Alperen Sengun despite the loss vs Nuggets: 32 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 42 MIN
Alperen Sengun 32 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 4 TOV, 14-26 FG, 0-1 3P, 5-6 FT, 42 MIN
Kevin Durant 25/5/7/1/5, 5 TOV, 8-14 FG, 2-3 3P, 7-8 FT, 43 MIN
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401836806
Why the fuck did udoka draw up a 3 ppint shot for sengun and not kevin fucking durant
I’m guessing the ATO was “get it to KD”. Plan B was apparently chuck up and pray.
IDK if that was the plan, Bari passing too quickly after seeing KD be doubled, Ime not having secondary options with more movement from Reed, Sengun calling for it, KD not moving more to get open, etc.
Hell, saw someone mention pass to Sengun, pass right back to Bari and back screen, and Bari go for the pull-up 3 since Cam Johnson sagged off really hard.
Not having a PG hurts but Ime on offense is also an issue.
The secondary play should have been pass back to Bari for him to shoot. Maybe it’s hindsight, but Bari was the most open besides Sengun.
He didn’t. They stopped durant and somebody had to take the shot.
I think they were scared of Denver fouling and making them shoot 2 FTs but Denver fans are saying Adelman never makes them foul in that situation so idk
He wanted to win so hard today. Love to see more of them battling it out.
And a game winner taken away by the refs
I mean, the Nuggets had time for a shot with or without that foul. There’s no saying they wouldn’t have made it.
I mean, who knows in that timeline but they missed the shot at the end of regulation lol. Without the tech shot by Murray it’s game over with the jokic miss
the jokic miss
You realize if that foul wouldn’t have been called, that entire sequence would not have been identical, right?
Like, that’s not how life works.
Ya thats why I mentioned the different timeline.. but still, nothing changed, they had the same amount of play clock, And missed the shot to win. If jokic hits that shot then who cares about the foul, but he missed so it’s kinda like… Who cares lol
Well it’s all a moot point either way, because now we have the other footage showing that it was clearly a foul after all.
Also, see the other thread where they’ve now posted clear footage that it was, in fact, a foul
You had the same 2.3 seconds for a shot after that foul and you missed it. Without the BS free throw, the rockets win by 1
For one thing, you understand that it WAS a foul, right?
For two, you understand that in another timeline where that foul had not occurred, things would not have unfolded identically, right? Like, team is gonna draw up a different play down 1 than tied.
You do realize that you drew up a play for a three, right? If that is the play you draw up when the game is tied (where a 2 or 3 wins it), then it is almost definitely going to be the play you would draw up for being down 1 (where a 2 or a 3 wins it). There is not a significant difference at all in how the Rockets would defend the inbound, or the type of shot the nuggets would go for between a 1 and 0 point game.
ANY basket wins the game. It being a 1 or 0 point game doesn’t matter as much as you think it does for the play drawn up.
I mean he literally got a whole 5 more minutes and a literal additional shot at it
Did refs make him fuck that up
He got push in the back on that put back attempt, no call
That was a missed call
Are you agreeing with me he got fucked? I’m confused
Still had a shot to tie
We’re not talking about the last shot, we’re discussing the whole 5 minutes
Spencer Jones fouls Sengun with no call on that last shot. THJ gets a foul call for falling over. Alright dog.
Tim Hardaway got rewarded for not being able to run without falling.
There’s still time to delete this comment.
I think he can do that
He’s been so good this year
Closer to being a superstar then people realize
Then people realize what?
Sometimes tho he can’t find a shot and shit gets ugly. But the rockets went and got KD to fix that
Baby Jokic is now Toddler Jokic
I think its fair to call him at least like Jokic Lite, he makes a great Jokic impression, obviously he can never reach the level of arguably the greatest offensive player of all time lol, but if you close your eyes a little bit you might think its Jokic out there in some possesions
Mans like 23 years old tho. Much room to improve. But they need a star besides KD for that
I know and I mean no one would be more happy than me if my guy was as good as Jokic, but that guy is on another level, 30/12/11 on like idek 73TS%? Imo he is on a different level compared to anyone in the league, then the rest can be ordered 1 way or another
Only to lose to Jokic’s 39/15/10. Im starting to think giant foreign dudes might be good at basketball
Is Sengun the best player on the Rockets?
That’s been the consensus among Rockets fans this season, he’s the best player by quite a margin imo, super valuable to Houston offense even outside the stats, primary ball handler, playmaker, first option, great facilitator. KD will obviously still have incredible shooting nights while Sengun will have rough nights, but overall no doubt he is the best right now.
Sengun is awesome. Durant is Durant. Thompson not ready yet. Sheppard not playable in the postseason.
Houston has a lot of work to do if they want to contend.
Amen has not progressed offensively as hoped. The jumper is still horrific and he’s not a very skilled ball handler either
He’s fast as fuck though. He went right past Cam Johnson a couple times.
I love Sengun but he made this game so much easier for nuggets defence because of his lack of a 3 point shot. Dudes were sagging off him by 8 foot at one point and clogging the paint. Reminded me of triple single Draymond Green
And his basketball iq isn’t either
Iq is one of his strengths lol
Alperen “Jokic Sr” Sengun
Idk what Ime tried with that Last play. Reed should have been there and not Alpi trying a 3.
Jokic lite
Sengun had at least 10 fouls
This dude plays the ugliest basketball I’ve ever seen
You are just a hater
He’s right
Feels like every drive of his could be called an offensive foul.
I can’t even count the number of “Ayyyyyy”s I heard from his goofy ass
Him, Zubac, and Ant are the three that I look forward to listening to.
I can hear Zubac’s drunken Sylvester Stallone “ARRGHHHHUUUUAAAAHHHHAA” and Ant’s “Ayyy ref what the fuck!”