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On Friday, 23 veterans and prospects from the WWE roster learned that the company no longer needed their services. While the release after the WrestleMania season caught many fans by surprise, as the company refreshes storylines, they also refresh the roster. And pay cuts in the spring have become an annual event.

However, in recent years, there has been a second round of releases towards the end of the year. Although it looks like this set of cuts has been finalized, unfortunately these 10 WWE stars may be a part of more releases later this year.

Austin theory

Austin Theory really needs to hope that this effort goes further with The Vision. He has received several opportunities in the company, including a big push a few years ago that led to a victory over John Cena at WrestleMania.

Although he is currently one half of the World Tag Team Champions, this new version of his character has not gained much traction, and serves as the main damage taker for the faction. If The Vision doesn’t make serious momentum over the next six months, Theory could top the next roster cut list.

wendy chu

Wendy Chu has been in the WWE system for seven years. She is the longest performing player who has not reached the main roster. Currently, she holds the top women’s title at Evolve, but it is the lowest level in the WWE system. After going through some character changes, Chu should be making some big waves in Evolvable, as a release in 2026 is a real possibility.

Fraxiom

The tag duo of Axiom and Nathan Fraser is very talented. They were the anchors of NXT throughout 2024 and will go down as one of the brand’s greatest tag teams. Still, the main roster remains a place where tag teams disappear.

So far, this duo has been doomed on SmackDown as WWE creative can’t figure out how to showcase their tag division. Because Fraxiom creates so much buzz in the ring, both of them are in danger of taking a pay cut at the end of the year.

shinsuke nakamura

Shinsuke Nakamura will go down as the greatest Japanese-born performer in WWE history. However, he has squandered the opportunity to push them into the main event for a longer period of time on several occasions. At 46, his best days are behind him. To make matters worse, his role on SmackDown last year has been very limited.

It feels like it’s only a matter of time before the WWE legend decides that he’s getting paid too much money despite how little he gets used to it.

creed brothers

There was a lot of hype about the Creed Brothers during their time in NXT. There was speculation that both could be future main eventers on the main roster. However, when he was promoted fans quickly discovered that his personality did not match his impressive skills in the ring.

When Chad Gable gets unmasked as the OG El Grande Americano, if the reborn version of American Made doesn’t gain popularity over the summer, Creed’s days in WWE may be over.

bronson reed

Bronson Reed showed in 2025 that he can become a major player in WWE. However, in the past year, he has also proven that he is having trouble staying healthy. Let’s not forget, this is his second innings in the company after being released in 2021. Nevertheless, he has suffered two major injuries since rejoining WWE in 2022.

Zoey Starks had similar talent and brilliance, but she also suffered several major injuries during her tenure. She was one of 23 cuts this week as she nears the end of her recovery from torn knee ligaments.

ivy blue

Ivy Nile is a rock-solid performer with a unique look. However, like his faction mates, the Creed Brothers, he lacks personality. There was an opportunity for WWE creative to create a long-term tag team with him and Maxxin Dupree. However, they took the latter in a different direction.

With NXT bringing out new female talent all the time, Niles needs to gain some momentum if she hopes to keep her spot for the rest of the year.

The Miz

Miz continues to prove why he is valuable and is willing to do whatever the company needs. However, change is inevitable, and after 20 years in WWE, it puts him in the target of roster cuts.

Making his situation even more difficult, Ethan Page was called to Raw this week. The NXT star is, in many ways, a younger and perhaps more cost-effective version of The Miz. Although it’s unlikely this year, The Miz should still have some concerns regarding his future in WWE.

jesse mateo

Jessie Mateo is a talented wrestler and has proven this during her stints in Lucha Underground and NJPW. However, he has been considered a henchman of MFT since he joined the company last year. It would be in his best interest to break away from the team and showcase his talents as a solo act. Because right now, they are easily placed in a position to change lines.

