Late Night DISASTER: Houston Rockets Go DOWN 0-2
What just happened to the Houston Rockets… 😳
After another frustrating performance, serious questions are starting to surface about this team — especially on the offensive end.
The biggest shock? Kevin Durant barely getting touches in key moments. Whether it’s defensive schemes or offensive breakdowns, something clearly isn’t working.
We break it all down:
🔥 How the Lakers are taking KD completely out of the game
🔥 Why the Rockets offense looks rushed, chaotic, and out of sync
🔥 Concerns about consistency from the young core
🔥 The impact of roster construction and lack of a true playmaker
🔥 What Tracy McGrady said about Houston’s struggles
🔥 Can this team actually adjust… or is this a bigger problem?
With missed shots, forced possessions, and questionable decision-making, this didn’t just look like a bad game — it looked like a team searching for answers.
Meanwhile, the Lakers continue to execute and control the pace… even without key pieces.
Is this just a rough stretch… or are the Rockets getting exposed? 👀
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Baffling that the Rockets and Ime can't find a way to get the ball to Durant somewhere besides 28ft from the basket. ISO ball will never win anything. No excuse for not playing Shephard more, Kennard is a defensive liability too yet we don't attach him at all. This loss is on Ime's inability to run an offense.
Heads up guys. Support the team fill the stadium go full ultra. I'm sure they will win this series!
Lance I know many like to spew the Reed can't play due to bad defense crap but plz acknowledge the one glaring stat that what few minutes Reed did get to play on the floor with the lineup of Reed Amen Sengun Jabari and KD is where the 9-0 run happened with Reed running some of the offense and ball handling instead of KD or Alpi then got pulled for some BS that the other players were just as bad or worse at🙄
Rockets players dont give Durant the ball as much as they suppose to….looking at the game and the replays they need to understand..
when Durant gets going the game is easier for them ..they just outdere throwing up bricks..give the man the ball…
Boogie is correct. Roster needs to be revamped.
After two games, Alpi and Reed are a combined 33% from the field (21/63) and 20% from 3 (5/20) while remaining unplayable in every defensive context. Meanwhile, Holiday, Tate, and Capella are a sizzling 11% from the field (2/18)
Durant is a disgrace and a toxic immature diva.
Blame everything on Jalen Green and sweep this under the rug.
Zero blame to Ime Udoka who should be helping players, but instead throws them under the bus and drives over them and reverses the bus and drives over them time and again.
So this wasn't Jalen Greens fault?
This is a huge Coaching problem. Why is Alperen Sengun is standing at the 3 point line and catching the ball at the 3 point line. Go down low and physically power post up Ayton.
Rockets need to clean house
Bad coaching
He needs to let Fenny Smith play and the other point guard
Need to consider Reed is pretty much a rookie cause Ime keeps benching him last year too. Would rather have Mchales as coach than this idiot!
Play KD fresh off a knee injury 40 (!) mins and also watch him commit 9 TO!? Bury Reed – your only serious perimeter scorer – to the bench, give those mins to Tari and watch him throw rock after rock!? This is not about Alpi.