The Rockets, who had beaten the Hawks in the previous game, looked in good shape, gordon and Augustine, two veterans, had a good time playing, and David Nuwaba was back in the rotation, but the main reason for all this was that the Rockets had too few players available. The next Rockets away game against the Cavaliers, Houston's 6-7 players can not play, Gordon, Green, Porter Jr., House has injuries in the body to determine that the game does not play, Wall regularly suspended, the Knicks are still playing in the Vipers, and Wood's state is doubtful, and only before the game can he decide whether to play according to the state.
That is to say, even if the core center of the Rockets, Wood, can bring injuries to the team, the Rockets are still a number of main players who cannot play, which is also a "residual" battle. Compared with the Rockets, the Cavaliers are in a better situation, according to NBA reporter Ben Dubos, cavaliers main guard Colin Sexton left knee meniscus tear will not play this game, detective center Evan Mobley, the situation of this game is also in doubt.
It is regrettable that the Rockets' rookie Jaylen Green and the Cavaliers' tandem center Mobley may both miss this game, but the Rockets' Shenjing, Christopher and even garruba, a big forward who has just been recalled from the development league, may appear in this game at the same time, and Shenjing and Christopher are also key players in the Rockets' rotation lineup.
The Cavaliers are clearly in better shape for this game, having beaten the Heat in the previous game and currently in Fourth place in the East — a pretty remarkable position. It should be known that last season's Cavaliers were still one of the weakest teams in the East, and this season the Cavaliers temporarily ranked 4th in the East with a record of 17 wins and 12 losses, even higher than the Heat and 76ers, which are title-winning teams. It has to be said that the Rebuilding of the Cavaliers is currently a great success, but whether it can bring the performance in the regular season to the playoffs is a problem.
Look at the two-team starting prediction given by NBA expert Ben Dubos, the Houston Rockets are expected to start: DJ Augustine, Brooks, Matthews, Tate, Wood (playing doubtfully); the expected Cavaliers starting 5 people are: Garland, O'Corro, Markkanen, Mobley (playing doubtful), Jarret Allen.
If Mobley can play, rockets' single center Wood or ShenJing will face the repeated impact of Cleveland's three towers. However, the Rockets also have their own advantages, and the three outer shooters Augustine, Matthews and Brooks will become the Rockets' ace players.
3 shooters dead bumps 3 towers, is also a focus of the Rockets and Cavaliers in this game. The Rockets killed the Hawks in the previous game with a fierce three-point rain, and this game was against the Cavaliers, who had a great advantage on the inside, and if the three-pointer could be thrown, the Rockets had great hopes of winning.
But the Rockets also have disadvantages, one is whether center Wood can play, and the other is whether the Rockets' three-point shooters can have more than 40% shooting rate as in the previous game. In addition, Gordon does not play due to injury, the Rockets' outside firepower level has declined, and whether Christopher and Nuwaba can replace Gordon's role is also worth paying attention to.