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休士頓火箭隊在周二的第二場比賽中以 101-94 輸給洛杉磯湖人隊，進攻表現平淡無奇。儘管凱文杜蘭特回歸，但伊梅烏多卡的球隊未能連續第二場得分突破 100 分，系列賽以 0-2 落後。

當被問及火箭隊的不足之處時，烏多卡指出火箭隊無法投籃。

“[Shooting] 三分球29投7中，二次機會20投8中，命中率40% [overall]，這還不夠好，」他說。「籃板上留下了太多的分數，要么是近距離上籃，要么是空位開球三分。只是投籃不夠好，三分命中率為 24%。 」

烏多卡的回應引發了人們對他在輸球期間只讓里德謝潑德上場 10 分鐘的決定的質疑。儘管他的球隊投籃表現不佳，但他表示他沒有考慮給謝潑德更多的上場時間。

「不，我認為我們防守得足夠好，而且憑藉我們的陣容，我們變小了，並改變了很多動作。所以我堅持了下來。將他們控制在101就足夠了。我們只是沒有得分，」烏多卡說。

在休士頓輸掉第一場比賽的比賽中，謝潑德上場36分鐘，20投6中，三分球14投5中。他在第二場比賽初期繼續表現不佳，前四次投籃均失手。

儘管火箭隊在第二場比賽中進攻陷入困境，但伊梅·烏多卡還是讓里德·謝潑德坐在替補席上

儘管如此，這位三年級後衛在常規賽中的三分球命中率仍遙遙領先火箭隊，每百回合出手 13.4 次，命中率高達 39.4%。週二，休士頓迫切需要另一名外線射手。下半場烏多卡的球隊三分球12投2中，只拿下43分。

烏多卡選擇與塔里·伊森（Tari Eason）、喬什·奧科吉（Josh Okogie）和傑肖恩·塔特（Jae’Sean Tate）等更強大的防守者並肩作戰。考慮到這位火箭隊教練的過往記錄，他傾向於防守的身份並不奇怪。然而，休士頓在比賽後期的進攻掙扎一直是整個賽季不斷增長的故事情節。

例行賽期間，火箭隊的關鍵進攻效率排名第20。在季後賽前兩場對陣缺少盧卡·東契奇和奧斯汀·裡維斯的湖人隊的比賽中，他們的投籃命中率為 39.0%，三分命中率為 29.0%。

“說實話，我們只是投籃不進，”杜蘭特在第二場比賽結束後說道，“我們投籃不好。我們的投籃很好。我們錯過了很多上籃。我只是認為這就是比賽的不同之處。他們投籃了。他們投籃了。” [Marcus] 史馬特是今天為他投籃的人，肯納德也是……所以我們必須切斷他們的水源，但我們也必須積極地投籃。 」

在週二比賽的大部分時間裡，謝潑德都坐在替補席上，杜蘭特在面對不斷的包夾和周圍空間有限的情況下表現得很掙扎。這位37歲的球員失誤了9次，追平了季後賽生涯新高。

杜蘭特表示，儘管洛杉磯隊對他進行了包夾，但他需要更具侵略性。

「他們從控球一開始就開始包夾我，夥計。我想我必須更好地在我揮球時不讓我的隊友處於不利的位置，」他說。 「有時我可以擊敗雙打，下坡，讓他們的投籃更容易一些。我可以投籃。有兩到三個人在我身邊，如果我投籃，我們可以獲得進攻籃板。所以我試著傳球。我試著做出正確的選擇 [read] 有時會揮動球，但我覺得我必須投更多的球，讓我的隊友處於更好的位置。

但我覺得我們仍然對它有一些很好的看法。 24% 來自三、40 [percent] 來自外地。投籃對我們來說是一個艱難的夜晚，他們投籃命中率很高。他們的後場合計得分 48 分，命中 8 個三分球。然後睿 [Hachimura] 你知道，他自己投進了三個三分球，所以很難。但我必須更加積極地尋求得分。無論包夾來自哪裡，無論是誰包夾，很多時候我都覺得自己可以投籃過掉那些傢伙。 」

當火箭隊週三返回主場進行第三場比賽時，烏多卡和杜蘭特將繼續在進攻端尋找答案。

The Houston Rockets’ Monday night contest against the Washington Wizards proved to be much tougher than anticipated, especially as the Wizards were deliberately looking to lose games to gain better lottery odds. The Rockets won by only five points, 123–118, and they suffered an early exit from Amen Thompson, who left after about four minutes in the fourth quarter due to an ankle injury.

Houston’s depth was already quite shaky, and Thompson’s early departure made things worse for the team. But when a man goes down, there’s an opportunity for someone to step up, and that’s exactly what Reed Shepard did.

