It has been 4 days since the end of the farce, and as more details have been exposed, things have tended to be flat, and the players and the team have also adhered to the attitude of big things, small things, or the most important thing is to play the ball well.
In the last game, because Porter Jr. and Wood were suspended for one game, the Rockets, who held the half, were reversed by the 76ers, and the emperor was turned upside down on the inside. The two returned in this game, the Rockets challenged the Wizards away, the Wizards are still in the Eastern Conference playoffs so far this season, and it is still difficult for the Rockets to win today, but it is precisely today that Porter Jr. killed the Wizards and proved his ability.
Let's talk about KPJ first, today's kill, I won't talk about his bad points. At the beginning of the season, Porter Jr. was praised by Silas for the progress of the defensive end when he accepted the media, and then as the season progressed, the team will cultivate the center of gravity towards Green, Little Porter seems to be a little unwilling, after this farce, Little Porter, although the efficiency is not very high, but in the defensive end today still see a lot of efforts, at least in the defensive end of the role is still very large. Played 35 minutes today, 3 of 13 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, got 9 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, and most importantly contributed to the kill in the reading of the seconds stage today, just think of the Rockets reporter said: "The Rockets will not give up Potter because of a mistake, this is life is not a game." ”
Wood, another member of the farce, was interviewed by the media during the match to talk about the ban: I apologize to all the people involved in the team. I also apologized. He played 33 minutes and contributed 22 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist. In the past few games, Wood played very loosely, not knowing if he was affected by the trading message. The defense doesn't go to the paint, the offense doesn't go inside, it relies on the outside projection to score, which is not what the Rockets want to see. And this game can clearly see Wood strengthen the aggression of the inside offensive and defensive ends. It is still useful to explain that criticism is still useful, and players cannot be blindly indulged.
There are always fans and friends who give me private messages and don't let me blow Green, but Green has been in really good shape since his comeback, shooting 41.7% + 38.9% in the past 4 games, averaging 20.3 points per game. If this state is maintained, the best rookie still has a chance. In front of Green, the most difficult thing is the cultivation of the Rockets, the Rockets are not like the Cavaliers to train Mobley, the Cavaliers have Aaron, Lefour, Markkanen, but Mobley still has more opportunities. If the next game has more balls to Green, I believe it will only be a matter of time before it takes off;
During the injury of Porter Jr. and Green, Christopher showed his ability, playing 14 minutes, 5 shots 4 of 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, although from the data point of view, Christopher's performance is relatively mediocre, but from the game we can actually see that Christopher is a very high cultivation value. The most valuable thing is actually his defense, his defense is very good, whether it is facing players in the same position or defensive misalignment, Christopher can play a good defense, which is also an important reason why the Rockets let him enter the rotation.
Beal, who had already scored 27 points in the late quarter of the game, came on the back of the game with 5 fouls, and as a result, in this attack, he was caused by Christopher to foul 6 fouls, which was the main reason why the Wizards once equalized in 9 minutes after the game, but eventually lost;
The Rockets are young, the youngest season since the Harden era, and the talent is rare. It still needs to give these players some more breathing rights, and it still needs to grow. Porter Jr. is 21 years old this year, and Green is only 19 years old, 8-10 years before their peak.
As Shen Jing said, I believe that the Rockets won the championship in 3-4 years, not to win the championship, at least into the playoffs I believe it is no problem.