In the two games against the Lone Rangers and Timberwolves, the Rockets no longer had the domineering spirit and aura of the seven-game winning streak. Basically, most of the main players and main rotation players returned to the team, and it did not stop the Rockets' confidence and momentum disorder. Against the Timberwolves and Lone Rangers, the Rockets were useless defensively in 2 games, and the Rockets lost a total of 42 points in both games, is this still the level of an NBA team?
Now this Rockets team has long lost its former glory, in addition to Jaylen Green, Shinkin, Christopher, Nuwaba and Tate are more reliable, Gordon basically only cares about playing his own ball, his heart is no longer in the Rockets, after all, as the Rockets are most likely to be sent away chips, Gordon seems to be looking forward to breaking out on the new team and competing for the championship. The performance of the Rockets in the two games was dismal, and the next home game with the 76ers on January 11, Beijing time, judging from the current state and tactical system of the Rockets, seems to be more fierce and less auspicious.
But in the dismal performance, the Rockets are not without bright spots. Josh Christopher, a 20-year-old rookie who scored 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in a single game against the Timberwolves, became one of the Rockets' few bright spots. 19 points is also Christopher's highest personal career score in the NBA, after he scored 17 points in the game against the Nets and 18 points in the game against the Cavaliers, this time the 19 points did not help the Rockets win over Wolves, but Christopher's performance can basically score a perfect score.
What made this young player, who was not reused at the beginning of the season and was even once delegated by the Rockets management to the development league Vipers, become the first core of the Rockets bench? Silas also gave his opinion, saying that before the game he let the TOEFL go to the office and showed the TOEFL some footage of the last game. 'I showed him some opportunities in the game where he could break through with the ball and break through the points, not just be limited to something. Silas said.
This so-called "something" seems to refer to Christopher's score. Silas asked Christopher not only to score points himself, but also to try to be the Rockets' ball holding point and offensive launch point, after all, Porter Jr. is not very reliable, the passing ability is also quite average, Christopher is defined as the No. 2 player, but he has the ability to break through and pass to create scoring opportunities. Four assists in a single game is the best footnote.
In order to promote Christopher, Silas specifically "opened a small stove" for him before the game, which is enough to reflect the importance That Silas attaches to TOEFL. But then again, Silas seems a little cold to another rookie, Jaylen Green. Because everyone had never heard of it, and there was no news that Silas had deliberately "opened a small stove" for Green, Green could only use his talent to explore more experience about the game. For Christopher, it's naturally reassuring that Silas treated him this way, but for Jaylen Green, that might not be good news.