The Rockets double forwards are 1-4, 8-14, and 1 has a poor comeback record!
After losing to the Nets, the Houston Rockets will host the Lakers in tomorrow's game. It's a crucial battle that can't be missed, as they've been looking forward to making the playoffs.
The Rockets and the Lakers are both competing for a season ticket, the Rockets are currently eleventh in the East, the Lakers are ninth in the West, and the Lakers have surpassed the Rockets by two games, as long as the Rockets can win the Lakers, the distance between the two teams will be shortened again, but if the Rockets lose to the Los Angeles Lakers, then sorry, the Lakers have far surpassed the Rockets.
With more than 30 rounds to go, combined with the current results, and the importance the NBA places on them, it will be difficult for them to squeeze the Lakers out of the playoffs. The next round also has good news for the Rockets, according to Rockets coach Yudoka, Jabari Smith Jr., as the team's No. 1 power forward, is still undergoing daily checks, however, the 20-year-old power forward will return for the Rockets in a crucial battle against the Lakers tomorrow.
In fact, the Rockets started the season very well, and at that time, only Amen Thompson could still stay healthy. But now it's different, Rocket Eason has missed more than 10 times, and another power forward, Smith, has also missed 3 times, and during this time, the Rockets have really won a lot and lost a lot, and the results are not good.
To go deeper, without Smith, the Rockets lost 1-4 in 5 games, and after Tari Eason was absent, the Rockets lost 14 of 22 games, how much of a role can Tari Eason and Smith play? With this information, he will be able to obtain more evidence. The statistics can't be faked, although the Rockets now have Whitmore, Jeff Green, Tate, Reggie, Bullock and other forwards, who can fill their vacancies, but their performance is far inferior to Xiao Jia, such as Smith, such as Ethan. So it's normal for the Rockets to win more and lose less.
Smith is the Rockets' best three-point shooter and best three-point shooter, Tari Eason can play forward as well as the restricted area, he has strong rebounding and he has a high three-point shooting percentage. Without two shooters, it would be difficult for the Rockets to win, even against less powerful teams such as Portland and the Nets, and if the Rockets had Eason or Smith, they would not have lost so badly. So Smith's return is good news for us, and we hope that Ethan can come back as soon as possible, because the Rockets are really short of these two guys.