In the first 4 games of the Rockets' comeback, Green scored 20 points, 24 points, 16 points, and 29 points, but in the game against the 76ers, he only scored 12 points and 3 rebounds in 27 minutes, and only shot 3 of 12, 1 of 5 three-point shooting, plus or minus -19, although it was by standing on the free throw line to shoot 5 of 6, but this still could not hide the bad performance of this game. Green is like going back to the beginning of the season overnight, the outside line is all kinds of iron, the inside line is all kinds of wall encounters, but in fact, this game Green's poor performance really does not blame him, just because he does not have a good backcourt partner.
Look at this game, Porter Jr. and Wood are banned, Garuba and Brooks are isolated, Shen Jing is out of the game due to injury, Silas can only put Gordon, Jaylen Green, Matthews, Tate, Theis, this set of five starters to face the 76ers' Kolkmaz, Cescuri, Danny Green, Harris, Embiid, this big squad, To know that the Rockets lineup in addition to Theis height of 2.04 meters, the rest of the players are not more than 1.95 meters tall, more importantly, even if Thees faces Embiid, it is 10 centimeters shorter than him, so in the lineup, the Rockets have already lost to the opponent.
In addition to the height disadvantage, the Rockets this set of starters do not even have a real ball controller, Silas put Gordon in the Position of No. 1, but Gordon has always been the No. 2 and No. 3 swinger, although his assists have increased significantly this season, but this does not prove that he is a person who has the ability to comb the team's offense, look at this game, green's defense, no ball running has the opponent's strict defense to follow, even in the teammates to block the player, sometimes even face the opponent's online pinch, This makes it difficult for him to have a chance to shoot on the outside, even if it is against the defense, which also makes him only 1 of 5 from the outside. When attacking the opponent's penalty area, the opponent's basket is either Embiid or Drummond, even if it is hard to rush up, it is difficult to succeed. Against the 76ers, he got six chances to stand on the free throw line, but in the last game against the Nuggets, he got 14 chances to stand on the free throw line. Also facing the league's top interior line guard, Green's impact on the basket in this game is significantly less effective than the previous game.
In fact, after this injury comeback and he has made significant progress at the beginning of the season, whether it is his shot on the outside line, or the assault on the inside line is a lot more resolute, the reason why he was able to have a good play in the previous 3 games in addition to having Porter Jr. do the ball for him, but also because Little Porter can lead the opponent's defense to let him get an easy shot, and against the 76ers, after the lack of Little Porter, Green's performance on the court is extremely struggling. Perhaps many fans have been blind to Porter Jr.'s possession, but at present, this team, except for Porter Jr. and Green, who can play the best effect, no defender can help Green better.
Porter Jr.'s pass dribble is currently the best in the Rockets backcourt, more importantly, as long as he is on the floor, the Rockets concede 8 points less per hundred rounds, which will invisibly attract defensive resources, and then get better shot opportunities for other teammates, against the 76ers This game, Green is less of these invisible help, so he is struggling, I believe that after the next Porter Jr. returns, Green will give a tough response again.