In the NBA regular season, the Rockets played back-to-back against the Knicks. The Rockets, who lacked major generals in the last game, defeated the Cavaliers, this time Gordon returned, the team also became more competitive, has been clinging to the score, only 2 points behind after the third quarter, but unfortunately failed to withstand the last quarter, was pulled apart by the opponent. In the end, the Rockets lost 103-116 to the Knicks, suffering two consecutive losses.
Rockets coach Silas changed sides again in this game, with Gordon, Brooks, Matthews, Tate and Thales, and Wood continuing to miss the game.
In this campaign, the Rockets returned to the home court to start well, once occupying the initiative on the court, but mcBride and Quickley on the Knicks bench became the odd soldiers, and successive hits from the outside helped the team open the point difference, once taking a 17-point lead; but after that, the Rockets blasted a 15-4 attack wave, successfully narrowing the point difference, and only 2 points behind after the third quarter. In the final quarter, the Rockets suddenly muted, and Quakeley erupted again, scoring five three-pointers in a single quarter to open up the point difference, and finally the Rockets lost the game.
When Wood was absent, the outside world was looking forward to the performance of this year's No. 16 rookie Shin Kyung, but this time he played abnormally, facing the Knicks' Robinson and Randall, completely at a disadvantage. In the end, Shen Jing only played 15 minutes, only scored 1 point on 3 shots and only relied on free throws, and there were 4 turnovers, with a plus-minus of -23 the lowest on the team.
Shin Kyung's performance was sluggish, and Theiss, who started in place of Wood, ushered in an outbreak and became the core of the team's interior line, showing himself well.
In this game, Tess played 32 minutes, shooting 8 of 12, 2 of 4 from three-point range, 4 of 5 from the free throw line, 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, scoring and rebounding as the team's first. Although the Rockets lost the game, Theiss had a plus-minus of +10 on the court, which means that the Rockets won 10 points when he was on the court. Seeing Theiss' performance, the Rockets still want to see it very much, and the inspection is successful, and they can get better returns in the next transaction.
The Rockets signed Theis for four years, $36 million in the offseason, and he was also the team's starting No. 5 at the beginning, but unfortunately the effect was not very good. Then Silas chose to abandon him, and the team also won 7 consecutive games, so that Theis faded out of the rotation, many games were DNP, and there were also a lot of trade rumors. Players like Theis are still very popular, proactive on the court, and his value in staying with the Rockets is also a bit unrealized. This time, Theis also proved himself with excellent performances, worthy of the value of a first-round pick, depending on which team is willing to shoot.