The Rockets' home loss to the Suns suffered a two-game losing streak, and this loss to the Suns fully exposed the Rockets' problems on the offensive and defensive ends. Look at the offensive end first, VanVleet and Shen Jing's blocking and dismantling have been thoroughly studied, and they can't play their previous power at all, several balls go around and around without a chance, and when there are only a few seconds left, pass to the outside, or hand it to Jalen Green, often the choice that Green faces at this time is to make a strong shot.
In addition, Shen Jing rushed to the inside line one by one in the low post, and he couldn't see any offensive tactics, and the sense of space on the inside line was not good, once the opponent contracted the inside defense, he could only pray that the outside three-point shot could be made.
On the defensive end, Shen Jing's recent defense is not very good, and the protection of rebounds is not good enough, which has a lot to do with his physical fitness.
One or two, if it's a superstar, can't be prevented at all.
In short, the offensive end of the Rockets is the two-man rotation of Shen Jing and VanVleet, and after the defensive end is not protected by Dillon and Smith Jr., he instantly loses his spirit, and the defense goes down a notch, while Ethan relies more on his own scramble to complete the score.
Amen and Whitmore don't have the full trust of coach Udoka, and these are the problems faced by the Rockets, whether to bring in another consistent scoring point or continue to finish the season like this, and maybe the next wins and losses will tell everyone.