Kelly Iko

And Kelly Eco, our, I don't know, roving regional beat reporter who covers Memphis and Houston, somehow has to cover these exhausting games every single night. Kelly, I hope you're okay. I hope you're getting plenty of sleep. What happened with that timeout, man?

So Jaron Jackson gets the foul call. He hits the two free throws. And the Grizzlies hold on. But, you know... S and I, we're watching this game and we're chatting in our group chat. And we're saying, are they going to do this again? Are they going to have another chance to maybe take the lead, win the game, just not run a play? S, you dug up some numbers on what they've been doing in clutch time.

So Jaron Jackson gets the foul call. He hits the two free throws. And the Grizzlies hold on. But, you know... S and I, we're watching this game and we're chatting in our group chat. And we're saying, are they going to do this again? Are they going to have another chance to maybe take the lead, win the game, just not run a play? S, you dug up some numbers on what they've been doing in clutch time.

So Jaron Jackson gets the foul call. He hits the two free throws. And the Grizzlies hold on. But, you know... S and I, we're watching this game and we're chatting in our group chat. And we're saying, are they going to do this again? Are they going to have another chance to maybe take the lead, win the game, just not run a play? S, you dug up some numbers on what they've been doing in clutch time.

By the way, just before we get to the numbers here, if the Grizzlies lost that game, that would have been the first time I think an actual protest would have worked post-game. You know what I mean? I think it would have actually been successful.

By the way, just before we get to the numbers here, if the Grizzlies lost that game, that would have been the first time I think an actual protest would have worked post-game. You know what I mean? I think it would have actually been successful.

By the way, just before we get to the numbers here, if the Grizzlies lost that game, that would have been the first time I think an actual protest would have worked post-game. You know what I mean? I think it would have actually been successful.

That's crazy. Okay. So let's break down this Rockets offense, especially in the fourth quarter. They've been struggling this season. Kelly, we talked about it a couple of weeks ago when they played Memphis before. And if you look at the numbers, 18th and clutch offense, 26 and fourth quarter points, 26 and fourth quarter offense minus two point nine net rating in the fourth quarter. They lost.

That's crazy. Okay. So let's break down this Rockets offense, especially in the fourth quarter. They've been struggling this season. Kelly, we talked about it a couple of weeks ago when they played Memphis before. And if you look at the numbers, 18th and clutch offense, 26 and fourth quarter points, 26 and fourth quarter offense minus two point nine net rating in the fourth quarter. They lost.

That's crazy. Okay. So let's break down this Rockets offense, especially in the fourth quarter. They've been struggling this season. Kelly, we talked about it a couple of weeks ago when they played Memphis before. And if you look at the numbers, 18th and clutch offense, 26 and fourth quarter points, 26 and fourth quarter offense minus two point nine net rating in the fourth quarter. They lost.

They went on a 15 to one run. The Grizzlies did in the fourth quarter of this one. What is it about Houston's offense that makes them stagnate like this in the fourth quarter in clutch situation?

They went on a 15 to one run. The Grizzlies did in the fourth quarter of this one. What is it about Houston's offense that makes them stagnate like this in the fourth quarter in clutch situation?

They went on a 15 to one run. The Grizzlies did in the fourth quarter of this one. What is it about Houston's offense that makes them stagnate like this in the fourth quarter in clutch situation?

Yeah, missing their all-star, right? Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, missing their all-star, right? Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, missing their all-star, right? Yeah. Yeah.

let me ask you because we've talked about this not to cut you off but it it does rely a lot on beat the guy in front of you even off the ball right and that works because they have athletes but in the games when you play as hard and with the pace they play i mean you know i mentioned this because like you they start the fourth quarter and i mean it's just a full court sprint every single possession and you know they don't they're not committing fouls

let me ask you because we've talked about this not to cut you off but it it does rely a lot on beat the guy in front of you even off the ball right and that works because they have athletes but in the games when you play as hard and with the pace they play i mean you know i mentioned this because like you they start the fourth quarter and i mean it's just a full court sprint every single possession and you know they don't they're not committing fouls

let me ask you because we've talked about this not to cut you off but it it does rely a lot on beat the guy in front of you even off the ball right and that works because they have athletes but in the games when you play as hard and with the pace they play i mean you know i mentioned this because like you they start the fourth quarter and i mean it's just a full court sprint every single possession and you know they don't they're not committing fouls

all that often, actually, in some of these stretches. So it's not like they get a lot of rest. And I wonder, like, is some of this running out of gas and not being able to do the things that they're able to do athletically, you know, in the game?