Thank you 2023 On the morning of December 30, Beijing time, the Rockets lost at home to the 76ers, who were absent from Embiid. In fact, the Rockets played very well this game, VanVleet and Jalen Green both scored 30+, and the team's three-point shooting rate reached 46%, but why did they still lose?It's because the interior defense is too poor, allowing Maxey to hit the basket again and again to score, and Shen Jing's defense is useless.
This is already an old problem for Team Rocket. Shin Kyung is not known for his defense, and with the absence of Jabari Smith Jr. in this game, no one can help him in the interior defense. The Rockets really need to strengthen their interior line.
The Rockets are not without good opportunities to strengthen, but it is a pity that the lack of vision and courage of the management has led to today's embarrassing situation. In the offseason, they signed Landale for 8 million, but this buddy spent a vacation recuperating from an injury, and when he arrived at the Rockets, it was like he couldn't play, and now he has almost become a water cooler manager. This can also be seen how poor the management's vision of selecting people is. There is also Biyombo, although he is only 2.06 meters tall, but his arm span has reached an astonishing 2.39 meters, and he grabbed 26 rebounds against the Cavaliers in the playoffs, and he is a proper top interior blue-collar. As a result, the Rockets did not shoot. Now Biyombo is having a smooth ride with the Grizzlies, averaging 25 minutes per game and scoring 12 blocks, ranked 25th in the league, what a good inside gate?
Now, the Rockets' management is a bit hungry and is starting to think about veterans and is said to want to sign Millsap. Big brother, Millsap will be 39 years old in February next year, and he was not known for protecting the rim in his prime, so I really don't know what the management of the Rockets is thinkingIf you don't strengthen the inside line, I'm afraid the playoffs will really be out of play!