On December 17, Beijing time, the Rockets lost to the Knicks at home 103:116, suffering two consecutive defeats, and the Knicks completed the sweep of the Rockets this season while ending a 4-game losing streak.
In this game, the highest scores, rebounds and plus-minus are Theis, and the most playing time is Theis and Christopher.
In this game, Christopher played 33 minutes for the Rockets, shooting 5 of 9, 3 of 3 from three-point range, 2 of 2 free throws, 14 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover, 3 fouls, and a plus-minus of -10.
Statistically, this is Christopher's most played game of the season, and it is also the first time That Christopher has played a 30-minute game, which is the first time Christopher has been given a chance to start at halftime.
From the offensive end, Christopher showed extremely good offensive vitality, whether it is the offensive frame of the ball breakthrough, or the three-point projection on the outside line, Christopher's accuracy is very high, basically there are few times to go it alone, which has greatly reduced the negative value brought by Christopher, in the summer league and even in the preseason, Christopher himself often appears to go it alone, destroying the team atmosphere and rhythm.
When Christopher is very restrained on the offensive end, no longer blindly doing it alone, the Rockets' offense is a great help, Christopher's significance in the Rockets bench connection section is to develop the offense, in The State of Shenjing is not good, Martin faces the tall and strong interior line has limitations on the offensive end, in the case of Wood, Green and Porter truce, the Rockets especially need a role player to digest the ball in the bench connection section and become the main point of the Rockets, this time Christopher is a very good choice.
On the one hand, Christopher has a strong singles ability, is the Rockets' best player in digesting the ball, and has already proved his offensive development ability in the summer league, and Christopher is a point that Silas can consider when the Rockets encounter a scoring drought.
On the other hand, Christopher's offensive efficiency is still guaranteed, shooting 48.4% from the field this season, shooting 43.8% from three-point range, being in an empty position on the outside, or encountering the opposing defense ignoring the defense to develop the ability to attack is too strong, in a sense, Christopher has the potential to become the big core of the ball.
From the defensive end, Christopher is a very good defensive player, Christopher's defensive enthusiasm is excellent, defensive vitality, from Christopher's defensive oppression and defensive vitality, can infect teammates, and Christopher is very good at predicting the opposing offensive players, the steal ability is very good, the blocking ability is very good.
In this game, the biggest change for the Rockets is the starter Brooks in the first half, the midfielder is suspended due to injury, christopher replaces Brooks in the second half, silas's attempt is very good, the offensive end Christopher can develop the offense, can digest the ball, the defensive end Christopher's defense is more outstanding, prompting the Rockets' lineup in the second half to be more balanced offensively and defensively.
From the current point of view, Christopher's performance is far better than Green, although there is no performance of Shin Kyung's immediate combat strength, but Christopher made mistakes, the speed of correcting mistakes is very rapid, coupled with the fact that the Rockets suffered a large-scale injury, Christopher's performance at both ends of the attack and defense is far better than Brooks, more suitable for the starter, as the team's key training players, Silas gave Christopher more time, and perhaps the rebuilding strategy of the Rockets is a great sublimation.