On December 21, Beijing time, the Rockets lost to the Bulls 118:133 on the road, and the two teams met twice this season to win one each, and the tie was outstanding.
In this game, the Rockets scored and rebounded the most wood, and the most assisted gordon and Tate, but Gordon's performance in this game was very strange.
In this game, Gordon played 27 minutes for the Rockets, shooting 4-of-6 from the field and 2-of-4 from three-point range, scoring 10 points, 6 assists and 2 turnovers.
From the perspective of recent games, Gordon's state is very strange, at the beginning of the first quarter, Gordon played extremely well, but in the last three quarters, Gordon's presence on the offensive end was extremely low, continuing many games, as the team's most offensive player, as the team's most offensive efficiency player, Gordon suddenly stealth on the offensive end, so that the Rockets' offense was frustrated.
In a sense, Wood is the team's average scorer per game, but in the case of Wall and the Rockets no-play agreement, Gordon is the highest paid player in this team's rotation players, and in the game between Green and Porter who are sidelined due to injury, Gordon's ball possession and playing time have been greatly improved, becoming the rocket's strongest weapon for recovery on the offensive end.
From the perspective of the rocket's changes, Gordon's recent decline in form is the beginning of the game in which the rockets lost to the Knicks, this game Wood did not play, Theis became the starting center, Gordon's full-time assists reached 9 times, becoming the commander of the Rockets, And Gordon made a trade-off.
In the Rockets' game against the Pistons, Gordon's efficiency is extremely high, and the Rockets' teamwork is very good, and it does not require Gordon to digest enough balls.
So, in this game, why is Gordon's offensive desire on the offensive end very low?
From the perspective of the Pistons' defensive alignment, the pistons' original alignment is to use the ball brother to defend Gordon, the ball brother as a defensive toughman, excellent steals ability, excellent defensive prediction, strong defensive tension, under the high-intensity defense of the ball brother, prompting Gordon's desire at the offensive end is not strong.
In this game, Gordon only 2 times with the ball to break through the attack to the Bulls basket, basically scored, due to the Bulls' defensive strategy, key defense, the team's defense and co-defense are extremely excellent, making it difficult for the Rockets to attack the basket, unless Christopher and Martin this offensive and defensive conversion, when the Bulls' formation has not yet stood firm, Martin's multiple dunks are impressive.
However, in regular time, the Bulls' defense is good enough that it is difficult for Gordon to have the opportunity to break through to the basket with the ball, Tate has hit multiple hits under the basket, mainly the Bulls have not lost position, Tate uses his foot and body to eat the opponent, such a style of play is too physically draining.
And the Bulls' defensive flexibility is extremely excellent, the Bulls can not only limit the Rockets' attack frame very well, but also very well limit the projection of the Rockets' outside line, Gordon does not get many opportunities in this game, the Bulls have a very targeted arrangement for Gordon, prompting Gordon to digest the ball at the offensive end.
On the defensive end, the rocket's original alignment was to let Gordon against Vucevic, Vucevic on the inside line against Gordon's height difference, from the defensive end also consumed Gordon, coupled with Shen Jing, Tate in the defensive end of the foul crisis, prompting Gordon often need to top the inside protection, greatly consuming Gordon, only to promote Gordon's low desire on the offensive end.
In the case of Gordon's very low offensive desire, the assist is the highest in the team, and the number of assists in multiple games has improved, it can be seen that Gordon's transformation is still very good, the Rockets want to win, Gordon must stand up and consume the ball, which is the rocket to win the ball.