Taking advantage of the last three games against weak teams, the Rockets' main center Wood has been looking for opportunities to brush up beautiful statistics. Wood may not contribute much to the team, but in recent games, Wood's personal data has been really eye-catching. Wood has averaged 21+8 levels of stats per game in the last seven games, and although the Rockets have won fewer and lost more, after all, Wood has shown first-class interior scoring ability - of course, the price is that the rockets' other players have been affected, losing some of the ball and shooting rights.
Against strong teams and first-class centers in strong teams, Wood will always be blown up, just like not long ago when the Rockets played against the 76ers, embiid bombed 31 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in 26 minutes, while Wood only had 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. But Wood's ability to abuse vegetables is very strong, and in the two games against the Kings, the Rockets have won one and lost well.
Especially in the second game against the Kings, Wood played all-Star stats: 33 minutes of playing time, Wood 8 of 15, 3 of 7 three-pointers, contributed 23 points (team-high) 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, look at several of the Kings center players, the main center Jon Holmes only contributed 4 points in 15 minutes, and there were 3 fouls and no rebounds; Damian Jones had 2 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist on 7-of-7 14 minutes. Europa Tall Alex Lane conceded three shots in 13 minutes and scored one point from the free throws alone, plus four rebounds.
It can be said that Wood played alone and laid down the Kings' 3 major centers. Statistically, after the end of the game, the Rockets' interior scores totaled 50 points! The Kings' interior line was completely suppressed. In rebounding, the Kings trailed the Rockets by 10 rebounds 37-47, which fully proved that the Rockets' main Wood and Shin Kyung-assisted interior line was still very effective against the weak team.
Kings interim coach Gentry also named Wood specifically, saying: "We didn't keep them [the Rockets] out of the box, they maintained enough advantage. It puts a lot of pressure on you to score, and we've also created some good shooting opportunities and all we need to do is hit them. Wood's all-star performances on both offensive and defensive ends of the game still conquered Kings coach Gentry. However, Gentry does not seem to notice that Wood's performance against the star center seems to be similar to that of the Kings center in this game.
It can only be said that Wood has a certain strength, but there are also obvious shortcomings, when paired with second- and third-rate centers, Wood can always rely on good interior technology, soft feel and stable long-range shooting to contain opponents, and can also bring pressure to the opponent with height and arm span on the defensive end. Although many people don't like Wood, it is definitely not unreasonable for Wood to get a 3-year, 41 million contract.
It can only be said that Wood is inferior to the super center, but in the entire NBA, Wood's ability is still in the middle of the upper middle. The steady play of a few games and the beautiful data contribution can also indirectly increase the value of Wood's trade, or that sentence, except for Jaylen Green, there is no player on the Rockets who cannot be traded, Wood is of course among them, if the Rockets can sell Wood for a good price before the trade deadline, it is naturally the most cost-effective.