The Rockets will face a 16-game losing streak against the Spurs, who have met three times this season and two preseason games, with one win and one loss. In one meeting in the regular season, the Spurs narrowly beat the Rockets by 4 points. In that game, the Rockets lost on the free throws. Half of the 20 free throws were conceded, and a few more could have been won.
After that game, a lot of ** said that the Rockets could continue to mess this season while the Spurs hit the play-in spot. Now more than 20 games have passed, and the situation for the two teams is very different.
The Spurs are currently 3-18, with two wins against the Suns, all but one win against the Rockets, which is at the bottom of the West and tied for second to last in the league along with the Wizards. Coupled with the Pistons at the bottom of the league, the three teams combined, in the past 49 games, only won 1 game, lost 48 games, and the only game was the Wizards' victory over the Pistons, a game in which rookies pecked each other. Currently, the Pistons are on a 19-game losing streak, setting a new team record. The Spurs have lost 16 in a row, tying the all-time record for the club. It can be seen that the two teams are secretly competing, and they both want to compete for the next year's champion sign. It is worth mentioning that the salaries of the head coaches of the two teams rank among the top two in the league, adding up to 158 million, and the result is like this.
Looking at it this way, Udoka's salary of less than 7 million this season is very cost-effective. So far this season, under Udoka's guidance, the Rockets can be said to have been reborn and withdrawn from the ranks of the slumber. If the Spurs lose tomorrow, they will break the franchise record and may rise up to fight. So it may not be easy for the Rockets to win tomorrow. Veteran reporter Fagan also provided an update on the Rockets' injury situation tomorrow: Dillon missed Sunday's training due to illness and is currently doubtful for playing. Ethan took part of Sunday's training session but is currently in doubtful condition due to calf soreness.
In addition, the Rockets recalled Amen Thompson from the Big Vipers and is expected to play in tomorrow's game against the Spurs. Udoka said in an interview: "Our plan is to get Amen back in the rotation and obviously our players are playing well, so we need to find the right playing times and opportunities and we need to adjust our rotation once we're ready to put Amen in the squad." "So, which player will Amen squeeze out playing time?At the same time, Udoka also stressed: "The team wants Amen to continue to do the right thing, like he did before his injury. It's no surprise that Amen has grown as we win, we're trying to develop players. ”
Many fans are a little skeptical when they see this, since they all talk about developing players, what about Whitmore?Whitmore's performance and stats are also good, why only see Amen?In the Vipers' big win over Birmingham yesterday, Whitmore scored a career-high 45 points on 15-of-23 shooting, as well as seven rebounds, three assists and two steals, and scored 18 points in the third quarter. In the last nine games, Whitmore has averaged 26 per game2 points 64 rebounds, 3 assists, 18 steals, shooting 64% from the field, 42 from three-point range9%。He is the player who has averaged the most points per game in the Development League in the last nine games. The only explanation is that Whitmore's defense is not the ...... Udoka likes