On December 12, Beijing time, the Rockets lost to the Grizzlies 106:113 on the road, and suffered two consecutive defeats after seven consecutive wins, which was the first game of the Rockets' three consecutive away games.
In this game, there are multiple players on both teams, the Grizzlies Morant, Jalan Jackson, Clark and Merrill are truces, and the Rockets' Wall, Garupa, House, Potter, Green and Gordon are truces, of which Gordon's suspension has a great impact on the game.
Because of Gordon's suspension, Silas was forced to let Augustine enter the starting lineup, but also put on the two-tower lineup of Theis and Wood, such a lineup made the Rockets' offensive end of the space very constipated, the cooperation and tacit understanding between the players was obviously not enough, resulting in Augustine's role in the offensive end did not play out, only 2 assists were sent in the whole game, but there were 3 mistakes.
The direct impact of Gordon's truce is that the Rockets lack a main offensive point, when Gordon is on the court, whether it is a three-point projection or a breakthrough with the ball, it is the most stable scorer of the Rockets, especially at key moments, the Rockets' dependence on Gordon is very high, Gordon's truce has prompted the Rockets to have one less player who changes the opponent's defensive formation, reducing the Important Offensive Threat of the Rockets, while the Rockets have one less ball digester, and the mainstay of stabilizing the team's offense.
When Gordon was on the goout, the Rockets needed other players to digest the ball, and in the absence of Wood's increase in production, Matthews' efficiency on the offensive end dropped dramatically, and Tate could not digest more of the ball, prompting the Rockets' offense to appear to be very struggling, which was the most obvious reaction during the Rockets' 15-game losing streak, and it was a direct reaction to the poor offensive efficiency of the Rockets' starting lineup.
When Gordon was on the sidelines, the Rockets' scoring stability and continuity at key moments were poor, and they looked for Wood in the final stages, but Wood's limitations were very obvious, facing high-intensity games, high-intensity confrontation, And Wood's efficiency on the offensive end was greatly reduced.
When Gordon is truce, the biggest impact is defense, Augustine is targeted at the defensive end, whether it is Dillon Brooks, or Jones or Bane, holding the ball to break through to play Augustine a hit a quasi, and Augustine in the case of lack of height, strength and loss, often appear Augustine by the opponent a step, need other teammates to supplement and assist in defense, the Grizzlies pass is very in place, a simple sudden pass can easily penetrate the Rockets' defense line.
If Gordon is on the floor, the Rockets' defensive intensity will not be like this, at least Gordon's strength confrontation is excellent, can be positioned against the opposing star guard, and there will be no situation where teammates can supplement and assist in defense.
When Gordon is truce, the first direct feeling is that the rocket's difficulty in developing offense increases, the number of players who digest the ball is reduced, the players who can change the opponent's defensive formation are reduced, the rocket's offensive stability is reduced, and what is not obvious is that the rocket's organization and passing series have dropped significantly, when Tate cannot play the situation on the offensive end, Tate's organizational threat has been greatly reduced, and more importantly, the rocket's defensive formation and defensive rotation discipline have declined by a certain extent, because the intensity of defense has decreased, resulting in easy penetration by opponents The Rockets once used joint defense, but the Grizzlies' outside response ability was too good, prompting the Rockets' defensive formation change to be fruitless.
When a team loses its offensive core and defensive toughman, and this player once served as the core of the offensive organization, when this player is absent, the impact on the Rockets is all-round, and the Rockets lose this game, confirming the importance of Gordon from the side.