On December 21, Beijing time, the Rockets lost to the Bulls 118:133 on the road, and the two sides met twice this season, and the two sides won one victory each, and the equal score was excellent.
In this game, the biggest variable for the Rockets is Brooks' return from injury and return to the starting position, and Christopher returns to the bench, but such changes and adjustments are not good.
In this game, the Rockets' starting lineup is Gordon, Brooks, Matthews, Tate and Wood, this lineup is the most conventional starting lineup during the Rockets' 7-game winning streak, but in the Rockets' game against the Knicks, Brooks is sidelined due to injury, missing two games, Christopher entered the starting lineup, the performance is extremely good, when Brooks re-replaced Christopher, the effect is not good.
This lineup, the absolute offensive strengths on the offensive end are Wood, Tate and Gordon, of which Wood and Gordon have the ability to break through with the ball and shoot three points, Matthews and Brooks act more as space points to make the team's offense smoother.
However, in this game, the first problem for the Rockets is the defense, when Silas uses Gordon against Vucevic, it seems to be very disadvantageous under the basket, other players are needed to pack, the Bulls have a big vacancy, Brooks's co-defense ability is not strong, the co-defense timing and co-defense position are not good, when the team needs to rotate quickly, Brooks rotates, generally becomes a defensive weakness.
In Brooks single point defense also did not do well, the whole game Brooks against Caruso, many times by Caruso a step, and Caruso was injured, Kobe White replaced Caruso to play, Kobe White this game three-point shot explosion, Brooks defense is not doing well, whether it is assisted defense or single defense.
After the Rockets solved the defensive problem, the offense had problems again, when Gordon's offensive desire was low, the whole team mainly relied on Wood to support the situation, Brooks's three-point shot was a lot, but not accurate, and the scoring continuity was reinforced, prompting the Rockets to be in a big game behind.
And if Christopher replaces Brooks into the starting lineup, Christopher can reduce The consumption of Gordon's dribbling and organization, Christopher is better than Brooks on the defensive end, Christopher's defensive enthusiasm is excellent, defensive intensity, good at steals, good defensive focus, strong physical confrontation ability.
On the offensive end, Christopher not only has the ability to shoot three points, but also the ability to break through with the ball, but also to shoot from mid-range and long distance, and more importantly, Christopher's passing and offensive style are better than Brooks.
In this game, when Christopher was on the court, he was better at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends than Brooks, and Christopher was more efficient in attack, more energetic and more able to drive his teammates.
From the current point of view, Christopher is a more suitable starter than Brooks, especially when Green and Porter have not returned, on the organizational end, Christopher can reduce Gordon's consumption, Brooks can not do, in the offensive end Christopher can kill the inside line, has the ability to hold the ball to break through, and the stability of the ball breakthrough is better than Brooks, on the defensive end, Christopher is a better defensive player than Brooks, from all indications, Christopher is a better player than Brooks, And younger, more should go into the starting line, let Brooks replace Christopher's starting position, is Silas's biggest failure of the game.