Alperen Sengun Hits CLUTCH Shots & Darius Garland CHOKES As Houston Rockets Win Ugly Vs Cavaliers

Alperen Sengun Hits CLUTCH Shots & Darius Garland CHOKES As Houston Rockets Win Ugly Vs Cavaliers

The Houston Rockets survived an utter choke-fest with a thrilling 109-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers with key missed free throws from Darius Garland, Fred VanVleet’s clutch performance, and Alperen Sengun’s decisive free throws, showcasing resilience and skill in a nail-biting finish.

Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) is joined by weekly cohost and NBA Draft enthusiast Madison Moore (@MadManLeaks) to discuss the dynamic contributions from the Rockets bench, including Cam Whitmore and Tari Eason, who injected energy and maintained momentum. The episode also examines Jalen Green’s recent struggles and Dillon Brooks’ defensive challenges, offering insights into potential lineup adjustments by Ime Udoka.

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27 comments

  2. I hope the young players learn from this experience – they looked like they’ve given up towards the end of the Cavs 19-0 run. If not for Fred who stuck at it. You can see their energy obviously picked back up after those two threes.

  5. Ime hold Alperen over a period even team ahead 8 points and produce nothing he dosent put Alperen on game ……but god and team refuse to lose that game …..really weak decision from coach….

  6. I thought the fix was in when they reversed the call on the foul on Thompson. The explanation stated that his left hand made a clean contact with the ball, but it's like they didn't even look at Mitchell's right hand which was fouling as he rode Amen down the court. All I can say is: Ball Don't Lie

  7. Madison needs to chill with that narrative on Dillion. He’s the backbone of the rockets. He the one doing the dirty because he knows how to get away with it. He knows mental part of ball regardless of how you like it. On top of that he’s been very consistent on offense. Because in the playoffs we’re gonna need him like it or not

  8. Not worried about Jalen, he was engaged on defense and made a nice defensive stop late in the 4th quarter, that's a winning play. I'll take winning plays in the 4th quarter of a close game all day.

  10. Loved Jalen's stop on Mitchell (or Garland?) near the end of the game. He's definitely an underrated 1 v 1 defender, especially against quick guards. He did a decent job on Ja too when they played. I'm impressed overall with his development on that end of the floor, both in terms of understanding as well as engagement/aggression.

  11. I don’t know if y’all noticed, but Jalen doesn’t do well when he goes to the basket gets hammered and gets no whistle. He has zero free, throw attempts, even though he went to the basket several times and got hit.

  14. Someone lost a huge Vegas bet, the refs were not able to control the outcome of this game, despite their best efforts. Some ref is going to end up in a trunk.

  16. Fred…..6 Turnovers , Jalen…..3 (not 5) ……I'm still trying to figure out what Fred doing. Jalen hit an finger roll on 2 players for the Cavaliers. Next Rockets offensive play Fred drive to the basket (turnover) instead ofgoing back to Jalen

  17. People talk about star power but they have something most other teams don't have as good as the Rockets. Depth. So many guys can be impactful on this roster and that's gonna help them be consistent. Fun watch too

  25. Yeah I won’t lie when Tari fouled I turned it off, came back to see what the review said, turned it off again once they called a flagrant lmao. Then I got the ESPN notification

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