I was able to win the Suns yesterday, but I didn't expect to win. The mouth is open, and I have to scratch two lottery tickets.
* Reasons for winning: The Rockets returned to their home court, the Rockets won more than 60% this season, and at the same time, both the players and the team wanted to fight for the play-offs, after yesterday's big loss to the Pelicans, the coach and the players had to hold their breath to change, but they didn't expect the game to lead by 16 points from the Suns, and the Rockets tied and overtaken, and the plot looked like a cool text.
At the beginning, Allen of the Suns bore the brunt of the throwing and took the lead to lead the Suns over the first quarter by as many as 16 points, and then although Van Jordan + Whitmore helped the Rockets chase closely, the Rockets only trailed by 6 points at the end of the first quarter to maintain the suspense, and then in the second quarter, Durant and Bol Bol have been helping the Suns maintain the lead, but the play of Van Jordan + Green and Amen Shenjing helped the Rockets play a wave of 24-6 attacks, directly overtaking, leading the 5-point advantage to end the first half.
In the second half, the Rockets continued to firepower and maintained their lead, even though the Suns played a 17-5 attack wave under the leadership of Durant in the fourth quarter and approached to only 1 point, but Shen Jing and Xiao Jia's free throws helped the Rockets lock up the win, end the losing streak, and let our domestic fans eat dumplings during the Lantern Festival.
Let's start with the inside, after playing the Pelicans yesterday, he said a lot of Shen Jing's defensive problems, and today in the face of the Suns who lack Nurkic, Shen Jing's interior defense is much better than yesterday, although Bol Bol is defended as Chamberlain, there is still something to be praised.
In this game, Shen Jing played 34 minutes, 6 of 15, 0 of 1 three-pointers, and got a double-double of 17 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block. , grabbed 6 frontcourt rebounds at the same time, and the foul control was also good. At the end of the shootout, Shen Jing didn't pull his hips, 5 of 6 key free throws, and 1 of 2 free throws in the end, I was quite satisfied. However, the problem on the defensive end, it is almost impossible to expect Shen Jing to make changes, if the defensive performance like these two games next season, DNP Shen Jing is also possible, the main current Rockets have no other players to replace Shen Jing's position;
After experiencing the low tide of the Grizzlies and Pelicans at No. 4, Xiao Jia proved his worth in the face of the Suns today. Xiao Jia played a team-high 41 minutes, 6-of-18, 3-of-10 three-pointers, 22 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, second on the team in scoring, and also grabbed 5 frontcourt rebounds.
Xiao Jia's performance in today's game can't be reflected by data alone, Xiao Jia is leading the defense every round, facing Durant and rarely losing position, and he keeps making up defense, assisting defense, and grabbing rebounds throughout the game, basically without any mistakes. On the offensive end, it is still to grasp the open three-point, which also increases the killing of the mid-range, and the shooting rate is a little lower but does enrich the offensive means.
Especially in the last two minutes, when I was biting the score, I saw Shen Jing's mistake and comforted him in the past, isn't this the temperament of a leader, teammates should achieve each other and encourage each other.
Green was DNP again in the fourth quarter, Green played 21 minutes, 5 of 13, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block.
The value of these two Whitmore + Amen offensive and defensive ends is better than Green, and Green's growth route in the second year is also in line with expectations, compared to CC at the same level, the shooting rate is improving this season, and even Edwards in the third year is also a huge improvement, maybe it is the team, but more I believe it is the problem of the players themselves, otherwise the state will not fluctuate so much, a good seedling rookie contract is a big contract, this year is still a contract year, and the next games depend on your performance.
Fan Jordan's performance today Do you think it's worth 40 million? Played 36 minutes in this game, 7 of 15, 6 of 14 three-pointers, got a team-high 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Lao Fan played well in the first half, and the offensive selection and control of the court were good, but in the second half, especially the decisive fourth quarter, the 4 three-pointers were really hurt, and the key free throws given by the Suns did not hit, and Lao Fan did not ask Lao Fan to lead the team to carry the whole court, as long as it was time to give way to the players, give the ball more, and after dismantling 15 blocks, the number of assists obviously went down.
In this game, the Rockets were able to complete a big reversal, and the turning point was the bench lineup in the second quarter, Amen and Whitmore can be said to have directly changed the situation, and then there was a reversal of the team, and Whitmore could also stand up and score points at critical moments to help the team break the wilderness.
Today, the White Devils played 20 minutes, 5 of 11, 2 of 7 three-pointers, 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 turnovers.
But 4 mistakes really hurt Udoka's trust in you, these mistakes are all low-level mistakes, and you still need to stay calm and do what you are good at.
Amen, on the other hand, continued to play the key to the team's victory, playing 33 minutes off the bench, 6-of-11, 0-of-2 three-pointers, 15 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, as well as 5 frontcourt rebounds. Amen has averaged 15 per game in his last five games2 points 102 rebounds and 32 assists and 3 (steals + blocks), and the overall shooting percentage is 607%。The Amen that impressed me the most today is only 201 height cap a 218's Bol jumper, it was almost explosive, and at the same time facing Booker, after Booker landed on the ground for the first time, Booker didn't have time to shoot, and jumped up directly on the second time, this is the top talent! The most important thing is the vitality shown on the court, where you are there, inside rebounding, helping defense, steals can also control the defensive scale in the face of the league's top scorers, cap Durant one, Bol Bol one, how do you let me praise you?
Again, gold always shines, even if you're just a first-year rookie. Today, the Rockets were able to win the game thanks to Booker's sluggish state, who had just reunited with Jenner, with a shooting rate of 7 out of 24, I have to say that Jenner's defense is also very strong! Today, the Warriors won the Hornets and the Lakers won the Spurs, although the Rockets won the Suns, they still had a 5-6 game difference with these two teams, and then the Rockets will play the Thunder and the Suns in doubles, of which the Thunder and the Suns are away from home, and the Rockets are more auspicious!! Rather than not being able to make the play-offs, I hope that Udoka can finalize the core of the team through the remaining games, and the off-season reinforcements will be easy to strengthen around the core, rather than everyone has a chance and can't determine the core position, and there is hesitation to strengthen it.