches Sengun in last minute was insane…… Rightfully Sengun was pissed off big time……. I hope and pray Ime get his shit together in the playoffs.
Tari Eason inbound the ball in a high-pressure final possession, I get the concern. Typically, teams want their most reliable decision-makers or best passers handling the inbound, especially when the game’s on the line. That said, coaches sometimes make those calls based on matchup quirks, who’s being denied the ball, or who they trust to stay calm and not turn it over.
When the Rockets go on the offensive, if the three players other than KD and Reed set screens for KD and Reed, they will win the games. They need to play defense on offense; with this approach, Shengun and Amen will find more open space. It’s crucial for them to play as a team on both offense and defense; however, if they fail to do so and play individually, they’ll face a tough time, and injuries will be inevitable against their opponents’ aggressive zone defense.
Spot on regarding late game strategy. We are not good at inbounding or free throws even so fouling up three is a bad idea.
I love that reed floater its almost automatic
KD the Snake was was making the Rockets lose again. Thanks Amen. What about the turnover before that. Taking Alpi off the court and then not being to inbound the ball to your mate. Horrendous. It tells why Ime is such a f. loser. He selected Tari for the inbound who happliy delivered it to the opponent.
They finally started using some motion! Thank God!!! Reed is a big contributor, but they need to keep focusing on improving the offensive system. They should have been doing that even last season. Now it feels so late, and overdue.
Now roster wise all they need is an athletic combo guard to complement amen and reed's play, and a young vertical spacing long term backup big.
These last two games have been the most physical games the Rockets played this season thus far. This was the physicality we displayed last year. Alpi’s willingness in defense was solid too these 2 games, lets not forget guys it is not that Alpi cant defend he just prioritizes offense more because he is in the process of still developing a balanced two way game as a young player. If you dont believe me then go watch the Euro games and see how he single handedly took Turkey to the finals against Germany playing solid offense and defense. Jackson can attest to it since he covered every game Turkey played 😊
Win is a win but not a good win. You so worried about reed offense. The defense is garbage. And Jabari smith is a terrible NBA player. Definitely getting knocked out in the 1st round😢
FVV 🤣🤣
Once Ime gets rid of the three non scorers defense lineup we will have less ugly dry spells. Between Okogie, DFS, Tate, and Tari no more than 2 of these 4 should be on the court together.
I hope Shep becomes a star. He is infatuated with Reed .
Because the Rockets' roster is made up of talented players, their opponents are forced to play aggressive zone defense. The reason the Rockets lose is that they rely on individual and improvisational play on offense.
Sengun gotta go.. behind the back pass on a wide open layup & turns it over with seconds left in the 4th.. his IQ is 🗑️ I’m not trying to hear any Stans try to justify that BS.. this is besides his atrocious defense.. a human liability
Minor points: getting Holiday and Okogie 10 mins a night are a must. We need our starters to get more rest. They are more than good enough for some minutes. Tate too.
You are the worst commentary for a home team I ever seen
Big 3 evening through Alfie in the trash can and put Reed up there as a big three
This is not the first time Reed Shepherd has started the game
I hope all the Rockets slander is put to rest – especially toward Amen, KD, Alp and Reed.
Tari should and will beg the rockets to repeat the offer this summer.
And I was one of the coach's defenders for the majority of this season but to hell with it. Someone from the management really needs do have a conversation with him during the summer and to clarify if Ime actually means well to this team. The team that gave his career the second chance. He should be very aware of this in case he got some gigantic ego or maybe even disliking Reed for any reason.
The saddest part is – he didn't give Shepard the opportunity to start in this manner based on the foolproof analysis…but probably based on the fact that Tari is falling apart.
I loved the Aaron-Reed-Amen-KD-Alp lineup. The IQ, ball movement and spacing was off the charts good.
Jackson my girlfriend wanted me to pitch “reed stampede” as his version of “curry flurry”. Don’t know if you still needed a term but there you go
I have never seen a coach so willing to cut his nose off to spite his face. My lord, Start Reed! Is Ime stupid? Why does he have to try every single possible option before going to Reed? Maybe we should ask Pritchard in Boston the same question….post-Ime he went from 6.2 PPG to 17.5 PPG and won 6th man of the year. Maybe Ime just doesn't like white point guards??? I don't have any other explanation at this point so I am just gonna say it.
Hi Jackson and thank you for yet another great episode. The reason Amen was able to save the game for us is because he was playing off ball and Reed facilitating. If Amen is around the 3PT line, no way he can tip in that ball. I hope the lesson is learned.
Possession-maxxing is great new buzz word/phrase! Right up there with "Release the HOUnds!".
Has any starting backcourt in the league had a better stat line than Reed and Amen in this game I’m not so sure
Since the email leak from Durant, I’ve been extremely turned off by him. I also think that his arrival has damaged the team chemistry (so I’m not surprised that he keeps getting traded).
I never thought I’d say this, but I miss Jalen Green and Brooks. Back then, there was at least ONE team — a real sense of unity!
Tari is our kid and he has potential. He is under influence of broken chemistry just like everybody. He will be okey soon if KD goes on like this in a positive manner.
The most important we got this W is that there were almost at all times one of reed or aaron on court, sometimes even both. We need PG minutes like this in addition to reed. Doesnt matter davison or aaron both are good enough.
Don't let momma Eason watch this, haha
Whatever the lineup to end the second kd,Tate,finni,okogi,tari don’t ever need to be ran again throw that away
Finney Smith sucks too, cant dribble, barely made a 3 every now and then, him and Tari both suck not even G league level
147 comments, not a single one praising such a big moment as KD surpassing MJ…and righfully so, Dickerson is not one of us