Game Thread 2025-26 GAME #12 - BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 14, 2025 - 5:00 PM - KUNP - BLAZERVISION (3 Viewers)

[Rastapopoulos]

Sengun took the leap over the Summer for Turkey (where he outclassed Jokic) and he's killing it

 

[B-Roy]

How many standstill threes have been hit by both teams this game?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

How the fuck does Durant have 20 already? He scores so effortlessly

 

[Mrvioletowl]

Keep driving Deni!
It's so weird, I remember watching his dad play for Red Star, back home. We've come full circle.

 

[AldoTrapani]

I have never seen a team so bad at defensive rebounding lol

 

[julius]

I think Toumani might have rim checked himself there.

 

[Chris Craig]

Playing like idiots

 

[julius]

They're being outplayed by Houston on a lot of the regular type of plays.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Haha defensive rebounding is crazy bad

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Well that was disappointing

 

[Chris Craig]

I have never seen a team so bad at defensive rebounding lol

Not that we are bad at it. Just playing like fools.

 

[Cugel]

Didn’t finish that well at all

 

[Chris Craig]

Well that was disappointing

Very

We were there and then we just got goofy

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Deni really doesn't look himself. And Toumani is gunshy on offense - afraid to dribble.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Rockets are among the best at offensive rebounding. We need to sharpen up and pay attention. Too much falling asleep.

 

[Chris Craig]

Rockets are among the best at offensive rebounding. We need to sharpen up and pay attention. Too much falling asleep.

We need to secure the damn ball and be careful and thoughtful on passes.

 

[PCmor7]

The last two minutes of that half was about as bad as the Blazers could play.

Shaedon coming off a great game, has a good 1Q and then lays an egg and looks willing to play defense but without the understanding of how to do it.

Again, getting destroyed on 50/50 balls. Missing a third of our FTs isn't helping.

Anyone wants to know what my gripes are with Clingan, again, it's playing like he has grease on his hands and losing balls he has to a combination of getting outmuscled by smaller players and panicking. I don't need him to score. I do need him to control rebounds he has. We can't play 20 seconds of great defense, force a miss, GET the rebound and then lose the ball because Clingan either isn't strong enough or his head is somewhere else and then we give up an easy shot.

 

[Chris Craig]

The last two minutes of that half was about as bad as the Blazers could play.

Shaedon coming off a great game, has a good 1Q and then lays an egg and looks willing to play defense but without the understanding of how to do it.

Again, getting destroyed on 50/50 balls. Missing a third of our FTs isn't helping.

Anyone wants to know what my gripes are with Clingan, again, it's playing like he has grease on his hands and losing balls he has to a combination of getting outmuscled by smaller players and panicking. I don't need him to score. I do need him to control rebounds he has. We can't play 20 seconds of great defense, force a miss, GET the rebound and then lose the ball because Clingan either isn't strong enough or his head is somewhere else and then we give up an easy shot.

Not just Clingan though. It's Deni and Jrue too. It's been several guys just not securing the ball on the rebounds, throwing shotty passes, and throwing up weak FT attempts.

 

[dviss1]

DUNK THE BALL SHAE!!!

 

[B-Roy]

Why is Clingan guarding the fucking perimeter

 

[SlyPokerDog]

7 quick 3pt'ers and we're right back in this.

 

[B-Roy]

What the fuck is Donovan doing

 

[Rastapopoulos]

If you want to check the Remix score... don't. Rasheer Fleming is kicking our ass, and Yang is struggling.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Starting to really hate Josh Okogie

 

[DUB]

In a weird quirk Australia is playing soccer against Venezuela in Houston right now.

Given how the Trail Blazers are going I’ve switched the TV over to the soccer, and pulled up the basketball on the laptop.

I reckon the basketball has a bigger crowd than the soccer.

 

[PCmor7]

Not just Clingan though. It's Deni and Jrue too. It's been several guys just not securing the ball on the rebounds, throwing shotty passes, and throwing up weak FT attempts.

Absolutely. That's absolutely true. The difference is that Deni and Jrue aren't there primarily to clear the rebounds and they can make up for it in other areas. For Clingan, it's his thing. But you are right he's not the only one failing in that regard. That we can bring up issues with rebounding and Jerami not being one of the three guys we mention is kind of a problem.

 

[B-Roy]

Can someone please explain to my why our center is guarding the perimeter and not their center????

 

[dviss1]

Can someone please explain to my why our center is guarding the perimeter and not their center????

Coaching.

 

[kjironman1]

What’s the chance the continue to make a game of this.

 

[Cugel]

Turnovers are the difference