On January 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Rockets will challenge the 76ers on the road next game. In terms of the pre-game Rockets, the latest injury report was also updated, 3 players will miss the game, Gordon is in the suspect list, and as for the infighting, Porter Jr. and Wood have not issued a ban penalty.
The players who missed the game were Wall, Brooks and Shen Jing, of which Wall and the team still did not reach a consensus, or could only sit on the sidelines to watch the ball; Brooks triggered a health and safety agreement and will be quarantined; Shen Jing was injured in his right ankle and will continue to be absent, and did not play in the last game, head coach Silas revealed that it will take about 1 week.
There are players absent, there are also players returning, matthews and Augustine, who previously triggered the agreement, have lifted the agreement and have returned to the team. The next game can also play, with the return of the two of them, it will also make the team lineup more tidy. Among them, Matthews seized the opportunity this season, playing in 20 games, averaging 11.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, and then the Rockets regularized his contract to a four-year, $8.2 million contract.
Veteran Gordon's status has been upgraded to play in doubt, missing the game against the Nuggets in the last game due to a groin injury. Without veteran Gordon in the helm, there was a situation within the team, with Porter Jr. arguing with assistant coach Lucas and leaving the arena after half-time; Wood refused to play in the second half, and the interior had become chaotic.
At present, there is no news about the suspension of the two of them, but the Rockets themselves still want to cover up these infighting, initially announcing that Porter Jr. did not play in the second half because of injury, and Wood did not play in violation of the rules. It seems that the Rockets' top priority is to solve internal problems, and only when they are solved internally, the players' hearts will be concentrated.