On January 8, 2022, the Houston Rockets hosted the Dallas Mavericks. In this game, the two cores of the Lone Rangers, Doncic and Porzingis, were absent due to injury. That should have been an opportunity for the Rockets, who had just ended their losing streak. Unexpectedly, the Rockets were completely suppressed by their opponents from the first quarter, trailing by a full 20 points in the first quarter, and have not been able to catch up with the point difference since then. In this game, Wood, as the core of the Rockets, was once again criticized by the fans, and even the commentary could not be watched.
Once the game started, Wood was completely out of form. In the first quarter, Wood shot 0-of-3 and 0-of-2 from the free throw line, not scoring a single point, and the Rockets were pulled away by the Lone Ranger by a full 20-point difference. Fans can understand that the feel is not good, but Wood has a poor feel, but even the defense has given up. As the Rockets' interior barrier, Wood spent the entire first quarter with a variety of eye-catching defenses, with a symbolic wave of the defensive end to complete the mission. It was also because of this poor interior defense that the Lone Ranger scored 12 points on the Rockets' interior in the first quarter.
After the Rockets trailed by 20 points, Wood began to "brush points" strongly. As soon as the game was over, looking at the datasheet, Wood easily scored 20 points. But fans who actually watched the game know that Wood's 20 points were completely brushed out. And this time Wood's performance, even the live broadcast of the commentary can not be watched, bluntly said that Wood is "XX star".
After Wood was previously banned, he also vowed to reflect on it, and things had passed. But now, judging from his performance on the pitch, I don't see that he really wants to win. It's really time for the Rockets to consider trading him out. Although Wood's performance, the Rockets can better compete for the title. However, as the core of the team, Wood's performance did not give a good example to the young players in the team. Isn't it hard to ask Green to learn from Shen Jing his style of not defending and brushing data? If you don't trade again, let the young players on the team look like or resentful, it will be a huge blow to the rebuilding Rockets. Unfortunately, with Wood's current style, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the Rockets to trade him out.