On December 16, Beijing time, the Rockets lost to the Cavaliers 89:124 on the road, and ended in the last game of the three consecutive away games.
In this game, the Rockets have many players to take a truce, Wood, Gordon, Potter, Green and House have been suspended due to injury, while head coach Silas has dehydrated in the game, resulting in early exit, the Rockets in the case of core players have truces, the final big score lost to the opponent, no chance to win consecutively.
In this game, the player with the most points, rebounds and assists from the Rockets is Shin Kyung, and the player with the highest plus/minus is Garupa.
In this game, Garruba played 17 minutes for the Rockets, shooting 1 of 2 from the field, 1 of 0 from three-point range, 1 of 2 free throws, 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 fouls, and the plus-minus was +6.
In terms of statistics, Garuba has the fewest playing time in the whole team and the fewest shots in the whole team, but the plus-minus value is the highest in the whole team.
From garuba's playing time, in the first half basically did not get any playing time, Garruba got the root of the playing time, mainly because Theis's performance is really too bad, coupled with the Rockets were suppressed by the Cavaliers, up to 45 points behind, the game is really no suspense, prompting Lucas to replace Garupa prematurely, playing the purpose of training newcomers.
On the offensive end, Garupa does not have the ball, more for the team to block the demolition, at present Garupa is the rocket of all the players in the worst offensive skills of the players, Lucas is also very clear about the role of Garupa, try not to let Garupa end outside the three-second zone, this game, Garuba shot 2 times, once because 24 seconds are coming, outside the three-point line had to throw a three-pointer, which is forced, and another shot is Garruba under the basket unguarded, teammates pass the ball to Garuba, Garuba can immediately end, forming a score, It was an absolute opportunity to attack.
From the defensive end, Garuba showed a huge basketball spirit, Garuba's sense of steals is very good, when Garuba is on the field, the opponent's passing prejudgment is excellent, can launch a quick attack through steals, and the ball is handed over to the defender to deal with, Garuba's ability to change defense is excellent, whether it is defending the opponent's tall and strong interior line, the tonnage does not suffer losses, changing the opponent's small defender, the foot movement speed is not loss-making, and the defensive deterrent is full, and the offensive interference ability of the shooting is strong.
At present, Garuba's foul control on the defensive end, as well as the lack of experience, for now, Garuba can at least have the value of the bottom on the defensive end, whether it is a three-point projection on the offensive end or an attack on the inside line, Garuba still needs a long training cycle.
From the current point of view, the Rockets this year's selection of 4 rookies, only Garupa is not in the rotation lineup, when Shin Kyung shined, Christopher entered the rotation, and Garuba is basically a water dispenser player, often put down to the Vipers, in Wood due to injury, Theis performed badly, if Garupa performed well, may be able to win the trust of the coach, from the current point of view, Garruba is far from ready, whether it is offensive and defensive ends, Garuba just showed excellent basketball spirituality, not immediate combat power, From the point where both the offensive and defensive ends have improved, if Garruba raises the defense to another notch, in the case of Wood's defense is extremely bad, Garuba is likely to enter the rotation through defense, and strengthening the defense is the most important thing Garruba needs to do at the moment.