On December 29, Beijing time, the Rockets lost to the Lakers at home 123:132, prompting the Lakers to end the longest 5 consecutive losses of the season, while the Rockets suffered 5 consecutive losses, facing the Lakers 3 times this season, the Rockets suffered defeats.
In this game, rocket team Tate, Matthews, Martin and Augustine are still isolated due to health prevention and control regulations, resulting in missing this game, but the Rockets' two young core Porter and Green ushered in a comeback, which is of great significance for rebuilding and focusing on cultivating young players.
In this game, the Rockets played a game that was completely defenseless, and the team's high-ranking players scored high points, but the team could not win the game.
When Porter and Green returned, the shadow was most affected by Gordon, Gordon during the two-man truce, took on the responsibility of organizing point guards, when Porter and Green returned, Gordon played the fourth position, assisted only 3 times, the ball was in Porter's hands most of the time, Gordon from the main attack point, gradually marginalized in the ball, only 6 shots in this game, the least number of shots among all the players on the team, but Gordon is the most efficient offensive team, such data is obvious that the Rockets do not want to win, Sima Zhao's heart is well known.
The Lakers have also made many changes, the Lakers completely abandoned the center, let James play the center, James played the center for the first time in his career, in the Rockets with a big four small lineup, play the Lakers five small lineup, both sides have exposed many problems.
Both teams from the current point of view, the offense is very magic ball, the mistakes are very many, the defensive weaknesses are very much, the attack frame and three points of this game are very good, the unreasonable shots are also very many, from such a scene, the game of the two teams is more like a rookie pecking at each other, the look and feel of the game is not good, the intensity and intensity of the game are not enough.
From the opening stage, the Lakers played the impact of Westbrook and James, combined with James's three-pointers, the main offensive point is very clear, the rocket defense frame is not good, and the defensive weakness of the outside defense rotation is not good, while the rocket Porter and Wood hit three points consecutively, relying on personal ability to develop the offense.
Rockets in the opening stage, with Wood as the main attack point, shooting three points on the outside line, playing James' height difference on the inside line, sanctioning the Lakers without the situation of the inside line, prompting the Lakers to call the first timeout of the game, after the suspension, the rocket's young people began to make many mistakes, mistakes piled up, the Lakers hit too many offensive and defensive conversions, the Lakers quickly stopped the rocket, the two sides in the first quarter of the attack frame is very thorough, the Lakers' attack frame comes from James and Wei Shao's playing style, the Rockets' attack frame, from the Lakers have no inside line, both sides are very concerned about the combination of three points and attack frame, Both teams made a lot of mistakes.
In the second quarter, when Shen Jing was on the floor, the Rockets attacked Shen Jing, Shen Jing scored continuously on the offensive end, the role on the offensive end was very obvious, but the foul control on the defensive end was not done well, and soon 3 fouls were committed, Silas was forced to replace Wood, when Wood changed to the court, it was Anthony, Wood defended Anthony's defensive position had a huge problem, was hit by Anthony, repeatedly shot three points, sanctioned Wood's defensive position.
And when Porter and Green returned, the two teams made mistakes, especially the Rockets were hit too many offensive and defensive conversions by the opponent, when James returned to the court, he could quickly stabilize the situation, and he could see the immaturity of the Rockets' defense, especially when Porter, Green and Brooks were on the court at the same time, the Rockets' defense was simply completely unable to see.
From the third quarter onwards, the Rockets can make 3 consecutive mistakes in the same position, miss the bottom corner of the same position for 3 consecutive times, the Rockets' defensive communication is very bad, the offensive end mainly relies on Wood and Porter to maintain the offense, the Rockets' offense can be maintained, but on the defensive end, it is simply difficult to say, incomprehensible.
From the current point of view, during the two players of Green and Porter, although the data is very eye-catching, but the defense is terrible, especially the lineup of Green + Porter + Brooks + Wood, the defensive end is useless, even the gods can not save.
For now, Silas put up a starting lineup for Porter, Green, Tate, Theis and Wood at the beginning of the season, and thanks to the presence of Tate and Theis, it has provided a defensive foundation for such a lineup, but the offense is extremely bad.
When Silas realized that only an open offensive space could make the offense more efficient and less difficult to develop the offense, matthews and Brooks were reused when Green and Porter could not play.
To the return of Green and Porter, Silas put up the starting lineup of Porter, Green, Gordon, Nuwaba and Wood in the starting lineup, and used Nuwaba from the defensive end to fill the defensive loopholes of Porter and Green, but Nuwaba's projection was really bad, really dragging space, and replacing Brooks, once there was a lineup of Green, Potter, Wood + Brooks, such a lineup attack is no problem, the defense is full of holes, it is difficult to say a word.
From this point of view, the importance of Tate and Matthews is seen, when The three players of Porter, Wood and Green are on the field at the same time, they can either protect the defense or the attack, it is difficult to do both offensive and defensive at the same time, and the growth path of Green and Porter still has a long way to go.