On January 11, Beijing time, the Rockets lost to the 76ers at home 91:111, and were swept by the 76ers this season while suffering three consecutive defeats.
In this game, the Rockets Gordon missed this game due to bare foot soreness, and the 76ers Seth Curry also missed this game due to a bare foot injury, but the absence of these two players did not have much impact on the game, and the huge strength gap between the Rockets and the 76ers can be reflected from the point difference.
In this game, the Rockets put forward the starting lineup of Green, Porter, Tate, Theis and Wood, which is the first time that the Rockets have put up such a starting lineup after seven consecutive wins, which is the starting lineup of the Rockets during the 15-game losing streak, which has proved to be poor at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and has been abandoned by Silas.
In this game, Silas put up such a starting lineup, on the one hand, Gordon was suspended due to injury, causing Theis to naturally fill in the starting lineup, on the other hand, the 76ers interior players Harris and Embiid were outstanding, and the Rockets could only use the lineup of the two towers to make the defense less disadvantageous.
Silas re-enabled the configuration of the double inner line, mainly to solve the defensive problem, to know that the recent defensive problems of the Rockets are very serious, especially the defense of the inner line is simply terrible, Silas has reflected on the game, returned to the starting lineup of double centers + double guards, if from the data points, the 111 points lost compared to the 141 points lost to the Timberwolves on the field, but the process of the game, the Rockets still have many problems on the defensive end.
From the defensive end, the Rockets still made many mistakes due to their youth, but there is still a certain improvement compared to the loss to the Timberwolves.
The 76ers' offensive focus is on Embiid as the axis, using Embiid's deterrent power to attract the bag clip, thereby creating offensive space for other players, the 76ers configure a group of outside shooters to match embiid's characteristics, plus the heavy forward Harris, who can both attack the frame, can attract the back, and can also project three points on the outside, Harris's positioning at the 76ers is Embiid's mini version, that is, the 76ers' double interior strategy, ensuring that there is a deterrent of the double inside line in the whole 48 minutes, plus Drummond has been in excellent form this season The 76ers are the representatives of the big ones in the small ball era.
In the face of the 76ers such a way of play, the Rockets are using Theis to position Embiid, using Wood to position Harris, the result is that whether it is Theis, or Wood single defense can not prevent Embiid, Embiid whether playing Tess, or playing Wood, basically give, for this Reason rocket's defensive strategy is to timely wrap Embiid, force Embiid to play, and then quickly rotate to ensure that the subsequent defensive alignment can be matched, the Rockets' bag timing is very good, the defensive rotation of the three-point line, in the first half is still very good, But did a bad job in the second half, being carried away by a three-point rain of the 76ers.
In this game, the Rockets have many highlights on the defensive end, although Theis can not defend Embiid, but the defensive position and defensive actions give other players time to supplement and assist in defense, the rocket package clamp Embiid timing and scale are just right, Tate has repeatedly supplemented the defense of Embiid, and Martin Jr.'s frame block Embiid is full of highlights.
From the overall defense of the Rockets, although the Rockets' rebounding protection is still a loss, but the flexibility of the lineup has improved a lot, the Rockets' defensive offensive and defensive conversions have improved a lot in the stage, although the Rockets lost to the 76ers by a large score, but the Rockets are still good in the stage of defense, but such defense has no continuity, coupled with the development of the offensive end is unfavorable, affecting the enthusiasm and mentality of the defense.
On the offensive end, Wood played a huge role, when Gordon did not play, Wood took on more of the main offensive tasks, because both teams are attack frame-based play, Wood's ability to move and project, bringing the lower limit of the attack to the Rockets, plus Theis became a very important point, Theis on the inside line of the leak, on the outside of the projection, and the mid-range projection can sanction the 76ers' release.
In the bench transition, Augustine's organizational effect was immediate, Christopher brought great vitality on the offensive end, Martin's ability to finish on the inside was reflected in this game, coupled with Tate's tough attack frame, the Rockets' offensive and defensive ends for a long time were very good.
In this game, the Biggest defeat of the Rockets is that during the simultaneous presence of Jaylen Green and Porter, the two have poor offensive choices, too many consecutive mistakes, because the two consecutive mistakes have been played by each other too many offensive and defensive conversions, prompting the momentum to quickly reverse, Porter's rhythm and ball sense are really not good, as a point guard, the ball dealer is not high, the ability to handle the ball is not good, the choice of attack is not good, Green's mistakes are piled up, very dragging the team rhythm, and both ends of the attack and defense are exposed to huge problems.
From the current point of view, the biggest problem with the Rockets is actually Porter, Green and Wood three players, when these three players are on the field at the same time, the defense can not be seen at all, the stability of the offense is bad, Green is in the cultivation period, there are extenuating circumstances, Wood and Porter are completely inappropriate in the use of the Rockets, Porter is not suitable for point guard, Wood's defense is very problematic, and has not been improved, the Rockets to change the current team building strategy, is the top priority at the moment.