Before the game against the 76ers, the Rockets announced the punishment of Porter Jr. and Wood Jr., the two were suspended once each, to know that this is a very difficult decision for the Rockets, which basically means that the Rockets are not possible to win against the 76ers, especially in the center position, the Rockets Side Wood was banned, Garupa was isolated, Shen Jing was absent due to injury, the only inside player the team can use is Theis, and the two have a huge height gap.
And the final result of the game was not unexpected, the Rockets lost by 20 points, and Embiid personally cut a large triple-double of 31 + 15 + 10, including 12 of 20 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, one person not only blew up the Rockets box, but also drove his teammates, and Theiss had 7 points and 9 rebounds, shooting 3 of 13, 7 of 3 three-pointers, and the performance was quite hot-eyed. The fans are also doubly harsh on Theis's poor performance, but in fact it is entirely because Tess did what Wood did, and this is what he is least good at, if there is Wood in this game, the Rockets' offense may be much better. Silas was well aware of that, and in a post-match interview, Cyras was asked about trying to balance his desire to win with today's ban decision on Porter Jr. and Wood Jr., which Silas replied: "It's not balanced, it's about doing the right thing, it's about doing the right thing for this organization, that's how you build culture." ”
In other words, even if you lose, you have to punish the ban. To be honest, the Rockets coach has done a very good job of making a decisive decision this time. Although Porter Jr. was also banned, the nature of the two was obviously different, and in an interview before the game, Silas also specifically mentioned Porter Jr., saying: "We still love him, we will still grow with him." Everything will be fine and we will spend the long years together. This incident should not be exaggerated, it should be just a small bump in the way. ”
Silas still said that potter jr. and Wood's situations were very different, but "mixed together": "We had a heated debate about Porter Jr. He lost his temper at half-time so much that I think having him suspended for today's game was best for our team and culture. Regarding Wood, we have disagreements about him returning to play in the second half. "It can be seen that Wood's nature this time is quite bad.
The late game against the Nuggets touched the bottom line of Silas, and the refusal to play on the bench in the second half was even more unethical, and Silas used to be a generous accommodation to Wood, giving him tactics and giving him the ball, he not only did not appreciate this, but used this as a threat. You know, after the conflict, Porter Jr. immediately realized his mistake and apologized to the team and Lucas, and Wood instead liked a fan on social media: "Many people have forgotten that Wood is the only hope for the Rockets to rebuild, and now the Rockets are so ungrateful to him, I feel that the Rockets are doing this a little disgusting now." "Such a statement, which is entirely provocative, is unacceptable to Wood's approach on any team. The suspension now sends a clear signal to Wood that he is not the future of this team, he is not qualified to lead this team, and even if he loses, the Rockets do not want him to play.
And with this clash and punishment, Wood basically started the countdown to his departure...