In the NBA regular season, the Rockets fought hard at home for 4 quarters, and finally lost to the Thunder 89-101, suffering 13 consecutive losses, and it is difficult to find a win so far in the season, and their only current victory is from the Thunder in the opener. In this game, the Thunder team youngster Dolt burst out to cut 34 points and 8 rebounds, under his leadership, the Thunder team from the beginning of the game to occupy the advantage, 3 quarters to lead the Rockets by 16 points, the fourth quarter to resist the counterattack, and finally sent another defeat to the opponent. Although the Rockets lost again, compared to the previous wave of consecutive losses, the Rockets saw hope from this game, and there were big gains worth the team's joy.
In this game, Porter Jr. did not appear because of a thigh injury, Silas made adjustments to the starting lineup before the game, and said that the leader Jaylen Green will hold the ball more in this game, and obviously, without the presence of Little Potter, Green played more handily, and the state has also improved greatly than before, which is the biggest gain in addition to the Rockets' loss!
Green played 36 minutes, 6 of 14 from the field, 3 of 9 from three-point range, 6 of 6 from the free throw line, and finally contributed a team-high 21 points, with 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 goal, which is arguably Green's best recent performance and shows the potential that should be the core of a future team.
The Rockets saw Porter Jr. and Green as the team's backcourt core development at the beginning of the season, but Porter Jr. struggled to play as expected after he won a large number of possessions. Not only is the offensive end inefficient, but it also fails to play a role in connecting the team's attack at the organizational end, more importantly, when he and Green are on the field at the same time, they are not as tacit as expected, and it can even be said that the existence of Porter Jr. greatly limits Green's play. Because the ball is in the hands of Porter Jr., Green can only play the role of a no-ball shooter. For a young player who has just entered the league, he is not a goalkeeper-turned-defender himself, and it is naturally difficult to play the expected performance without giving him the ball to find the feeling of playing.
In this game, Porter Jr. was absent, the Rockets' ball rotation was actually better, the distribution of shots became more balanced, Green could finally hold the ball more and play his role, and the facts also proved that when Porter Jr. was not present, Green could be activated.
Porter Jr. has always been pinned high hopes on by the Rockets, but despite his poor performance so far in the season, Silas still trusts him, and even gives the outside world the illusion that Porter Jr. is the eye of the list, and Jaylen Green is just a foil, and many fans also call on Silas to remove Porter Jr. from the starting lineup, officially support Jaylen Green, and let him exercise his ability to control the ball with the ball. But Silas didn't do that until Porter Jr. was out of the game due to injury, and he had to make a change. And Jaylen Green also lived up to expectations, the game performed well, once again proved his potential, and for Silas, after seeing green's performance in this game, maybe he should really wake up, put Porter Jr. on the bench to play the role of the sixth person, give him more room to play, and the starting lineup will leave a Jaylen Green, and cultivate Jaylen Green well, which is the future hope of the Rockets.