On December 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Rockets challenged the Cavaliers away. The Rockets failed to continue their previous state in this game, and they quickly fell into passivity after the lack of major generals, and the Cavaliers established a lead early, leading by 19 points in the first quarter, and taking a 31-point lead after halftime, and the game also lost suspense early. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Cavaliers 89-124.
The Rockets' loss in this game is also understandable, in addition to Porter Jr., Green, House and Wall continue to be absent, Wood and Gordon are also absent due to injury, which has caused their strength to decline sharply. When the first quarter was about to end, head coach Silas had a sudden situation and was taken directly back to the locker room, suffering from dehydration. The lack of a number of main players, coupled with the departure of head coach Silas, the Rockets crash is also understandable, indeed the strength is not as good as the opponent.
The starting lineup of the Rockets in this game is: Augustine, Brooks, Matthews, Tate and Theis, just look at this lineup, there is really no one available.
The starting lineup was also dismal, scoring only 25 points, with Matthews, who had recently performed 0-of-6, with only one point on free throws; Theis had 5 points and 6 rebounds on 2-of-7, Augustine had 4 points on 1-of-3 (he was expelled from 2 technical fouls in the second half), and Brooks scored 3 points on 1-of-6.
In the starting lineup, only Tate played normally, played 28 minutes, 4 of 10 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals, still full of passion, but unfortunately this time relying on him alone is not enough, the other players are not in good shape.
The starter is sluggish, but fortunately the substitute state is not bad, otherwise it will lose more. The Rockets trailed by 45 points at one point in this game, but the bench players came up to narrow some points to avoid losing too ugly. Four of the five players off the bench scored in double figures, with Shin Kyung playing best, shooting 7-of-14 and having 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists; Christopher 17 points and 4 assists, Martin Jr. 14 points and 3 rebounds, Nwaba 11 points and 5 rebounds, and Garuba also had 3 points and 4 rebounds.
Among them, the No. 16 rookie Shin Kyung performed very well, showing his talent, and 19 points also set a new career high, which was also the only gain of the Rockets in this game. From the current situation, Shin Kyung deserves to be cultivated by the team, and has the potential to become an excellent interior lineman, he not only has excellent interior skills on the field, but also the ability to pass the ball, even if he can't become Jokic, he has the opportunity to become Vucevic. The Rockets chose Shen Jing with the No. 16 sign, which is definitely a treasure, and the team should also focus on cultivating it.