On January 6, Beijing time, the Rockets defeated the Wizards 114:111 on the road, ending an 8-game losing streak and ending the longest losing scoundre in the league.
In this game, the Rockets scored the most green and Wood, the most rebounds was Wood, the most assists was Porter, and the highest plus-minus was Gordon.
In this game, Wood played 34 minutes for the Rockets, shooting 8-of-12 from the field, 2-of-0 from three-point range, 6-of-6 from the free throw line, and had 22 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 2 turnovers, and 2 fouls, with a plus-minus of +7.
In terms of statistics, Wood ranked third in the team in terms of shots, behind Green and Porter, Wood had the highest number of free throws in the team, Wood scored and rebounded the highest in the team, and Wood was the 3rd in the team in plus-minus.
Wood's role in the field is very obvious, the Rockets from the opening stage to Wood as the starting point of the offense, to undertake the task of starting the situation, when Wood's role in the offensive end of the Wizards' defense is very obvious, although Wood's defensive stage has shortcomings and can be criticized, but the overall defense, not bad.
From the offensive end, the Rockets played Wood, Wood opened the situation for the Rockets to break through with the ball and play back under the basket, when Wood could attract the Wizards' defense, the defensive resistance faced by Porter and Green was reduced, prompting the two to easily break through the score, coupled with the Rockets' three players on the court, prompting Tate to play Bill on his back, the Wizards did not dare to pack, so that the Rockets frequently attacked the Wizards' internal score in the opening stage.
When the Rockets frequently hit the inside line, The three-pointers of Gordon, Green and Porter could get a large number of empty opportunities, prompting the Rockets to play the Wizards in the opening stage, and Wood was the best.
Because of Wood's outstanding performance, in the closing stage of the second quarter, Porter wanted to pass the ball to Tate, who signaled for Wood to come to the final attack, and Wood actually scored.
In the second half, the Rockets were overtaken, the Rockets looked for Wood again, through Wood in the Wizards to give and take, Wood can not cause the Wizards foul, but also very efficient in the Wizards inside the score, when Wood shot can basically be converted into points, which is the key to the Rockets in the second half has been slightly ahead of the Wizards.
On the defensive end, Wood's defensive communication and defensive awareness are still not good, and the defensive communication with teammates is not good, but Wood's defensive choices at key moments are still good, interfering with the Wizards' shooting, and Wood's height and arm span are the Rockets' advantage points, and Wood's protective frame is doing a good job.
From the overall point of view, Wood showed a valuable side, but also showed the flaws and deficiencies, as an attacker to face some specific configuration of the team, indeed has a certain value, especially the other side does not have a good defensive front and interior line, Wood's power on the offensive end will be infinitely magnified, but Wood's defensive problems, improve not overnight, with Wood's self-realization ability, its defensive position is not good, the defense and co-defense are not done well, the communication with teammates is not good, the defense is not done well, and it seems that there has been no improvement. In a certain situation, conforming to Wood's characteristics, designing tactics, and configuring players is the best way to use Wood, and expecting Wood to improve on the defensive end is very unrealistic from the current point of view.