110-120, the Rockets lost to the Heat and suffered six consecutive losses. In addition to the existence of a certain gap in the strength of the two sides, the three small details in the course of the game objectively explain the cause of the defeat.
Green had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists
First, Wood's laziness.
The Heat didn't have Adebayo and Tucker, and supposedly, this should be a great time for Wood to show his talent, but the truth is, Wood's performance can be defined by laziness.
Wood watched Grimm shoot three-pointers quietly
Defensively, Wood didn't go up and down at the beginning of the game, outside, didn't interfere with the three-point line, inside, there was no good basket; and on the offensive end, when Green and Porter Jr. returned, Wood's offensive authority was "robbed" to some extent, he would often look as shown, "I'll just watch you attack..."
Wood's laziness at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends in the first half laid the groundwork for the Rockets to dig holes, of course, this is not without reason, and Porter Jr. began to be "brainless" again.
Second, Porter Jr.'s 5 "brainless" attacks.
Porter Jr.'s talent is well known, but his choices of offense and grooming can really be defined as "brainless", two typical cases are as follows:
Potter buckles fly instantly
Porter Jr. directly snatched, counterattacked, he and Christopher "2 to 1", the result as shown in the picture, he did not pass to Christopher in a better position, nor chose to make a safe layup, but had to play a violent heavy dunk, the ball bounced off the basket and flew...
In this counterattack, Porter Jr. appeared three times in this game.
Porter's pass misses the moment
As the starting point guard, Porter needs to sort out the team's offense in a clear layer, and the result is as shown in the picture, in the face of the Heat's contraction defense, he has to break through and twist his body back; when the right side breaks along the bottom line, he has to play a one-handed hit, the consequences can be imagined, and they all end in mistakes. In the game, Porter shot just 3-of-11 and made four assists and five turnovers.
Wood's laziness and Potter's brainlessness were the result: The Rockets trailed by 9 points from 38-47 at 10:15 in the second quarter, and were struck by the Heat 15-0 in 5 minutes to trail by 24 points at 38-62.
Third, the hot old spicy.
Wood's heavy dunk broke the scoring drought, Gordon's three-pointer, Tate's strong layup after the counterattack in the right bottom corner of the three-pointer, Green's strong layup and foul two free throws, and then hit the quasi-pressure whistle three-pointer to score 7 points in a row, the Rockets chased the score to 60-71, Butler half-time whistle three-pointer, what concept? Rockets can be lively and lively, but at key moments, as long as the Heat veterans use one experience, they can instantly extinguish the rocket's counterattack flames, more typical of the two pictures - 5 minutes after the end.
Butler strong 2+1
Gordon, Tate, Martin and Christopher trailed the score to 95-101, with Butler taking a 2+1 lead.
Tate was instantly fouled by Hiro
The Rockets chased down to 102-107, and after Butler fouled Porter with two fouls, as shown in the picture, Hiro actually caused Tate to foul and two more in a one-touch and down-to-the-ball position, well, with Lowry, he even learned this.
In the face of the hot old experience, the Rockets paid the price for growth, and finally failed.
So, even if Green's 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists performance finally cashed in on the talent of the list, Gordon played the role of a veteran with 15 points and 4 assists, and Tate played a veteran role with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, but Wood's laziness, Potter's brainlessness, and the heat of the old spicy still let the Rockets swallow the defeat, of course, this is also the price that any rebuilding team needs to pass on.