On December 13, Beijing time, at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow, the Houston Rockets will challenge the Hawks on the road. Trae Young and Rockets veteran Clint Capela are the Eagles' internal and external cores, and the Rockets will look fierce in tomorrow's game. After all, the strength of the Rockets is not good, coupled with the Hawks last season to enter the Eastern Conference Finals, although the defeat to the Bucks, but the Eagles are definitely the big dark horse in the East last season.
Look at the Rockets' injury list, in the previous Rockets' loss to the Grizzlies, many of Hugh City's tough players were injured or failed for various reasons. In the next game against the Hawks, there have been some minor changes in the Rockets' injury situation and the players' appearances, so let's take a look. In the previous game, Jaylen Green, Porter Jr. and House Jr. were absent due to injury, and the next game was against the Hawks, and the Rockets' three outside players were still unable to play.
Previously, Rockets head coach Silas said that the main point guard Porter Jr. and the main shooting guard Jaylen Green did not have a return schedule, and House had an ankle injury and still did not seem to have recovered. The good news is that Gordon, who did not play in the rockets' previous injury (rotation), will officially return in the next game, and he should become the rockets' starting point guard again, leading the young players to challenge the Eagles.
Let's look at the Rockets' "non-injury attrition" situation. Point guard John Wall will still not play, although wall and the Rockets more than 10 days ago had a discussion to play again, but failed to reach an agreement, which means that the former will continue to be absent until the two sides reach an agreement. There are also two Rockets rookies, losing rookie point guard Daishin Knicks and 23 rookie big forward Garuba in the first round, who will not play for the Rockets in the next game, and the two of them are still developing the league to play for the Vipers.
Garuba returned from injury and trained with the Rockets, but did not appear in the Rockets' game against the Grizzlies, and was once again sent by the Rockets to the Development League to find a feeling. Overall, the Rockets played against the Hawks, with a total of six players unable to play, House, Green, and Porter Jr. were unable to play due to injury, Wall was automatically sidelined, and Garruba and the Knicks continued to play in the development league.
The comeback of Eric Gordon, who averaged 14.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, was the only bright spot in the Rockets' lineup against the Hawks, and his defense of Trae Young also directly determined whether the Rockets could win this away game. And the Rockets' shooters Matthews and Brooks' shooting percentage on the outside is also related to the outcome of this game. In addition, Wood against the Rockets' veteran Capela, whether he can take the beautiful data on Capela's head also affects the victory or defeat of the Rockets, after all, as the rocket team's scoring king, the rocket team needs Wood to stand up and output firepower, as long as the rocket team does a good job of defense and shoots empty three-pointers, it is not impossible to defeat the Eagles.