On January 13, Beijing time, the Rockets defeated the Spurs 128:124 on the road, ending a three-game losing streak.
In this game, the Rockets scored the most points by Gordon, the most rebounded by Wood, the most assisted by Tate, and the highest plus-minus was still Gordon.
In this game, Gordon played 32 minutes for the Rockets, shooting 9 of 10 from the field, 7 of 7 from three-point range, 7 of 10 from the free throw line, and had 31 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, and 2 fouls, with plus-minus +11.
Statistically, Gordon's playing time is tied with Wood's for the most on the team, ranking third on the team in terms of shots, 1st on three-point shots and free throws, and 1st on the team in scoring and plus-minus.
Such data shows that Gordon is extremely efficient in the case of not digesting much of the ball at the offensive end, and in the case of Gordon significantly reducing his weight on the offensive end, it can be seen that Gordon positions himself very accurately, and also shows an extremely competitive state.
From the offensive end, Gordon's offense is mainly three-point projection and ball-holding breakthrough, Gordon hit all the first 9 shots, only lost in the last ball, Gordon's three-point projection, basically a step away from the three-point line, it can be seen that Gordon's three-point projection is difficult, but also shows that Gordon feels excellent, the offensive end is very stable.
Gordon's three-pointer can bring diversion and deterrence to the Rockets, which is the reason why Silas let Gordon partner Porter and Green, hoping to give Porter, Wood, Green and Tate more optimized offensive space, although Matthews and Brooks can also take on the responsibility of opening up space, but Gordon's accuracy and deterrence are incomparable to Matthews and Brooks.
Gordon not only has the ability to accurately shoot three points, the efficiency of the ball holding breakthrough is extremely high, the rhythm of Gordon's ball holding breakthrough in this game is very just right, it can be seen that Gordon's understanding and judgment of the offense has entered a new stage, more importantly, Gordon's ball holding breakthrough not only uses physical confrontation, hard to the inside, but also the dexterous combination of European steps, which promotes Gordon's breakthrough to be more diverse and more varied.
Gordon still has a lot of free throw opportunities on the offensive end, Gordon is the most stable player on the offensive end of the Rockets, and the player with the highest offensive level of the Rockets, And Gordon's offensive efficiency is a career high.
From the defensive end, the Rockets' overall defensive system has problems, Porter and Wood's defensive judgment and defensive position during the court have always had problems, Christopher and Martin have also made a lot of mistakes in the bench transition section, especially when Porter and Wood are on the court at the same time, the Rockets' defense is always full of holes, need teammates to make up for it, Gordon in this situation, facing the team's huge defensive loopholes, Tate has repeatedly matched defensive fouls to wipe the butts for Potter and Wood, and Gordon's defensive flexibility is the best in the Rockets guard. Although Gordon's reinforcement and co-defense are not the best in the team, Gordon's single defense effect is still good.
From the current point of view, in the recent month, Gordon has obviously reduced his offensive desire, so that he has fewer shots on the offensive end, on the one hand, Gordon is making way for Potter and Green, Gordon will give the ball to The organization and domination of the ball to Potter, Gordon will give the main offensive task to Wood, he will act more as a pitcher to open up the heavy responsibility of space, in the case of teammates can not open the situation, Gordon only stood up to digest the ball, on the other hand, Gordon is obviously protecting himself, allowing himself to reduce the probability of fouls on the offensive end, Allow yourself to reduce the frequency and risk of injuries.
From the current point of view, Gordon's performance is more of a symbol of inspection, in the case of less than a month of trading deadlines, Gordon not only has to show excellent competitive status, get more efficient and better data, but also to reduce the probability of injury, so the recent period of Gordon's Buddhist performance is the best evidence, we cherish Gordon's last time in the Rockets period, when Gordon was traded, it means that Harden's players in the rocket peak period all left the team, the rockets will usher in a new era.