On December 19, Beijing time, the Rockets ushered in a game against the Pistons, and with Christian Wood scoring 21 points and 8 rebounds, the Rockets finally defeated the Pistons 116-107.
Throughout the game, Wood cut 11 and 6 rebounds in the first half alone and helped the Rockets take a 62-49 lead. In addition to Wood, Rockets rookie Josh Christopher scored 10 points and seven assists in the 28 minutes of the opening game.
On the other hand, the Rockets have officially abandoned Danuel House Jr. and signed a four-year contract with Garrison Matthews, who originally only held a two-way contract. For the team's decision, head coach Stephen Silas made his opinion before the game against the Pistons:
"It's great that Garrison got a long-term contract," Silas said, "and we gave him a chance, and he took the opportunity so well that you get whatever you pay." ”
Since entering the rotation on November 24, U.S. time, Garrison Matthews has averaged 14.3 points and 3.9 rebounds in 32.6 minutes per game, in addition to a 38.3% three-point shooting performance.
Finally, it should be discussed that since the Rockets gave up House and gave Matthews a standard contract, this also means that the Rockets can free up a two-way contract, and there is news that Trevalin Quinn will be the most likely player in the Rockets to get this two-way contract:
So far this season, Trevalin Quinn has averaged 22 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.9 steals in the development league Vipers, and even has a 60.3% shooting percentage.