The Rockets lost to the Nuggets in the last game, and during halftime, infighting broke out in the Rockets locker room, then Porter Jr. left the arena directly, and then Wood did not play for a minute in the second half. The Rockets also imposed a one-game suspension against the two of them, missing the game against the 76ers, and the details of the infighting were further reported.
It is reported that Porter Jr. had a fierce verbal clash with assistant coach Lucas at halftime, specifically because Porter Jr. was dissatisfied with Lucas's evaluation of his "level of effort", and then threw something and left the stadium directly. Wood was punished by head coach Silas for delaying his shooting practice due to a missing test, allowing him to play off the bench against the Nuggets, after which he refused to play in the second half. At that time, the Rockets officials were still covering up, saying that Porter Jr. had a thigh injury, and Wood was the coach's decision.
Without Porter Jr. and Wood, the Rockets faced the 76ers this time, and they still played very well in the first half, leading by one point. Only in the second half failed to resist, was pulled apart by the opponent, and finally lost 113-133 to the opponent, suffered 8 consecutive defeats, still ranked first in the west.
Although the game was lost, the Rockets also gained something in this game, with the whole team scoring up to 7 people in double figures, of which the returning Matthews continued to play the role of a miracle soldier, 4 of 8 three points, and got a team-high 23 points plus 7 rebounds. Martin Jr., Nwaba and Christopher on the bench also scored in double figures, but Green was in poor shape, scoring 12 points on 3-of-12.
After the game, head coach Silas also spoke about Porter Jr. and Wood, saying: "There is no balance in the fight for victory. It's important to do the right thing, to do what's good for the whole team. That's how to build a team culture. Obviously, Silas is also very dissatisfied with such behavior, and judging from the current situation of the team, it may really be possible to trade these two players.
We all know that Green is the future core of the team, and there is not a good match between him and Porter Jr., and there have been some disputes with Wood. If the Rockets really want to gain something this season, then let Green have unlimited firing rights, don't care about any garbage time, it is originally a rebuild, let Green play more, accumulate experience on the court. As for Porter Jr. and Wood, if there are suitable trading chips, then trade it, and don't let them delay Green anymore.