Shepard did not have good shooting nights; He went 7-18 from the field and just 4-11 from beyond the arc. But the Rockets made up for it with their disruptive ability on defense, playmaking and stat sheet-stuffing tactics.

He swiped the ball six times on the night, blocked two shots, recorded 10 dimes and pulled in seven boards and in doing so, he became the fourth sophomore in NBA history to average at least 15 points, five rebounds, 10 assists, five steals and two blocks in a single game, joining Larry Bird, Alvin Robertson and Alexander Volkov as the only ones to do so, according to StatMuse.

Reed Shepard is impressing Rockets brass

The Rockets’ competitive identity is built on grit and defense, and Shepard appears to be the antithesis of such an identity, as he plays with a more free-flowing style and steals numbers despite not being the most dominant on defense. But Shepard is stepping up on that end of the floor, and it will be important for him to earn more minutes under head coach Ime Udoka.

With Thompson facing a potential multi-game absence due to ankle trouble, Shepard could be in for a strong finish to the 2025-26 campaign.

本周的《Monday Night Raw》似乎为 WWE 派别 The Vision 受到诅咒的观点提供了更多证据。

首先，帮助创建并领导该团体的塞斯·罗林斯 (Seth Rollins) 在 10 月份因肩伤倒下，这迫使他在很长一段时间内缺席比赛。这就是为什么他被他带入的人——布朗·布雷克和布朗森·里德——令人震惊地从这个团体中跳了出来。

然后在过去的几周里，该派系逐渐衰落。首先，Breakker 在本月初遭遇了严重的疝气，然后在本周的 WWE Raw 中，里德撕裂了他的二头肌。两者也将缺席数月。可以提出一个理由来结束该派系并继续前进，但如果保罗·海曼试图通过用新成员重新启动愿景来继续下去怎么办？

考虑到这一点，让我们看看“神谕者”可以加入该团队的七位 WWE 明星，其中还包括洛根·保罗和奥斯汀·西里。

寻找巴洛尔

毫无疑问，芬·巴洛尔 (Finn Balor) 本周末不会在密室铁笼淘汰赛中击败 CM Punk 夺得重量级冠军。尽管如此，他仍然感觉离开审判日的面包屑正在铺好。虽然大多数人认为他会在长时间的跟风后重回光明，但如果海曼决定支持他作为愿景的新老将领袖怎么办？

巴洛尔在对抗派系方面有着悠久的历史，如果说有谁值得在职业生涯后期得到巨大的推动，那就是爱尔兰人。

或费米

如果还不是很明显的话，WWE 对奥巴·费米的才华非常看重。为什么不呢？他在作为 NXT 冠军的第一场比赛中表现出色，并且是一个完整的组合，并且仍在变得更好。海曼经常将自己与有能力获得晋升的人才联系在一起。费米非常适合这个模式。

此外，如果他在 Wrestlemania 42 的一场比赛中再次背叛布洛克·莱斯纳 (Brock Lesnar)，支持费米作为公司的新面孔和 The Vision 的领导者，那将是多么令人惊奇的事情呢？

赛斯·罗林斯

当里德和布雷克在十月份攻击罗林斯时，海曼显然措手不及。但他是一名幸存者，并与新品种而不是受伤的传奇人物保持一致。然而，如果WWE再给作为The Vision领袖的罗林斯一次机会呢？

有传言称他可以及时回归参加摔跤狂热大赛。没有人会期待重聚，因为大多数人认为罗林斯回归后会瞄准海曼。然而，这将使WWE能够重新启动他们有长期计划的故事情节。最难的部分是解释罗林斯如何原谅海曼。

卡里恩·克罗斯

在一次新的采访中，前 WWE 明星、现任 MLW 冠军卡里昂·克罗斯 (Karrion Kross) 被保罗·海曼 (Paul Heyman) 发来的短信打断。去年合同到期后，这位 WWE 校友并不想离开公司。但促销活动的领导层却选择了不同的方向。

因此，他在海曼的支持下回归加入 The Vision 肯定会让很多人感到惊讶，但也会安抚那些希望公司重新签下他并在 2025 年为这位前 NXT 冠军带来巨大推动力的粉丝。

冈瑟

由于只剩下保罗和理论，《愿景》已经没有什么吸引力了。如果公司想让团队继续生存下去，就急需一位具有统治力、不可否认的超级巨星来带头。前两届重量级冠军、职业杀手冈瑟登场。

