The NBA regular season continued, with the Western Brisket Rockets heading on the road to challenge Philadelphia, who had recently recovered in form, and finally Philadelphia, who played at home, beat the Rockets 133-113.
Embiid exploded a big triple-double with 31 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, in addition, Philadelphia exploded 133 points to create a single-game scoring record this season, and the last time Philadelphia set a single-game scoring record was against the Rockets.
Due to the large difference in hard strength between the two teams, the course of the game is not worth paying attention to, except for the Rockets' brief grip on the score in the first half, Philadelphia has maintained a double-digit lead in the second half, and the Rockets defense is still terrible.
Although the Rockets lost the game by a big score and after the last infighting, the team suspended Wood and Porter Jr. before the start of the game, the situation in the city is still planned.
It can even be said that the Rockets are currently winning or losing, and they can combine three points to analyze the current situation of the Rockets, so as to determine whether Hugh City is on the right track.
That's a 2-man ban + 7-man double-doubles +8-game losing streak, the Rockets win or lose, and coach Silas showdown Portwood Jr.
Because of their performance in the last halftime, the Rockets officially punished Wood and Porter Jr. for a game ban, but the two players who were also banned were completely unrelated to coach Silas.
Silas made it clear in the interview that the suspension of the two players was two separate incidents and that Porter Jr. was in a heated verbal clash with assistant coach Lucas as he was questioned by Lucas about the level of effort.
Wood voluntarily refused to continue to play as a substitute in the second half (being punished for being late for training and playing as a substitute).
Silas then did not forget to break the siege for Porter Jr., saying that Porter Jr. has always been an emotional player and he is eager to compete.
I know that he is a good boy, after making mistakes, he will take the initiative to admit mistakes, the team will still love him, will still grow with him, everything will become better, this is just a bump on the road to growth.
As for why two players were banned, Silas also explained that the team believes that there is no balance in the pursuit of victory, and that everyone needs to do the right thing, do what is good for the team, in order to build a team culture.
From this series of voices, it is not difficult to hear that the Rockets and Silas have completely different attitudes towards the two players, and Silas directly characterizes the two.
Little Potter knows that mistakes can be changed, or is he a good boy.
Wood was penalized for violating the rules and refused to play in the second half, ruining the team's culture.
While banning two problem players, the Rockets coaching staff is clearly engaged in "egalitarianism", and although the team loses the game, there are still 7 people who score in double figures, and almost everyone has a chance to prove themselves.
Compared to the Pistons and Magic, who give all the opportunities to the head youngsters, the Rockets' strategy is to split the opportunities among everyone, and the leader Green has no specific tactical arrangements and no absolute ball possession.
In this system, only who plays well can get the recognition of the players next to them and get more opportunities to shoot, which gives Christopher, Matthews, Tate, and Nuwaba enough opportunities.
Compared with the desperate bet on a few core newcomers, the Rockets' rebuilding strategy takes significantly longer, but combined with the performance of the Rockets' young players and the draft market in the next few years, this strategy is expected to achieve better results.
This strategy allowed the Rockets not to form a temporary battle force in the short term, and the team once again suffered an eight-game losing streak, further consolidating the league's bottom three positions.
In addition, it is also the eye show that does not have the same ability as Trae Young and Doncic, there is no superstar talent seen at a glance, plus the next draft is also a small year, the Rockets can only wait patiently for the opportunity to tap all players as much as possible.
And in the process, it also gave the eye of the eye Green enough opportunities.
If he quickly completes the metamorphosis and plays similar data and efficiency to players like Doncic, Trae Young, and even three-goal players, the Rockets can quickly adjust their strategies and improve his tactical status.
If the list has been as ups and downs as it is currently, tepid, the Rockets will remain patient enough to give you the opportunity to grow, but also give the opportunity to others, increase the number of high-quality chips in their hands, and quickly pass the reconstruction period directly through the transaction after the future is focused on rebuilding the core.
From this perspective, it is not difficult to understand the Rockets' current series of operations, the team has enough patience, will not give any player privileges, and will tolerate young players to make mistakes.
The team measures the players from the perspective of the development of the big team, adopts the exact same strategy as the normal team, and whoever plays well will get more opportunities and form a benign competitive atmosphere.
Even if it is criticized by the outside world, but this is also a wise choice made by the Rockets in combination with reality, if there is a talented player, who will not reuse him, but unfortunately, Green, Shen Jing, Christopher and other players have not yet reached that level, and Porter Jr. is far behind.