On January 15, Beijing time, the Rockets lost to the Kings at 114:126 on the road, and had no chance of winning consecutive games.
In this game, the Rockets scored the most points, Tate and Porter the most rebounds, Tate and Porter with the most assists, Wood with the highest plus/minus, and Matthews who was the worst offensive efficiency on the field.
In this game, Matthews played 22 minutes for the Rockets, shooting 0-of-4 from the field, 0-of-3 from three-point range, and had 4 rebounds and 2 fouls, with a plus-minus of -5.
Statistically, Matthews is the player with the most appearances on the Rockets bench, ranking second from the bottom in the team in terms of shots, and is the only two players in the Rockets who have not scored, the other being Theis.
From the offensive end, Matthews' biggest significance to the Rockets is to open up space, during the Rockets' 7-game winning streak, Matthews' offense is the best guarantee for the Rockets' space, but in the recent matthews projection encountered underestimation, the last two consecutive games have not scored, the recent many games, Matthews's three-point projection efficiency is not good, Matthews' attributes and role in opening up space on the field have greatly declined.
In the case of Matthews' excellent offensive state, it can bring continuity to the rocket offense, but when Matthews' offensive state is not good, Matthews' shooting timing and shooting rhythm are so inappropriate, Matthews' shots are basically strong shots that ignore defense, in the rocket position war, such strong shots, if there is no hit rate guarantee, easy to collapse long rebounds, and are converted by the opponent's attack and defense, while Matthews' offensive rhythm is easy to destroy the overall offensive rhythm of the team, The offensive rhythm that prompted Matthews to be different from the rhythm of other players.
When Matthews is not in a good rhythm at the offensive end, he did not adjust the state in time, such a strong shot can be adjusted, optimize the feel of the hand and then shoot, not to Matthews Matthews many shots deviate from the basket a lot, how to slow down is the course that Matthews has to learn.
On the defensive end, Matthews is still very active, but in this game, Matthews also made many mistakes on the defensive end, was stepped by the opponent, the defensive position and defensive choice have improved, the control of fouls is not good, although Matthews can still create a lot of fouls, but Matthews's size and strength, in the game confrontation is not dominant, Matthews's defensive enthusiasm, as well as the awareness of supplementary defense and co-defense, is the root of Matthews's playing time in the bench lineup the most.
From the current point of view, during the Rockets' 7 consecutive wins, Matthews is the team's first strike, is the most important player in the team, Matthews is the catalyst for the team's offensive and defensive ends, and in the near future, Matthews' role in both offensive and defensive ends has declined significantly, prompting the overall performance of the Rockets in both offensive and defensive ends to have declined to a large extent.
Matthews still has a lot of room for improvement, learn to adjust at the offensive end, learn to shoot with a variety of rhythms, not just a situation, Matthews' defense also has room for improvement, although the opponent with the ball collision and supplementary defense is excellent, but Matthews' defensive skills and defensive scale still have room for improvement, this is also the Rockets will Matthews's two-way contract into a formal contract, the emphasis is Matthews's immediate combat strength, but the Rockets and Matthews This contract is not guaranteed, or team options, Still doubting the continuity of Matthews' state, from the current point of view, confirms the Rockets' judgment that Matthews needs to adjust as soon as possible and show his growth and progress to the team, otherwise Matthews will still be at risk of unemployment after this summer.