这位奥地利人会立即让这个团体再次成为一件大事，设定有趣的未来故事情节，他与保罗的合作将会很有趣。这也是有道理的。通过扼杀 WWE 传奇人物的职业生涯，冈瑟显然对公司需要发展的方向有一个愿景，并且从志同道合的人那里获得帮助似乎是合乎逻辑的。

丽芙·摩根 & 多米尼克·密斯特里​​奥

回到芬·巴洛尔和审判日日益增长的分裂观念，大多数人认为爱尔兰人将是离开该团体的人。然而，如果多米尼克·密斯特里​​奥和丽芙·摩根看到明显的变革之风并选择加入新的潮流呢？

没有人会预见到它的到来，但两者都非常适合保罗和理论，并且让海曼监督它会增加一定程度的重要性。 WWE 也看到了 Mysterio 的大事，因此让他加入该组织将是朝着这个方向迈出的一步。增加一位精英女明星让The Vision重新符合派系中拥有女子摔跤手的趋势。

神秘客和摩根在今年晚些时候与罗林斯和林奇的不和可能会很有趣。

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本週的《Monday Night Raw》似乎為 WWE 派別 The Vision 受到詛咒的觀點提供了更多證據。

首先，幫助創建並領導該團體的塞斯羅林斯 (Seth Rollins) 在 10 月因肩傷倒下，這迫使他在很長一段時間內缺席比賽。這就是為什麼他被他帶入的人——布朗·布雷克和布朗森·里德——令人震驚地從這個團體中跳了出來。

然後在過去的幾周里，該派系逐漸衰落。首先，Breakker 在本月初遭遇了嚴重的疝氣，然後在本週的 WWE Raw 中，里德撕裂了他的二頭肌。兩者也將缺席數月。可以提出一個理由來結束該派係並繼續前進，但如果保羅海曼試圖透過用新成員重新啟動願景來繼續下去怎麼辦？

考慮到這一點，讓我們看看七名“The Oracle”可以加入該團隊的 WWE 明星，其中還包括洛根·保羅 (Logan Paul) 和奧斯汀·理論 (Austin Theory)。

芬·巴洛爾

毫無疑問，芬·巴洛爾 (Finn Balor) 不會在本週末的密室鐵籠淘汰賽中擊敗 CM Punk 奪得重量級冠軍。儘管如此，他仍然感覺到離開審判日的麵包屑正在鋪好。雖然大多數人認為他會在長時間的跟風後重迴光明，但如果海曼決定支持他作為願景的新老將領袖呢？

巴洛爾在對抗派系方面有著悠久的歷史，如果有人值得在職業生涯後期得到巨大的推動，那就是愛爾蘭人。

奧巴·費米

如果還不是很明顯的話，WWE 對奧巴費米的才華非常重視。為什麼不呢？他在作為 NXT 冠軍的第一場比賽中表現出色，並且是一個完整的組合，並且仍在變得更好。海曼經常將自己與有能力獲得晉升的人才聯繫在一起。費米非常適合這個模式。

此外，如果他在 Wrestlemania 42 的一場比賽中再次背叛布洛克·萊斯納 (Brock Lesnar)，支持費米作為公司的新面孔和 The Vision 的領導者，那將是多麼令人驚奇的事情呢？

賽斯羅林斯

當里德和布雷克在十月攻擊羅林斯時，海曼顯然措手不及。但他是一名倖存者，並與新品種而不是受傷的傳奇人物保持一致。然而，如果WWE再給身為The Vision領袖的羅林斯一次機會呢？

有傳言稱他可以及時回歸參加摔角狂熱大賽。沒有人會期待重聚，因為大多數人認為羅林斯回歸後會瞄準海曼。然而，這將使WWE能夠重新啟動他們有長期計劃的故事情節。最困難的部分是解釋羅林斯如何原諒海曼。

卡里恩·克羅斯

在一次新的採訪中，前 WWE 明星、現任 MLW 冠軍卡里恩·克羅斯 (Karrion Kross) 被保羅·海曼 (Paul Heyman) 發來的短信打斷。去年合約到期後，這位 WWE 校友並不想離開公司。但促銷活動的領導階層卻選擇了不同的方向。

因此，他在海曼的支持下回歸加入 The Vision 肯定會讓很多人感到驚訝，但也會安撫那些希望公司重新簽下他並在 2025 年為這位前 NXT 冠軍帶來巨大推動力的粉絲。

