Alperen Sengun & Kevin Durant DOMINATE As Rockets Beat Grizzlies, Amen Thompson’s Playmaking LEAP
Alperen Sengun & Kevin Durant DOMINATE As Rockets Beat Grizzlies, Amen Thompson’s Playmaking LEAP
Houston Rockets hold off Memphis Grizzlies behind Kevin Durant and Alperen Şengün’s star power. With each scoring 33 points, can this duo become unstoppable in the Western Conference playoff race?
Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) breaks down the Rockets’ gritty 108-99 victory, spotlighting Durant’s clutch late-game shooting and Şengün’s near-perfect efficiency in the paint. The conversation covers Amen Thompson’s career-high 14 assists, the frantic game pace, and persistent struggles from role players like Tari Eason and Reed Sheppard. Key topics include Houston’s defensive lineups, bench depth concerns, and how the evolving point guard situation could shape postseason ambitions. The Rockets remain just one game back from the No. 2 seed—could this be the turning point for their season?
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27 Comments
I love this new play.. Amen reading the court maybe not like a point guard but a leading guard , K.D. getting sneaky on the court and Alpi getting on beast mode. This is again fun to watch Rockets
Alpi is still the franchise player, but Durant should always be the main gunner. Amen Tari and Jabari will just benefit from their gravity. That's it, thats the formula. Win the rebound, hit open shots, YEAH houston is a slow phased team but come on, nobody will out rebound and will beat them in a slow phase, physical best of 7 if they will just stick with the basic formula.
Adding to this, if they will just treat every team like this ( low seed teams) they should be the number 1 in the west right now 😂
Amen's passes were crisp.
Seems like Rockets start off slow. Then 2nd have decide to play defense.
Playmaking should switch between Amen & Alpi
Before the transfer window closes, it's absolutely essential to get rid of the garbage-time players who have no NBA-level potential and never will, and to urgently trade a guard and one more backup center; anything anyone has said otherwise in the last two years is a complete lie!
Welcome back Alpi ✌️
Where is Reed? 2/11 and 0/7 is pathetic for someone is there only to shoot properly. He should thank to Alpi for his perfect game because his ass is saved to be blamed for a lose.
Thanks Jackson. This was a great game.
Sengun defense is trash
Last year's Rockets used to overwhelm opponents with superior bench play. Remember Amen and Tari coming off the bench and wreak havoc on defense? The other team didn't know what hit them while the terror twins got turnovers and transition buckets. This year's Rockets don't have that edge anymore.
👏🏾CONGRATS!
*Rockets win, Rockets WIN!!
#🫵🏾Who's-NEXT?!
#The-BALL-doesn't-LIE!
🚀🏀💥💯
hlf uwon2
🎯 01/28/26, ROCKETS vs. SPURS:
I'm BURNING on this…
*Your true FANS recognize real and/or fake basketball!
*It's simply pathetic and a crying shame when a player can stay on the court and can't defend his own shadow!
*WHY, teams ignore the obvious?
*Explain to me, why teams allow them (poor defenders) OFF THE HOOK?
*Every team should ALWAYS take advantage of a team's poor defender, (especially multiple).
*I say, if teams allow a known poor defender to score (40-pts), somebody's expected to score (41-pts) against him!
*Note: Who should the Rockets target from the Spurs…?
#Huh, what say you?!
#The-BALL-doesn't-LIE!
🚀🏀💥💯👏🏾
hlf uwon2
Just bring CP as a veteran PG. Just in case you know. But keep this team together 🙂
You love to bash KD turnovers but don’t give the same energy to Alpi on his turnovers. He was the reason they was hanging around.
I love how you said "frantic" pace of play. I often feel like the role players shoot up their threes like they're buzzer beaters. They launch them up so fast with no form. Reed and Jabari particularly. Tari seems to take his time and clearly he's a more reliable shooter.
Nice win! Alpi, Tari and Amen were great. Reed and Bari were no shows. I can't wait for the game when everyone hits at once. Alpi's spinning drive with the hard dunk finish was as sick a move as you will see. Love it!!
Side note, I got my tickets for the game on Gametime and got to the game early enough to get me a Steven Adams and Reed bobble head!
You just had to give Amen some time and let him figure it out…
About this game for alpy it was the most efficient game of his career. It won't be always like that but when it does when rockets win life is good.
Tari doing really positive things but same time his game just so chaotic. If his game IQ increase then i will safely say he deserve to be a starter %100.
KD , sometimes misses sometimes not but probably most consistent rockets player. 37yo just doing great so far.
Jabari , i keep losing faith in him. I don't hate the guy buy if you watch the games people scoring way too easy on him. Defence not there shots missing.. He has to do better because he dont deserve to be starter with this performance.
Amen doing fine. Very hard worker. Playing 40+mins every game is not easy.
Reed , most unconsistent player of rockets. His passing so bad. He still dont know how to pass the ball to alpy. He gets the ball shoots and if miss thats just liability. Because in defence he is the weak chain. Addition to that if you cant shoot or pass whats the point of having you? Thats the chance fvv injured and he gets times. Last 2 games he made 1 of 14 – 3 pts shots. Hope he gets better and reduce that ' confident shots'.
Do you think we can bring Spencer Dinwiddie to join the team as veteran?
his ankle is finally back you can see how fluid he looks let’s just pray it doesn’t get reaggravated at all
I got falshbacks to Fred finding Alp on the seal offs last season. But anyway, Alp had a message for everyone: To his teammates, move withotu the ball give me space I will find you. To NBA, I am an All Star. Aaand to Houston fans, stfu!
Thanks Jackson , Always unbiased and good takes. I like your and Frank's pods the most. Except the red head set guy weekly visitor. I don't hate him though.
The role players will bounce back against the spurs watch wat i tell yall
Hey Jackson, just wanted to help the channel with a comment. I think Jae'Sean Tate is turbo ass, and I can't stand watching him struggle to play basketball for us out there. He's one of those professional players that gives LA fitness hoopers hope that they could make the league.
We should sign bol bol as a back up big man and he's a offensive threat he a be a low risk signing