Although the team lost to the Knicks 103-116, you can't ignore the wonderful performance of rocket second-year student Tate, who contributed more than 20 points on 6-of-8, 4-of-3 points, and he completed two important tasks to freeze Randall and the front link, and we combined the pictures on the field to interpret them one by one.
Tate 20+3+6
As a 2018 draft loser, Tate signed a three-year contract with the Rockets last year, and only took a salary of $1.52 million this season, and his contribution, 12.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocks, is not particularly outstanding from the data surface, but specific to the game, you will find how good his performance is.
First, the ability to finish under the basket efficiently.
Although he is only 193 cm tall, his arm span is not outstanding, and even his bouncing ability is not elite, Tate has a physical weight of 104 kg, elite level opponent ability, and left-handed player specialty, which has achieved one of his masterpieces, and the left waist to attack the small scrub board basket.
Tate forced a layup
For example, this attack, carrying Randall from the left side, before Fournier and Rose formed a pinch, the left hand small scrub board. Then crashed into Fournier's layup, made a layup, and fought against Randall's hand-changing basket in the air, etc., without going into detail. Admittedly, Tate currently has no long-range ability, three-point is not stable enough, and even the offensive area is more from the left, but this move alone has basically satisfied his 3D attribute positioning.
Second, Tate's carding ability.
A standard feature of the modern basketball front, a certain ability to pass the ball, and the Rockets in the recent stage of Porter and Green are absent, Gordon is under the focus of care, Tate's passing expertise is more and more prominent.
Tate assisted Christopher for three points
For example, in this attack, Tate strongly broke to the top of the free throw line, and then directly turned around and passed back to Christopher in the bottom left corner, which reflected the team's tactical success and highlighted Tate's excellent passing ability.
Tess assisted Tate in a dunk
Another example is this attack, a simple blocking and dismantling combination at the top of the left arc, but if you want to pass the ball to Theis across the two defenders Randall and Noel, you need a certain skill and a grasp of the timing of the pass, Tate can use both hands to hit the ground and pass the ball through the two defensive lines to Theis, which is quite superb.
In this game, Tate 6 assists, helped Gordon revitalize the team's inside and outside lines, note that this is not his flash in the pan, the past 12 games, in the absence of Green, Porter Jr. intermittent absence, Tate averaged 5 assists per game to confirm that he can assume the team's "bond" responsibility.
Third, Tate freezes Randall.
Tate was able to play the draft and let the Rockets lock in his future in advance, defense is the cornerstone, how good is his defense? Look at two screens:
Tate defends Randall
Randall is the new All-Star Fourth, with excellent personal ability and combing ability, known for confrontation, while Tate, as shown in the picture, can be called a "rock" in confrontation, Randall can not move at all.
Tate defended Randle's 24-second offensive offense
Even, under Tate's defense, Randall had a 24-second offensive violation and pass errors as shown.
In the whole game, although Randall contributed 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, under Tate's defense, he shot only 6 of 18 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, shooting 33.3% + 37.5%, and 3 turnovers, the efficiency value of the game was the lowest in the team -9; and Tate? 20 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, although the Rockets lost 13 points, but his efficiency value is +4!
Conclusion: With an annual salary of 1.52 million, but with the league's top 3D offensive, carding and defensive output, Tate's excellent performance in the past 12 games can be called the perfect spokesperson for the league's "basic salary and high energy".