岡瑟

由於只剩下保羅和理論，《願景》已經沒有什麼吸引力了。如果公司想讓團隊繼續生存下去，就急需一位具有統治力、不可否認的超級巨星來帶頭。前兩屆重量級冠軍、職業殺手岡瑟登場。

這位奧地利人會立即讓這個團體再次成為一件大事，設定有趣的未來故事情節，他與保羅的合作將會很有趣。這也是有道理的。透過扼殺 WWE 傳奇人物的職業生涯，岡瑟顯然對公司需要發展的方向有一個願景，並且從志同道合的人那裡獲得幫助似乎是合乎邏輯的。

麗芙摩根 & 多明尼克密斯特里奧

回到芬·巴洛爾和審判日日益增長的分裂觀念，大多數人認為愛爾蘭人將是離開該團體的人。然而，如果多米尼克·密斯特里​​奧和麗芙·摩根看到明顯的變革之風並選擇加入新的潮流呢？

沒有人會預見到它的到來，但兩者都非常適合保羅和理論，並且讓海曼監督它會增加一定程度的重要性。 WWE 也看到了 Mysterio 的大事，因此讓他加入該組織將是朝著這個方向邁出的一步。增加一位精英女明星讓The Vision重新符合派系中擁有女子摔角手的趨勢。

神秘客和摩根在今年晚些時候與羅林斯和林奇的不和可能會很有趣。

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The Houston Rockets have been up and down recently, picking up two wins over opponents this week following their collapse against the New York Knicks over the weekend. During Wednesday’s win over the Sacramento Kings, Rockets guard Reed Shepard scored 28 points and hit seven three-pointers in the win.

After the game, according to Matt Young of the Houston Chronicle, Shepard was 100% honest about how he thinks the three-ball could be even more of a weapon for Houston moving forward.

“I think there’s always room for more 3s, but I like to shoot 3s, so that’s who I am,” Shepard said. “The more we play with pace and continue to get into the paint, teams have to make decisions whether to fan out or try to stay in gaps, and if they do that, it leaves us open to shoot more 3s.”

Shepard said that “…it’s going to change every night because teams’ defenses are different, but if we can keep the pace and get into the paint, there’s definitely going to be more open 3s.”

The Rockets have several sharpshooters on the roster, led by Shepard, who is making more than 39 percent of his shots from beyond the arc this season.

While the free agent signing of Dorian Finney-Smith is starting to look like a failure, Terry Eason is continuing to spray the long ball effectively, and Kevin Durant certainly remains a perennial threat from long range.

Houston’s offense has slowed down a bit after a strong start to the season, but they still have enough firepower to be a dangerous opponent for anyone come playoff time.

The Rockets next take the field on Wednesday evening against the hot Orlando Magic on the road for a tough back-to-back battle. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm ET.

周三晚上，休斯顿火箭队以 128-97 令人信服地战胜了死气沉沉的萨克拉门托国王队，尽管阿门·汤普森因股四头肌受伤而缺席了当晚，这在很大程度上要归功于阿尔佩伦·森贡的统治级表现，这位土耳其球星创下了本赛季的第三次三双。但汤普森的缺席也为里德谢泼德进入首发阵容铺平了道路。

在主教练伊梅·乌多卡眼中，谢泼德还没有完全确立自己作为不可或缺的球员的地位。他在防守上有相当大的缺点，这限制了他在防守第一的火箭体系中的优势，但他在夜晚的出色投篮使他成为球队的一个无价的X因素。

周三，谢泼德充分利用了他罕见的首发机会，当晚在三分线外 16 次出手 7 次三分球，拿下全场最高的 28 分。火箭队主教练伊梅·乌多卡 评论谢泼德的表现 赛后并透露了这位才华横溢的二年级生的正确选择。

“侵略性，寻找投篮机会。事实是他得到了 12 分 [shots] 上半场告诉你所有你需要知道的，”乌多卡在 X 上通过太空城家庭网络说道。“总体来说干得很好。也打出了正确的比赛。”

制作Udoka后 #火箭队 128-97战胜国王 #全火 @休斯顿火箭队 明天下午 6 点在 SCHN 和 SCHN+ 上于奥兰多回归 pic.twitter.com/XFMbBLibMx

