On December 27, Beijing time, the Rockets sat at home against the Pacers today, but unfortunately the Rockets' starting lineup did not perform well, especially their scoring guard Jalen Green, who only scored 5 points in a single game, and did not have the temperament of the year's top show at all. The Rockets also lost the game, although in the last few minutes, the Rockets overtook the score with a shot from VanVleet, but the overall strength and performance of the Pacers in this game was still better than the Rockets, especially their starting lineup, which was even more powerful than the Rockets, which was also the fundamental reason for the Rockets' loss.
The Rockets' two-game winning streak ended after the game, and it was their third home loss of the season. However, although the Rockets lost this game, their main center Alperen played another excellent game.
In terms of statistics, Alperen Shenjing played 37 minutes in this game, he shot 11 of 20, eight of nine free throws, and in the whole game, Alperen Shenjing cut 30 points and 16 rebounds, it is worth noting that 7 of the 16 rebounds have frontcourt rebounds, in addition to Shen Jing has 5 assists and 4 steals, although the plus/minus is -8, but Shen Jing has done his best, especially his offensive end to beat the Pacers' star center Myles Turner.
This game is also the second consecutive game of Shen Jing to cut more than 30 points, the previous game The Rockets narrowly defeated the Pelicans, Shen Jing scored 37 points to set a new career high, and the 30 points in this game once again proved that Shen Jing is the first core of the Rockets.
In fact, Shen Jing and Jalen Green, Jabari Smith Jr., and Tari Eason have been secretly competing for who is the future leader of the Rockets. But after this battle, we know that Shen Jing's performance is much better than Jabari Smith and Jalen Green, although Ethan's performance is good, but Ethan has always been a substitute for the Rockets, and he is not capable of competing with Alperen Shen Jing for the time being.
In this game, Alperen Shenjing played one of his masterpieces this season, the 21-year-old broke out for the second time in a row, although the Rockets finally regrettably lost to the Indiana Pacers, but Shenjing once again proved that the Rockets lost this game with his excellent data, but he did not lose, indeed Shenjing has done his best, but some teammates of the Rockets he really can't take it.
Looking at Jalen Green's game, an embarrassing five-point performance disappointed everyone again, and now Jalen Green can't even keep the starting position, let alone compete with Shen Jing for the position of the future core. It can only be said that Udoka still has confidence in Jalen Green, and it is a miracle that he has not adjusted him out of the starting lineup, but after this game, will Udoka take action against Jalen Green?We also look forward to change.