The Rockets fought hard for four quarters on the road and finally defeated the Hawks 132-126, in this game, they were once 19 points behind their opponents, but in the fourth quarter, the team's offensive and defensive ends completely broke out to achieve a reversal. Winning this game once again boosted the morale of the Rockets as a rebuilding team and gave them hope to see it again! After this game, perhaps other teams that want to achieve reinforcement in the middle of the season will have to line up to find a trade with the Rockets, because the team's 3 veterans have played well collectively and fully reflected their own value.
The first is Eric Gordon, the current veteran of the team, who dreamed of returning to the peak of this game, playing 32 minutes, shooting 10 of 16, 5 of 8 from three points, 7 of 9 from the free throw line, bombing 32 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, playing the best game of the season so far, and continuing his excellent state in the past period. As a rocket harden era of meritorious players, Gordon left the city is almost only a matter of time, last season because of injury reasons, his trading market was cold, and this season to maintain health and play such a good performance, there is no doubt that he will get the attention of many playoff teams in the future, as he is more and more outstanding, his trade value will also increase, the Rockets will have a greater initiative in negotiations.
This was followed by 34-year-old Augustine, a veteran shooter who was not abandoned by the team after being traded to the Rockets this season, but became an important member of the team rotation. In this game, Augustine played 23 minutes off the bench, the feel was hot, 7 of 9 shots, 7 of 7 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws contributed to the team's second-highest 22 points, and 2 rebounds and 1 assist gold score, hit a counter-attack in the fourth quarter key moments to surpass 3 points, after which he and Gordon formed the "Xuan Di Lao" and threw 2 3 points and 4 free throws, completely curbing the Eagles' hope of counterattack.
Finally, Nuwaba, who recently regained playing time, in this game, Nuwaba was reused by Silas again, playing 11 minutes off the bench, including 9 minutes in the fourth quarter, and finally he shot 4 of 5, contributing 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, becoming one of the rockets' surprises. Silas praised Nuwaba's performance after the match, saying: "Lately I have been trying to find a playing time for Nuwaba and he has taken his chances in this game. It was hard to restrain Trae Young, but Nuwaba put pressure on him. ”
Gordon, Augustine and Nuwaba are all veterans of this team, and it can even be said that they will not leave the team in the future plan of the Rockets' rebuild, but watching them play such a good performance in the game is obviously a big gain for the Rockets, because it helps them increase the value of the transaction and bring more returns to the Rockets in future transactions. After the game, Silas was very happy with the performance of the whole team, and he smiled and praised the whole team in the interview.
Silas said: "It's a great team win, we can learn from it and continue to improve, obviously it was a very hard game, the players in the team's dressing room were happy with each other, this game had a big impact on the morale of the team and the brotherhood of the players. ”
Indeed, for Silas, taking over this team from last season has been under great pressure, and the previous 15 consecutive defeats have made him face the storm of dismissal, but with his adjustments to the lineup and playing style, this team has once again given people hope, and there is reason to believe that under Silas's tuning, as young players continue to grow and accumulate experience, they can soon return to the playoff stage.