— 太空城家庭网络 (@SpaceCityHN) 2026 年 2 月 26 日

在弗雷德·范弗利特缺席的情况下，里德·谢泼德在火箭队中占据重要地位

范弗利特的出现会让谢泼德在火箭队中的表现更加缓慢。然而，范弗利特在赛季开始前前十字韧带撕裂导致赛季报销，这迫使谢泼德开始上场比赛，他经历了一些起伏，这在年轻后卫中很常见，他们仍在学习如何成为联盟的组织核心。

无论如何，谢泼德在他开始的比赛中都做出了贡献。在七场首发中，他场均贡献15.9分、3.7个篮板和4.9次助攻，并有2.1次抢断。

週三晚上，休士頓火箭隊以 128-97 令人信服地戰勝了死氣沉沉的薩克拉門托國王隊，儘管阿門湯普森因股四頭肌受傷而缺席了當晚，這在很大程度上要歸功於阿爾佩倫森貢的統治級表現，這位土耳其球星創下了本賽季的第三次三雙。但湯普森的缺席也為里德謝潑德進入先發陣容鋪平了道路。

在總教練伊梅·烏多卡眼中，謝潑德還沒有完全確立自己作為不可或缺的球員的地位。他在防守上有相當大的缺點，這限制了他在防守第一的火箭體系中的優勢，但他在夜晚的出色投籃使他成為球隊的一個無價的X因素。

週三，謝潑德充分利用了他罕見的首發機會，當晚在三分線外 16 次出手 7 次三分球，拿下全場最高的 28 分。火箭隊總教練伊梅·烏多卡 評論謝潑德的表現 賽後並透露了這位才華橫溢的二年級生的正確選擇。

「侵略性，尋找投籃機會。事實是他得到了 12 分 [shots] 上半場告訴你所有你需要知道的，」烏多卡在 X 上透過太空城家庭網路說道。「總體來說乾得很好。也打出了正確的比賽。 」

伊梅·烏多卡之後 #火箭隊 128-97戰勝國王 #全火 @休士頓火箭隊 明天下午 6 點在 SCHN 和 SCHN+ 上於奧蘭多回歸 pic.twitter.com/XFMbBLibMx

— 太空城家庭網路 (@SpaceCityHN) 2026 年 2 月 26 日

在弗雷德·範弗利特缺席的情況下，里德·謝潑德在火箭隊中佔據重要地位

範弗利特的出現會讓謝潑德在火箭隊的表現更加緩慢。然而，範弗利特在賽季開始前前十字韌帶撕裂導致賽季報銷，這迫使謝潑德開始上場比賽，他經歷了一些起伏，這在年輕後衛中很常見，他們仍在學習如何成為聯盟的組織核心。

無論如何，謝潑德在他開始的比賽中都做出​​了貢獻。在七場先發中，他場均貢獻15.9分、3.7個籃板和4.9次助攻，並有2.1次抄截。

The Minnesota Timberwolves were without one of their key players against the Philadelphia 76ers at Target Center on Sunday, as running back Naz Reed was out with a shoulder injury.

Reid has been out in recent weeks, and sitting out against the 76ers was a big blow for the Timberwolves, who are looking for their fourth consecutive win.

It is unclear when Reid suffered the shoulder injury. He finished Friday’s 122-111 win against the Dallas Mavericks with 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 30 minutes off the bench.

The 26-year-old Reed has a strong case to win his second Sixth Man of the Year trophy, as he has career averages of 14.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals.

He signed a five-year extension worth $125 million in the offseason.

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch has often praised Reed’s work ethic, which has helped him remain competitive in recent years.

“I don’t remember the exact timing, but it was definitely within the first window of the season. I would say he’s started to really, really rebound at a high level and make a lot of those types of plays. Get out and run, rebound, just play with more activity. That’s what’s really gotten him going offensively,” Finch said in a report by Timberwolves reporter Liam Willerup.

In addition to Reed, Minnesota also battled Philadelphia without Rudy Gobert, who served a one-game suspension.

Jon Beringer, Ayo Dosunmu and Terrence Shannon Jr. have earned additional minutes without Reed and Gobert.

It is still unclear how long Reid will be out.

