On December 24, Beijing time, the NBA game continued, and the Rockets challenged the Pacers away. The Rockets' goal is to be rotten, the worse the team's record ranking, but it is beneficial to the Rockets, if they can continue to get the top three picks next year, the Rockets will earn. However, there have been two consecutive infighting within the Rockets, and the situation is worrying. Unity is important for teams under reconstruction, and once the atmosphere within the team is tense, the future of the team will be overshadowed.
The Rockets trailed the Pacers 28-36 in the first quarter, with both offensive and defensive ends blowing up. By the second quarter, the Rockets' performance improved, cutting 30 points in a single quarter to narrow the point difference. In the second half, the Rockets collapsed in the final quarter, scoring only 12 points in a single quarter, while the opponent scored 27 points, and in the end, the Rockets still lost 106-118 to the opponent, suffered 3 consecutive losses, and are currently in the bottom of the West with 10 wins and 23 losses.
During the game, the Rockets' quasi-All-Star Wood and the chart-eye show Jaylen Green had a verbal altercation, and the Rockets became infighting again. It can be seen that Wood and Jaylen Green had an argument when they served on the sideline, and the two chattered, and Wood also looked dissatisfied and looked frustrated. While the conflict hasn't intensified, the Rockets' problems are serious and the players are no longer united.
Wood had 22 points and eight rebounds in this game, which was not bad, while Jaylen Green came back with 20 points, 6 of 9 three-pointers, and his performance was amazing, and in the past period of time, Jaylen Green was absent due to injury. It is worth mentioning that this is The second time in a row that Wood has clashed with his teammates, in yesterday's game between the Rockets and the Bucks, Wood and the Rockets' 23-year-old Almoni broke out infighting, Almoni was provoked, and even stood up, looking like he was going to fight with Wood, while the assistant coach Gerald Green on the side quickly got up and pulled Almoni.
Wood is a quasi-All-Star of the Rockets, averaging a double-double of 17+11 per game this season, and the 26-year-old Wood has become one of the rockets' core players and the most powerful player on the team. However, Wood's relationship with the young players is now strained, and it seems that he has become the biggest cancer on the team, and although the statistics are beautiful, they are not too dominant. And the Rockets need to do something, Wood is not young, he is good, but not up to the level of the cornerstone of the team. If the Rockets trade Wood now, they may be able to change some potential players.
Moreover, Wood's playing style occupies the ball, as the No. 5 player, his shooting rate is only 46%, three-point shooting rate is 33%, if it is an outside player, this performance is OK, but Wood is an inside finisher, the efficiency is too low. Wood's continued presence in the Rockets will only delay the development of young players such as Jaylen Green and Porter Jr., and as the trade deadline approaches, the Rockets may strike, so let's wait and see.