In this game against the Hawks, the Rockets completed a 19-point reversal to make everyone exclaim, as far as the whole game is concerned, the key time node of the Rockets reversal is in the fourth quarter, when Silas put up Augustine + Christopher + Nuwaba + Tate + ShenJing of these few people, from the lineup of the combination, the Rockets These 5-man group has obvious advantages and disadvantages, that is, defense is greater than offense.
Of course, the purpose of Silas to put up such a lineup is also very obvious, is to limit the Hawks' offense, to know that in the first three quarters of the game, the Hawks scored more than 30 points in each quarter, in the face of strong offensive firepower, when the players could not respond, the team naturally fell into a passive, and Silas in the fourth quarter of the lineup not only achieved obvious results, but also got an unexpected surprise, the fourth quarter of the rocket successfully limited the opponent's score to less than 30 points, only let the Hawks get 25 points, The Rockets blasted down 44 points on the offensive end, reversing 19 points in a quarter.
The Rockets' offensive explosion in the fourth quarter benefited from the team's veteran Augustine, who personally scored 16 points on 5 of 7 in a single quarter, which is the biggest contributor to the Rockets' reversal in the final quarter, but in addition to Augustine, there is also a one-man outbreak that cannot be ignored, and he signed a 3-year 15 million contract in the offseason this year, Nuwaba, the team's defensive tough guy. At the beginning of the season, Nouaba was still a point of trust for Cyras, expecting him to be able to contribute to the team on the defensive end, but during the 15-game losing streak, the Rockets' offense had a big problem, and Nuwaba himself was a player who defended more than the offense, which also forced Silas to make changes to the rotation, during the team's 7 consecutive wins, his first 6 games were abandoned, but as the team's offense improved, he has been activated into the team rotation for 4 consecutive games.
However, in the previous 3 games, Nouaba did not impress, but in the game against the Hawks, the fourth quarter can reverse him is indispensable, the whole game played 11 minutes, shooting 4 of 5, 2 of 3 points, 2 of 3 points, 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, of which his personal plus-minus reached +17, the whole team is second only to Augustine. In the game can be seen that he actively scrambled for rebounds, launched a quick defensive counterattack, and struggled to limit the Hawks' core Trae Young, Nuwaba gave people a feeling of dreaming back to last season. Know that if he hadn't been actively fighting for rebounds, if he hadn't hit two key three-pointers, the Rockets might not have reversed success. Cyrus specifically mentioned Nuwaba in a post-match interview: "It's hard to limit Trae Young, but Nuwaba put pressure on him. "Positive for Nuwaba's performance, and added that he has been trying to find playing time for Nuwaba.
And against the Eagles, Nuwaba is also living up to expectations, with practical actions to prove that he can still contribute to the team, the interview is to talk about the past he did not have a stable playing time, Nuwaba said: "This is all about being a professional player, you have to be ready, teammates have always made me ready, this is what I do." "As a veteran, Nuwaba maintains a very professional attitude.