The Rockets need an easy win tonight but Brooklyn's pressure defense I saw against the Spurs is no joke, especially with our lack of ballhandlers. SEGABABA for them so hopefully less effort but still, Rockets will need to take care of the ball.

Fully agree with this, he was also whipping some kick out passes to the perimeter too, something the Rockets just dont have enough of. His penetration has been a pleasant surprise so far. He just needs to be given that Mike D'Antoni level confidence as a shooter.

3PA Detroit: 39 Houston: 22

BIG SHOT BARI

Really good defensive reaction on Cade after he hit those two threes. Looks to me like Ime is going way more aggressive on stars this year as soon as they look to be heating up it's two to the ball.

Get him outta there

It would really help Reed's career if the ball ever went in the hoop

Classic Tari being dumb but wasnt that after the release? How is that a foul?

Glad that 3 dropped from Reed, his ball movement and paint penetration has been good so far without reward

Detroit has made six 3s and Houston has taken 2 there's that Rockets math rearing it's ugly head again

Jaylen Brown reckons the players don't "benefit from any of the profits from gambling". Get the absolute fuck outta here. He was VP of the NBPA and he got a ludicrous $300m contract at least partially down to gambling revenue which he knows the players share. What the fuck is he talking about?

Reupping!

New blog post about Sengun's big night against OKC. Did we get Senhub? No, we got something else entirely, and it was incredible. www.teaandrockets.com/post/point-s...

I am rewatching Alperen Sengun's game v OKC for a blog post I'm writing and I'm just in awe. What a player.

The NBA had so much money. Owners, execs, agents, players. Even a role player/sometime starter like Eric Gordon has made $187m in his career. They didn't need to get into bed with gambling but as always, greed wins. Money isn't enough when there's more money we could be getting.

Btw Amen is never going to be able to shoot, not even at 32-33%, rip to that dream

I miss them

Get that cop fuck outta here

The poise it takes to deftly throw in a beautiful eurostep when attacking space downhill off the catch in a must score possession is wild

Kevin Durant pulling up to the Rockets practice facility

A YEAR OF EVERYONE SAYING WE HAD TO GET A CLOSER AND THIS MF IS SHITTING HIS PANTS LIVE ON NATIONAL TV

JESUS CHRIST KEVIN DURANT YOU ARE A FUCKING COP YOU ARE A FUCKING PLANT

Stephen Silas left two years ago now but I fear he set the rot in too deep. This team will always be built on a foundation of CTE ball. A MIDAIR BEHIND THE BACK NO LOOK PASS WITH 40 SECONDS TO GO IN OT.

A no look behind the back pass in the air. A NO LOOK BEHIND THE BACK PASS IN THE AIR.

Putting Reed on Shai in isolation

Wtf why is KD selling

Thanks for the timeout to draw up a play

See that's one of those calls where you know the refs are already blowing the whistle before the contact even occurs. Star player going downhill defense collapsing, so fucking pre meditated

Yeah this is the EXACT moment last season when we needed someone like Kevin Durant to come in

CHRIST IS RISEN

Oh it's fine he's Steph Curry now

Reed must be the greatest scrimmage player of all time cause I just don't get it man

Watching KD that half I just got mad all over again the Warriors really were able to add this mfer to a 73 win team. How did we allow this to happen.

I swear they did this all the fucking time last year too

Ok bring me those golden state bums again in May. Let me see them pull up now we have Durant

If Sengun isn't getting fed the ball going downhill in a pick n roll, and this is his post up spacing, how does he score?

Bari has clearly been working with KD - he is driving HARD to the midrange. Hasn't risen up yet, and, well... what comes next after the drive is kind of the thing that makes Durant Durant

Guy who is only following this game via Bluesky: Wow, 2nd quarter and OKC are already up 37

After seeing what Caruso did to NIKOLA JOKIC in the post I promise this ain't it

Without Fred, Sengun is not getting the ability to play off the pick n roll at all. I am very worried about where he gets his touches from. It's a lot of 1v1 back to the basket from the 3pt line stuff.

Tari wanted 100m and he still doesn't know what to do in transition smh

Tari wanted 100m and he is still scared to shoot?

I dunno maybe you can just have a great defense and let KD do everything else he's insane lmao

You can get away with a bad defender (in the RS) if you have the great recovery on the back line just like in that play, but that bad defender better be giving you a lot on offense to make it worth it. Reed better shoot it and shoot it lights out.

Amen looking off Reed is no bueno but damn Tari that pass

Seth Partnow locked in on his Sengun hater watch again I see

Yeah that was very much the 'cool defense but I'm Kevin Durant lol' stuff that is not gonna get old this season

Definitely pushed the pace more last few possessions, need to attack those favourable matchups

Tech issues aside I don't know how you all watch studio shows like this. 30 seconds into the new season "so what storyline are you most looking forward to this season?" Just a bizarrely wide question and none of the 3 guests could figure out whether she meant in the league or just okc/Houston

Gotta be honest it's nice being able to post something like this as a fan and it not have a million bookmarks