The Houston Rockets are suffering a significant identity crisis after several disappointing losses to teams they were expected to beat. This struggle has sparked debate regarding the team’s floor leadership, with many fans and analysts calling for Reed Shepard to be included in the starting lineup. Supporters of the move argue that the Rockets lack a traditional floor general to organize their attack in high-pressure moments. However, head coach Ime Udoka has been steadfast in his refusal to bench Amen Thompson in favor of the newcomer.

Udoka made it clear that no such seismic change is on the horizon, primarily because the team prioritizes a strong defensive identity. While Thompson is considered one of the league’s premier defenders, Shepard has yet to make significant progress on that end of the floor to justify a starting role in Udoka’s system.

This lack of late-game organization was on full display during a narrow 108–106 loss against the Knicks, where even Kevin Durant’s 30-point effort was not enough to secure the win. This collapse has highlighted the same inconsistencies that have plagued Houston all year.

After the game, Udoka expressed his disappointment with the backcourt’s execution. According to Kelly Echo on X, the head coach noted that the ball stopped moving because the team leaned too heavily on the separation play.

Udoka commented that it was a familiar story of losing games this way, saying, “The ball stopped moving, started falling apart too much. Same story – we’ve lost a lot of games like this. I’m telling Amen and Reed to be more demonstrative and get us into our sets; this is not the time to freestyle. Turnovers hurt, but bad offense is just as bad.”

The pressure on these young guards has increased even more after the Rockets decided to stand down at the trade deadline. Despite the glaring gaps in perimeter shooting, the front office has essentially tasked its current roster with fixing these issues internally. It focuses extensively on Reed Shepard, who is currently going through a difficult period of shooting.

If the Rockets really want to stop the freestyling that Udoka has criticized, they will have to strike a balance between developing their young shooters and making sure they are on the floor when the game is on the line.

西雅圖海鷹隊在 NFL 季后賽分區輪中主場迎戰舊金山 49 人隊，賈蘭·里德確保比賽氣氛高度緊張。在95.7 The Game發布的視頻中，海鷹隊的防守鏟球並沒有掩飾他的感受。

“首先，我們得到了一支我們不喜歡的球隊。就我個人而言，我不喜歡他們的任何事情。我們不會做太多的談話。我們知道什麼是利害攸關的。他們知道什麼是利害攸關的。”

海鷹隊防守截鋒賈蘭·里德 (Jarran Reed) 為周六的比賽增添了趣味 😤 pic.twitter.com/GhPbJomyAz

— 95.7 遊戲 (@957thegame) 2026 年 1 月 13 日

“首先，我們得到了一支我們不喜歡的球隊，我個人不喜歡他們，但你知道，只要有機會再次攻擊他們。我們不會做太多的談話，你知道，我們讓我們過去的談話，但我們知道什麼是利害攸關的，他們知道什麼是利害攸關的，你知道，這是要走出他們的防線，你知道迎面擊中，一對一，馬諾對馬諾。”

這些話落地是因為過去已經說話了。兩支球隊在本賽季早些時候交鋒，海鷹隊在當晚以 13-3 獲勝，這場比賽至今仍讓 49 人隊心痛不已。

海鷹隊以 14 勝 3 負的成績贏得了這個主場，鎖定了 NFC 的頭號种子，並以七連勝進入季后賽。那次跑動是建立在防守的基礎上的。里德就站在它的中心。在對陣 49 人隊的比賽中，他完成了 1 次擒殺、1 次擒抱和 2 次四分衛擊球。這些數字看起來並不大。他們的影響是。內部壓力破壞了計時。它迫使我們匆忙投擲。它為隊友打開了通道以關閉。

海鷹隊、49 人隊和充滿緊張氣氛的夜晚

這場比賽不僅僅是競爭的又一個篇章。這是對身份的考驗。 49 人隊帶著天賦和緊迫感到來。布洛克·珀迪指揮進攻。克里斯蒂安·麥卡弗里仍然能夠突破防守。然而海鷹隊知道流明球場內等待著什麼。人群將會咆哮。壓力會上升。

賈蘭·里德的話並不是垃圾話。它們提醒我們此時此刻的要求。兩隊都知道其中的利害關係。兩支球隊都想要控制權。海鷹隊相信他們的防守和主場。

在體育場的燈光下，這場競爭將再次變得沉重。一支球隊一直在追逐超級碗。另一個走開。那麼，當墊子爆裂、噪音增大時，誰真正擁有這個夜晚？