The NBA's new season has passed a quarter of the schedule, and after this period of play, the strength of each team has basically been shown. However, one of the 30 teams in the NBA league has a record like a "roller coaster", and this team is the Rockets we are familiar with. I believe that everyone knows very well that at the beginning of the season, the Rockets experienced a wave of 15 consecutive losses, and the 15-game losing streak is also the longest losing streak of the season.
After losing 15 straight, I think most fans think the Rockets are going to be a bad game this season, and they're going to be the worst team in the league. What we didn't expect, however, was that after a 15-game losing streak, the Rockets took a big turnaround, winning eight of the last 10 games. With this wave of victories, the Rockets' current record has also come to 9 wins and 18 losses, ranking 13th in the West. I believe that many fans will ask, how did the Rockets perform so well in recent times? What exactly did they change? In fact, the answer to this question is very simple, and there are only two reasons for the rocket to change. First: Gordon became the leader of the team. Second: The Rockets' spirit has changed.
Let's start with Gordon. In his last nine games, Gordon has scored 10, 22, 11, 8, 24, 23, 21, 14 and 32 points, averaging 18.3 points per game. In the 9 games that Gordon has played, the Rockets' record is 8 wins and 1 loss, and the completion has taken on the responsibilities that a leader should have. Take the game against the Hawks, which extended their lead to 19 points at one point, and at one point fans thought it was a game without suspense. However, under the leadership of Gordon, the Rockets blasted down 44 points in the final quarter, leading the team to complete a big reversal. I believe that fans who have watched this game will know how hard Gordon fights on the field, when the team is in a scoring dilemma, Gordon stands up to lead the team forward, when the team is going to give up the game, it is Gordon who pulls the team back from the edge of the cliff, and when the team's defense is not good, It is Gordon who wakes up the team with repeated falls. In fact, there is more than one game, you can look back at what Gordon has done in the last 8 games. All in all, Gordon did everything a leader should do, and he woke up his teammates with his own practical actions.
After talking about Gordon, let's talk about the spirit of the Rockets. I believe that everyone must remember at the beginning of the season during the Rockets' 15-game losing streak, what we saw on the Rockets' faces was basically a look of disappointment, and what we saw was the Rockets' expression of not caring about losing. To put it bluntly, during the losing streak, the rocket we simply can't see the motivation for the rocket to fight. On the contrary, the look of the Rockets team has changed in recent times, and they have played very team on the offensive end, and everyone looks at the victory more than the data. On the defensive end, the Rockets worked hard, and they took 120 percent of their strength to deal with every defense. In general, the Rockets now let us see what is the "don't give up, don't give up" sportsmanship, let us understand that as long as we take the NBA seriously, there is no weak team.
I don't know, what do you think of this Rockets team now? I don't know if Rockets fans are very happy with the Rockets' consecutive wins? Anyway, I'm not happy with the Rockets' current record, because the Rockets' current record is not what the Rockets want. To put it bluntly, the Rockets' goal at the beginning of the season was very clear that it was to develop young players and then get a good draft pick to quickly complete the rebuild. However, now that the Rockets' young players have not been cultivated, the Rockets' rising record will also hinder the Rockets' draft picks. So, for the Rockets, we sincerely hope to send Gordon away as soon as possible. Because doing so is good for both sides, sending Gordon for the Rockets not only provides some chips, but also has a guarantee of draft picks. For Gordon, leaving the Rockets can continue to pursue the championship.