The Rockets played back-to-back against the Grizzlies, and Before the game, Gordon missed the game due to tight groin on the right side, which once again led to a shortage of Rockets guard line personnel, and the return time of Porter Jr. and Green was still undecided. In this game, Silas had to optimize the starting lineup, again arranging the twin tower lineup and putting Augustine in the starting lineup.
The actual Rockets have maintained Gordon to play 3 during the winning streak, Matthews with Porter Jr. or Matthews with Brooks, using small advantages to speed up and increase conduction to tear apart opponents. So Silas also put Augustine, who originally had a second lineup, into the starting lineup, and he sent 8 assists in a single game after the last substitute, although he only got 3 points in the whole game, but the passing ability was shown, giving high hopes, but this game was a bit crotched;
I don't know if you have noticed, Nuwaba quietly returned, since the end of November Nuwaba has not appeared, nor have I heard of injury or illness, etc., it is estimated that it is also because of lineup adjustments, but in the 15 consecutive defeats of the Rockets, Nuwaba is an important player in the Rockets' second lineup, but his defense has declined compared to last season, and what is more troublesome is that Nuwaba's three-point shooting rate was only about 8% at that time! This is unacceptable. No matter how strong your defense is, players who can't shoot can't mix with the Rockets, not to mention that Nouaba is still an outside player.
But in the last two games, Nuwaba has not only appeared in the rotational lineup, but also played a total of 12 minutes. Played 5 minutes against the Nets, 0 points, 2 rebounds and 1 foul, and 1 of 3 in 7 minutes against the Bucks, and had 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block and 2 fouls. Now Nowaba can not keep up with the rhythm of the rocket, it is better to give more time to Christopher, the current rocket No. 3 position is indeed lacking, House does not play, the three small can not be ranked now, or can go away to trade, House and the like to change a stable point of the three position belt belt, the rocket that is, the combat power can also go up a layer;
Because Porter Jr., Gordon and Jaylen Green are all injured and can't play, it's Christopher's time, the last three games Christopher has performed very well, the game against the Nets has 18 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, the game lost to the Bucks also has 7 points and 3 rebounds in 13 minutes, and today's game against the Grizzlies he got 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, the last 3 games took 37 points, originally the fifth choice of the Rockets guard line, basically a water dispenser, but he proved himself through the game.
Although Augustine started this game, but at the critical moment of the last quarter, Christopher continued to organize in place of Augustine, which also proved that Christopher gradually won the trust of Silas, according to the current situation, several defenders return time is undecided, Christopher will continue to have the opportunity to play to prove himself;
Shen Jing scored 15+ in two consecutive games, and also gave 6 assists and 3 blocks in this game, and it did not look very uncomfortable to match with Wood on the field, after all, Shen Jing was basically not on the inside line, it was all run on the line, and the ball that was passed back to Wood under the basket was indeed very amazing. In this game, Shin Kyung showed his excellent ball dealer and basketball finishing ability, and his passing and blocking awareness really made people feel that he did not feel like a player who was only 19 years old, and if he could improve his strength a little, then I believe he would definitely become the inner pillar of the future Rockets.
Still the same as yesterday, if you can reduce your own mistakes and fouls it would be better, after all, still young, there is room to grow, compared to Green, I hope that Shen Jing can cultivate, I really have not seen the Rockets have such a flexible interior player for too long.
The good news is that the Rockets' European forward Usman Garubba is now in a better state of injury, and even he has been in training, which means that it may not be long before Garruba can return to the game. I'm afraid that Garupa will not have a chance to come back, after all, now that Shin Kyung and Wood are enough, Theis can't get on it sometimes, I don't know when I garruba will have a chance?