On December 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Rockets lost 89-124 to the Cavaliers. In this game, due to the lack of multiple main players, the Rockets were played early, and at one point even fell behind by as many as 45 points. But even in such a fiasco, the Rockets still have a little gain, that is, substitute center Shen Jing.
Shen Jing came off the bench for 28 minutes and scored a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds on 7-of-14 shooting, scoring a career high. In addition to that, he also delivered 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block to fill the data field. And his solid basket footwork and offensive skills, as well as the ability to plan the ball, also lived up to Jokic Jr.'s reputation.
Although the Cavaliers lacked Tanhualang Mobley in this game, they still have Aaron on the inside, and the 3 configurations are very stressful for the inside players, so this game is a big test for Shin Kyung, especially without Wood to involve him. But even so, Shin Kyung still handed over a good statistic, which provided a little comfort to the defeated Rockets.
And now, as Shen Jing is getting better and better, some Rockets fans have proposed to Silas whether to consider letting Shen Jing play the starter. Especially now that Wood is injured, the ball will not play, and today's starting center Theis has not been able to integrate into the Rockets' tactical system and has not performed well. He played 18 minutes and had just five points and six rebounds on 2-of-7 shooting.
For the Rockets, even if they have won seven consecutive games before, they are essentially a rebuilding team, so training new people is the primary goal of the season. So Silas should really consider whether to try to get Shin Kyung to start and give him more opportunities to train. In this way, even if the Rockets may still lose, at least it can make the new person get enough exercise, which is also the goal.