After a two-day break, the Rockets went to Los Angeles to challenge the Lakers, the Rockets have not yet won a game on the road, Udoka also announced the return of all players before the game, Van Jordan and Tate were present in this game, so that the Rockets can use the most familiar rotation to end their away losing streak. The Lakers welcomed the return of Vanderbilt (season debut) and Hachimura. The Rockets have ushered in the contribution of players against the Nuggets and the Mavericks in this week, whether it is Jokic of the Nuggets, Murray, or Laveley of the Mavericks, they all returned in the game against the Rockets, and the Rockets directly incarnated as the NBA "Huatuo".
I thought it was a close game, who would have thought that the Rockets only played a good game, the Rockets were still ahead of the Lakers by 5 points at the end of the first quarter, and in the second quarter of the game, the Lakers broke out in a single quarter and scored 35 points, blasting out a 25:2 attack wave to directly stun the Rockets, and in this quarter of the game the Rockets only scored 14 points, and in the second half, even if the Rockets recovered, because the hole dug in the second quarter was too big, they finally lost to the Lakers 97-107, and lost 8 consecutive away games.
Losing to the Mavericks can be said that the superstar is not enough, losing to the Nuggets can say that the players are resting back to back, and the regular lineup played a good game against the Lakers today, and the offensive and defensive ends of the first quarter were very positive, and the impression of the thick eyebrows on the inside line was 0 in 6, and 3 in 9 in a single quarter, and James's desire to attack was not strong, giving me the illusion that the Rockets could end the away losing streak.
I didn't expect the second quarter to give me a big mouth, the Rockets' most proud defense so far this season was directly gone in the second quarter, and there were frequent problems with switching offense and retreating, while the Lakers played extremely quickly, and the Rockets offense was deadlocked, and no one could stand up to break the situation. In the second half, even though the Rockets' score difference was close to about 10 points, the Rockets, who made mistakes, lost frontcourt rebounds, and were thrown into the whistle by the Lakers, still failed to continue this breath and lost the game, which was really the worst game since the beginning of the season.
Today, Shen Jing has no previous demeanor in the face of thick eyebrows, and the data is not bad alone, but the defensive end has not been able to give the corresponding pressure to thick eyebrows, and when thick eyebrows find the state, there is no move at all. Today, Shen Jing played 33 minutes, 8 of 25, 3 of 8 three-pointers, and got 21 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. It's not that Shen Jing can't do it, it's just that Shen Jing still has a long way to go in the face of All-Star level players, if he can beat the thick eyebrows today, Shen Jing can really bid for teachers in the future, but now he has to grow and progress in **.
And today's best performance is Van Jordan, if there is no Van Jordan, the second quarter may only be 4 points for the Rockets, the game has already been spent, Van Jordan himself scored 10 points in the second quarter, and the Rockets scored 14 points for the whole team. In this game, Van Jordan played 39 minutes, 7 of 15, 4 of 7 three-pointers, and scored a team-high 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
Green was on the floor when no one broke the deadlock in the second quarter, and I was expecting you to step up and help stabilize the situation, and it was during your rotation. Green played 32 minutes in the game, shooting 4-of-15 from the field and 1-of-6 from three-point range, finishing with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, as well as 6 turnovers. To be honest, as a rocket terminal there can be 6 turnovers, I didn't expect it, and as soon as I got the ball, I made mistakes, and I was disappointed.
Today's expectation of Zhan Long's alignment did not have the expected spark, Dillon directly incarnated as an "accountant" in the face of James, first memorized the book and then settled the account, Dillon played 33 minutes, 4 of 9, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and got 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. The defensive end was okay against James, but there were a lot of fouls, and he didn't show the kind of ambition that he had after being rebounded by James in the last game. I vaguely remember the interview with Brother Long after the last game, I regretted going to pick up James' ball, saying that there will be no more such problems next time I face the Lakers, and I will be more active and intelligent in defense, I forgot about this game, and I talked and laughed with James on the court, and I am a clown when I co-authored
Xiao Jia, who has been stable for many games, is also a little weak in the face of James today, playing 29 minutes in the whole game, 4 of 7, 0 of 3 three-pointers, and got 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks.
The Rockets' bench performance was led by Holiday with mid-range, shooting, three-point shooting, and defense, which was really good. And Ethan, who seems powerless in the face of James' defense, can spray against Reddish and blow him up on the court. Tate and Jeff Green also didn't have much to look at, which was a test for the team as a whole. In such a fierce competition in the West, the team still needs stability and better performance on the bench to ensure the trend of the game.
It's an ugly game, and I really haven't been able to analyze much of the substance. At the end of this game, the Rockets will rest for three more days, and return to the home court to face the Thunder, the Thunder is really strong this season, even if the Mavericks hit a 30-0 attack wave today, they failed to lead the team to win the Thunder, and the Rockets will see if they can end the three-game losing streak at home. Seeing Udoka's black face today, the group of people in the rocket group is estimated to be guilty in the past few days.
In addition, the Rockets have the least number of games in the league so far, don't worry, the Rockets are about to start a high-intensity schedule of 57 days and 30 games, and this series of games is related to whether the Rockets can impact the play-offs, not to mention anything else, I will be content to win half of them.