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[POST GAME THREAD] Rockets close out the preseason taking the night off and letting the Magic cruise to a 116-86 victory



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WE HAD TO SPOT THE LEAGUE ONE BECAUSE 82-0 WOULD BE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO THE NBA

WEMBY BOUT TO CATCH THESE HANDS. STAY TIPPIN TIL FRIDAY.

by nonetimeaccount

43 Comments

  1. ST012Mi

    #TARI EASON! IMY šŸ„²

    Onto the next! We know what we have to work on: Everything.

  2. kewe316

    I blame this loss on Ryan Hollins haircut! šŸ˜

  3. liquidcalories

    Different coach same shit. Can’t have multiple offensive possessions to start the season where guys are arguing over who’s supposed to be doing what.

  4. yooston

    Zach Lowe: itā€™s time for jalen green to show us if he has it!

    Jalen: 2/10 on opening night

  5. Toowice

    Whole team gotta go hit the gym and get some shots up. Canā€™t shoot for shit lol. Oh well, letā€™s hope itā€™s only up from here!

  6. Few_Mulberry5372

    That was about as bad of a start possible barring a season ending injury

  7. samspeachcakes

    Everyone chill. Itā€™s game one of many. Weā€™ll adjust and grow and gel. Give it some time.

  8. plutosbigbro

    That was rough, Magic looked like they had better talent 1-15. They played great defense and looked locked in. Tough loss considering we were down 3 in the 3rd and loss by 30

  9. H-TownDown

    I should have played Mario Wonder instead of watching this game.

  10. Acceptable_Ganache51

    Go ahead and downvote idc but Jalen will get benched at some point this season, you canā€™t live with this 3 out of every 4 games

  11. criisb13

    What an embarrassment. Jalen is supposed to be an elite scorer and he was just meh after all the off-season hype and training with Durant and Booker. Really hope they turn it around, Iā€™ll be watching regardless.

  12. Original_Series_717

    The Astros lost so I thought I’d check out the Rockets – boy was that a mistake, I’ll check back in a few years lmao

  13. KDs_FakeAccount

    First 5 games are going to be preseason+. Letā€™s get it back Friday

  14. willymoose8

    we just could not beat them in the half court. Turnovers killed us

  15. Remember how we looked great preseason, and terrible here? We weren’t world beaters then, and we aren’t worse than last year now.

    We’re gonna struggle, but things will get better. Don’t sweat it.

  16. DonotJaywalk

    I still have much hope. But tbh this is the magic and we lost by 30, it’s disappointing to say the least

  17. Crazykid1o1

    Sengun was doing well in the first quarter. What happened?

  18. AutographedSnorkel

    Welp, at least OKC won’t be getting the Rockets pick next year…

  19. The same team that had chemistry and flow during the preseason just chucked it all out the window and got bodied. There needs to be a fire lit under everyone’s asses to clean it up and be competitive.

  20. WalyGisnep

    Nothing says accountability and defense like getting out rebounded by 25.

  21. _Sparrows

    What did poor Calvin Murphy do to deserve this !!!

    Also Vanessa why were you bringing up jokes about Ryan ending another players career that was so awkward, we cringed.

    On to the actual game, eh. Weā€™re a work in progress. We know this. Chin up and look to the future.

  22. Honestly they didn’t look like the same team from the pre-season. They played completely differently. A problem I can see all year is they can’t shoot the 3 at all. They all want to drive, but you run into a good defensive team that can defend and you’ve got literally nothing else. They need more plays setup for midrange jump shots.

  23. generativePI

    It’s a new team with a new coach. Everyone knew we would start slow. Let’s see how we look in Feb.

    35 wins would be a successful year

  24. kevtheproblem

    Tough watch but it’s gonna take time to undo 2+ years of bad basketball under Silas and getting used to Udoka’s system. It took the Celtics two months to get used to it and that was a veteran team.

  25. IDontCareForCats

    Weā€™re all very bummed out but at the end of the day, it canā€™t possibly get any worse than this. These guys are NBA players, or at least I think they are. TBD.

  26. This team isnā€™t good enough yet to live and die with the result of each game. Disappointing debut, but better days ahead.

  27. DerrickMcChicken

    One game yall no biggie. Was disappointed with Jabari tonight and many others lol, but theyll bounce back

  28. bkiantx

    Jalen didn’t look competitive. I think that worries me the most.

  29. dpatel211

    I honestly hope that was a reality check for them because man that is just inexcusable for a season debut.

  30. redditcommentguy

    Out rebounded by the magic 56-31. That is unbelievable. Most of it was by their guards as well

    Ingles, Gary Harris, and cole Anthony all had 4+ rebounds off the bench as guards. Cole Anthony had 8!

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