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[image] In Ime Udoka’s three years with the Rockets, Houston has blown 37 FOURTH-QUARTER leads and is already up to 11 this season In Udoka’s only season with the Celtics, Boston blew 18 FOURTH-QUARTER leads When are we going to accept Udoka will never be a good offensive coach?

[video] Happy birthday to Fred VanVleet 🥳

[image] Fred VanVleet said Kevin Durant is a more effortless scorer than OKC’s Shai Giligeous-Alexander “KD changed the way I view everything this year, because it’s like it’s so easy for him. And he really be chilling. Like, he don’t do too much…and he just don’t miss. He don’t miss.”

[image] Kevin Durant called Jabari Smith Jr. the “X-factor” for the Rockets while he’s out with an ankle sprain “(He’s) somebody that can stretch the floor, rebound, block shots, do a little bit of everything well. We missed him out there.”

[video] Blake Griffin thinks the Rockets need to play Reed Sheppard more down the stretch “…I'm a big proponent of playing Reed Sheppard in these stretches — it makes the game easier for them, and it also makes the game easier for KD and Sengun."

[image] Fred VanVleet said a return is still "possible" this season "It’s probably not the smartest thing to do, but I don’t want to rule it out...if I feel good at the end of the year and I feel like I can hoop, and they’re telling me I can hoop…I’m going to want to play, right?"

[image] SI’s @a_duckett thinks Reed Sheppard can “unlock” Houston’s offense if Ime Udoka plays him more “Reed Sheppard is the only guard on the roster that can unlock the Rockets' offense, whether by playmaking or long-range shooting. He can't do that if he's not on the floor.”

[image] Fred VanVleet believes Alperen Sengun is "certainly capable" of being Houston's lead creator "He's certainly capable of it. He's just gotta do it at a high level. You can tell when he's wheeling and dealing, point five basketball, playing quick, making quick decisions."

[image] Amen Thompson is OUT with left quad tendinitis for tomorrow's game against the Kings, per @BinkleyHoops Reed Sheppard could be a candidate to take his spot in the starting lineup

[image] The Rockets were up 18 points at the start of the fourth quarter and BLEW ANOTHER late lead Houston didn’t shoot well down the stretch, but this loss reflects very poorly on Ime Udoka

[image] Jabari Smith Jr. is targeting a March 5 return against the Warriors from his ankle sprain, per head coach Ime Udoka Reed Sheppard will start the next two games in his place 👀

[video] Rockets fans begging Kevin Durant to come back in every time he checks out

[image] REED SHEPPARD TONIGHT 28 PTS 7 3PM (career-high) 3 REB 2 AST 9/21 FG career-night for Sheppard in the win 🙌

[image] Kevin Durant says he expects to play for Team USA in 2028, per @VinceGoodwill 👀 “I didn't say I wasn't playing. LeBron said he wasn't. You didn't hear that from me or Steph.”