On December 12, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Rockets challenged the Grizzlies back-to-back. Last time they lost to defending champion Bucks, the Rockets ended a seven-game winning streak and are about to start all over again. Before the game began, the Rockets sent bad news, and the team's backcourt core Gordon suffered another injury and will miss this game.
The Rockets officially updated that Eric Gordon will miss the game due to tight right groin. During the absence of Porter Jr. and Green, the role of veteran Gordon is irreplaceable, although his dribbling is a bit worrying, but the overall performance is still good. He has played 22 times for the team this season, averaging 14.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Don't look at the rocket is in the process of rebuilding, but Gordon has been holding on and has not voluntarily applied to leave.
With Gordon also absent from the game, the Rockets' three major backcourt players all missed the game, Porter Jr. and Green were still trapped by injuries, and Gordon suddenly suffered a groin injury. This time the Rockets have encountered a shortage of employees, depending on whether other players can stand up, such as this year's No. 24 show Christopher, who played well against the Nets, 7 of 7, 4 of 3 points, playing the best game of his career. This time, he will definitely have a lot of playing time, depending on whether he can grasp it.
Watching the team's 3 core players in the backcourt all miss the game, I believe that everyone must think of the team's highest salary Wall for the first time, which may be a good opportunity. Before the start of the season, Wall agreed with the team that he would no longer play for the team and wait for the deal. Unfortunately, he has no value in the trading market, the other day the two sides talked about the topic of playing again, but unfortunately failed to reach an agreement, Wall wants to continue to serve as a starter, but the Rockets are only willing to give him a substitute role. Players with more than $40 million are not used, but they have been letting him sit on the sidelines and watch the ball, which is estimated to be what the Rockets can do. If the next three people can't come back, the Rockets can fully activate Wall.
Don't look at the Rockets are currently only 8 wins and 17 losses, but their recent performances are still very good, with a record of 7 wins and 1 loss, the last game lost to the defending champions, until the last quarter was pulled apart by the opponent. At present, the morale of the Rockets team is still very good, especially some role players, have found their own positions, Matthews, Brooks these can contribute.