On January 6, Beijing time, the Rockets defeated the Wizards at home 114:111, ending the longest 8 consecutive losses in the league.
In this game, Porter and Wood lifted the ban, for which Silas discharged the starting lineup of Porter, Green, Gordon, Tate and Wood, which may be the ultimate starting lineup of the Rockets without a transaction, on the one hand, in this lineup, almost all players have the ability to digest the ball, on the other hand, when Porter and Green's offense improved, this starting lineup took into account the scoring and organization of the tandem lineup, but also took into account the space and attack frame, is the Rockets' strongest set of starting lineups, It will also be the team's final line-up.
This lineup from the opening stage, gave the Wizards a downside, the Rockets used Wood as a pioneer officer on the offensive end, frequently using foot and basket technology to score under the basket, in the case of Wood for the Rockets to open the situation, Green and Porter frequently attacked the box, coupled with Tate's misalignment on the inside line to beat Beal, prompting the opening score to lead the Wizards.
On the other hand, the Wizards, on the offensive end, mainly rely on offensive and defensive conversions, and Beal's mid-range shooting, to maintain the offensive base, the Wizards have too many unreasonable shooting choices, no offensive conduction on the shot, and the shooting rate is not guaranteed, the Rockets instantly started a double-digit lead, stopping the Wizards.
After the suspension, the Wizards terminated this frequent unreasonable shooting on the outside line, frequently impacting the Rockets' basket, in the alternate transition section, the Rockets still exposed many old problems at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, the backcourt rebound protection is not good, the offensive and defensive conversion defense is not good, and the mid-range defense is not good.
Since the second quarter, the Rockets' stability and efficiency on the offensive end have declined, Porter has made many mistakes on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, the Rockets have relied on wood and Gordon's piecemeal play to maintain the score, and the Wizards have relied on the vietnamese bravery of players such as Bill and Kuzma to overtake the score.
In the second half, after the Rockets' starting lineup returned, the Rockets quickly pulled away the score, Wood's performance was crucial to the Rockets' lead, Bill fouled prematurely, causing the Wizards' core to go off prematurely, and in the fourth quarter with 8 minutes left, Beal 6 fouls left the game, prompting the Wizards to lack an offensive core in the second half, resulting in a certain degree of decline in the stability and certainty of the offense, which laid the key factor for the Rockets to end the losing streak.
In the end, the Rockets relied on Porter's kill to finally defeat the opponent, ending an 8-game losing streak.
From this game, Porter played very hard most of the time, but a kill saved the reputation of the game, Wood showed an excellent role in digesting the ball on the offensive end, although the performance on the defensive end is still criticized, but this game can see the value of Wood, coupled with Green's continuous improvement, the choice of the offensive end and the reading of the game have been greatly improved, plus Gordon does not digest the ball much, but the efficiency is very high, this is the most important thing for the Rockets.
Although the bench lineup has been in the stage of losing points, Shen Jing's injury has a great impact on the team, but Silas found the best starting lineup and final lineup of the team, in the absence of a transaction, if the whole team maintains such a spirit and competitive state, even if the Rockets lose, it can also make people see hope, as a rebuilding team, the biggest purpose and significance is here.