Amen Thompson Posts CAREER NIGHT, But Rockets LOSS Means 1st Round Matchup With Nuggets OR Lakers
Amen Thompson Posts CAREER NIGHT, But Rockets LOSS Means 1st Round Matchup With Nuggets OR Lakers
Houston Rockets locked into fifth seed after a thrilling Amen Thompson career night, but the loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves raises key questions about playoff momentum. Is this Rockets squad ready to surprise the NBA in the postseason with their big three—Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, and Amen Thompson—peaking at the right time? Will the upcoming playoff matchup against either the Los Angeles Lakers or Denver Nuggets test Houston’s mettle?
Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) spotlights Thompson’s dominant 41-point offensive performance and the Rockets’ evolving lineup, including insights on Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, and Reed Sheppard’s roles. The stakes are high: can Houston’s elite wing play and improved spacing translate into playoff success, or will defensive lapses hold them back? The breakdown covers playoff scenarios, home court impact, and the potential for sweeping offseason changes depending on their first-round outcome. Can the Rockets rise above Denver’s home advantage or cruise past an undermanned Lakers squad?
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22 Comments
So much blown or maybe just exposed again with this last loss…
I never thought I’d say this as a Rockets fan but I really hope the Jazz win tonight
Y'all didn't really think we were going to win out to close THIS nightmare ass season, did ya?
Why rocket or Udoka don’t play JD division and Tristen Newton ?
The Warriors signing Charles Bassey 10 games contracts they were down multiple centers to injury and pulled a G League guy who doing amazing 💥for emergency depth. Is Udoka or stone stopping the rockets success 🚀 ?
The Rockets lost because the were out-shot in three pointers 15-4. Udoka's counter, let's leave Reed on the bench! LMAO. Ime gotta go.
A rockets nuggets series could be a grimey 7 game series
Amen is the future, I think rockets will start to build around him in the offseason 😊
FIRE IME 👍
Nuggets going to take off the first 3 quarters, up the defense in the 4th and win by double digits no matter what the score is going in 🤦♂️
You should be worried about the performance of the Wolves. That was EXACTLY how we've lost several games we never should've this season. Upping the D in the 4th is all it seems to take for full offensive collapse. Can't even inbound the damned ball in the clutch…
If rockets play the nuggets in 1st round, sengun better put some hair on his chest and bring his balls against joker. Sengun will be the key
Rockets need 2-3 good player or potentialty good rookies instead of DFS/Tari/Tate/JG/holiday/crawford/JDD. These names could have been the worst bench of the league exluding tanking teams…
I really hope we don’t face the Nuggets. No way we win a 7 game series.
Rockets 1000% capable of losing to a hollow Lakers team
Rockets still have to get every playoff win while being outcoached every single game.
Nothing the Nuggets have is scarier to me than Ime's inability to make adjustments or even put the best squad for the job on the floor.
Rockets don't even approach a shooting equation that would win a shootout with anybody. Ime not sure 3 is greater than 2.
Amen is the truth man I’ve been saying it all year he’s been one of the brightest spots of this season. Can’t believe you were shitting on him and lowkey wanted him gone
What are you looking at Jackson? Amen was on ball this entire game and should have had like 12 assists. He is running the point mych better, and dishing to wide open shooter, but Reed, Okogie, Tari, and Jabari miss too many open shots
have to hope they get the wounded Lakers.
If we loose to a lukaless lakers I will be officially done with this organization and unsubscribe from this channel
Amen for Amen