On January 8, Beijing time, the Rockets lost to the Lone Ranger at home 106:130, and in the last 10 games, the Rockets achieved a record of 1 win and 9 losses, ranking first from the bottom in the West, while the Lone Ranger ushered in 5 consecutive wins because of this victory in this game.
In this game, the two cores of the Lone Rangers, Doncic and Porzingis, have truced, and head coach Kidd has also been isolated because of health management regulations, in such a bad situation, the whole game suppressed the Rockets, leading the Rockets by up to 31 points, and finally defeated the Rockets by a big score.
In this game, the Rockets exposed many problems on the offensive end, and these problems from the current point of view, are the problems of team configuration, is the problem of the subjective initiative of the players, in the face of such problems, head coach Silas has no choice, let the players make mistakes, and finally swallow the consequences of the fiasco.
The biggest problem of the rocket is that the attack and defense are extremely not both, to solve the offensive problem, the defensive problem will be highlighted, and the solution to the defensive problem, the attack is a big problem, showing that the rocket is extremely offensive and defensive at both ends of the attack and defense, and such an attack and defense are not both, mainly reflected in the core players of the rocket, resulting in the game will be very ugly.
The Rockets' starting lineup for this game is Green, Porter, Gordon, Tate and Wood, such a starting lineup, the defensive end of the big problem is Wood and Potter, when the two are on the court at the same time, the Rockets' defense is full of holes, and during the bench transition, Christopher and Brooks' defense is like paper paste, collapsed.
Because the Rockets, whether starting or substitute, always have problems with the defensive end of at least two players, resulting in the collapse of the team's entire defensive system, no matter how good the follow-up defense and co-defense are, after the opponent's two passes, the defense is prone to a big gap, the defense is useless, and finally swallows the consequences of the fiasco.
Rockets defense is bad in wood defense block demolition is not good, defensive block demolition of the sense of position and scale is not good, especially Wood and Porter defense demolition, poor communication between the two, such a defense is simply a disaster level of defense, Wood's inner line rebound protection is not good, the frame is not good, Wood basically has no sense of defense and co-defense, in the face of the opponent's offensive strength, when the opponent's offensive strong point feels hot, it gives the other side a big vacancy, which makes people simply incomprehensible, there is no reflection on defense in the game.
Porter's defensive attitude is very problematic, there is a problem with the defensive communication with his teammates, there are often one-step passes, there is a problem with defensive choices, there is a problem with defensive positioning, and there is a problem with defensive enthusiasm.
Brooks and Christopher are mainly defensively positioned problematic, often one step past, no defensive skills, and the quality of the defense is very bad.
These four players occupy important positions in the rotation of the team, Wood as the team's average scorer, Porter as the team's focus on training, Christopher is the Rockets' first-round show last year, and Brooks is an important player in the Rockets' offensive end to open up space.
The Overall Defense of the Rockets is also poor in the three-point defense of the outside line, the rebounding protection of the interior line is not good, the protective frame is not good, the defense is not good, and the defensive concentration of some players is not good.
It's unlikely that Silas wouldn't give these players the time and opportunity to play, and more about thinking about offense, but the Rockets' offense is just as bad, without any rules.
Rockets' current offense is mainly a singles after the demolition, Wood can show his offensive skills and comprehensiveness, Porter, Green and Tate also have a large number of singles, the Rockets do not see any tactical system at the offensive end, very much like a loose sand, of which Porter and Wood are the initiators of this style of play, coupled with Matthews' offensive efficiency decline, Gordon is very low desire on the offensive end, prompting the Rockets' offense to maintain the lower limit, but more is piecemeal, no system, The execution of the players cannot implement the system of the head coach.
As the team's focus on the training of Jaylen Green, in the current environment, the ball is mainly not in green's hands, from the naked eye, Green's offensive and defensive ends are improving, but with the rocket's current style of play, more is to cultivate Porter and Wood, and the problem of Porter and Wood, this season has always existed, the progress is very slow, the Rockets' main attack and the positioning of the ball There are many problems, many attack and defense are extremely uneven, this is where the Rockets' current problems lie, and it is also the most wandering time in the reconstruction process.