On December 17, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Houston Rockets lost 103-116 to the Knicks, losing four of the five games after the end of the seven-game winning streak.
In this game, the Rockets played with the Knicks from the beginning of the difficult points, although the score has been lagging behind, but the point difference has not been opened, to the third quarter of the Rockets played more and more excellent, once the score was reversed, but in the last quarter the Rockets continuously lost the frontcourt rebounds, plus the Knicks second-year rookie Quakeley suddenly broke out, the game suspense was killed, and finally the Rockets had to swallow a home loss.
Relative to the loss of this game, Rockets fans may be most disappointed by the performance of rookie Shin Kyung, he shot 0 of 3, only relying on free throws to get 1 point, and there were four mistakes, plus-minus -23 the lowest in the whole game, facing the Knicks' restricted area guardian Mitchell Robinson, Shin Kyung seemed helpless, many low-post offense restrictions, rebounds were grabbed by opponents, even his own good domination of the ball did not play a normal level, is the main reason why the Rockets lost today, so it seems that Silas has always refused to help Shen Jing, It makes sense to replace Wood in the starting position.
However, the Rockets coach still tried to find a step for his beloved apprentice after the game, he said in an interview: "The lack of manpower and the schedule of 7 days and 5 games have an absolute impact, we are a little bored." Mitchell Robinson is a difficult match for Shin Kyung. However, Silas's reason is a bit far-fetched, Shen Jing, as a substitute player in the Rockets lineup, does not average a long time per game, and a young player will not be so easy to fatigue.
This game may make the Rockets fans sober a little, Shen Jing does have a very high basketball IQ and low technology, but his body is still relatively thin, in the face of tall and strong inside line, there is still a significant disadvantage, in the author's opinion, If Shen Jing can improve his own confrontation ability, the future can indeed become a comprehensive inside player, but the upper limit is only quasi-all-star or all-star level, with his physical talent and athletic ability, it is still difficult to grow into a superstar, What makes more sense for the Rockets is to train him into a strong team puzzle.