From a wave of 8 consecutive losses, to the last 3 games to achieve 2 wins and 1 loss, the rocket state is obviously improved, before and after comparison can be found, in the previous game, the rocket is a pit from the beginning, the first quarter not only their own attack can not open, but also the defense is not, basically the first quarter is over, the rocket is more than 10 points behind the point difference, the end of the half directly let the game into the garbage time. But in the last few games, the Rockets have been able to shoot down nearly 40 points at the offensive end, and at the same time, they have also made efforts on the defensive end, although they have been chased back after replacing the bench, and even surpassed, but at least the game can be watched.
The Rockets can have such a change this has a lot to do with Silas changing the rotation of personnel and the use of players, starting from the game against the Spurs, Silas made a personnel rotation adjustment that many people want to see, after the first quarter, he deliberately staggered the playing time of Porter Jr. and Green, which did not appear before, because in the previous game, it was also found that there was no chemical reaction between The two men who played at the same time as Porter Jr. and Green, and they both needed the ball. One person can only squat in the bottom corner with the ball, plus Wood, Porter Jr. and Green are difficult to play, and splitting the two in the game against the Spurs has achieved good results. Porter Jr. had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, including 6 of 10 shots and 3 of 5 three-pointers; Green had 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.
In the next two games against the Kings, although the time to stagger Porter Jr. and Green was relatively small, But Silas made another change, he deliberately reduced Porter Jr.'s possession time, before the attack was launched by Gordon or Augustine or Christopher to control the ball, reducing Porter Jr.'s dribbling time, and in these two games, Little Porter got 16 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, and one bombed 23 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, Green also performed well. One game is 11 points, one game is 15 points, but the outside line is more iron because of the change to shooting.
Through these 3 games, it can be found that rocket coach Silas seems to have found porter Jr.'s instruction manual, 3 games handed over 16 points, 18 points, 23 points data, three games down the shooting rate of 50%, three-point shooting rate of 42.9%, true shooting rate of 65.9%, this data is quite outstanding. Compared to Porter Jr.'s 37.5 percent shooting percentage and 33.5 percent three-point shooting this season, his offensive efficiency is significantly higher.
And Porter Jr. has changed not because he has improved, but because he really can't play the team's organizational defender. Porter Jr.'s most criticized this season is his ability to organize tandem teams, although he has shown a certain talent in this regard in the past, but his big picture view, his tandem team ability is too poor, perhaps he can average 7-8 assists per game after returning from injury, but sending assists does not represent his organizational ability, and it reduces his pressure after not letting him control the ball, so he is more sharp in attack. Of course, because he can see the opportunities of his teammates in attack, when the ball transitions to his hands, he can still send assists to his teammates while reducing dribbling, which is why he can deliver 15 assists in the two games against the Kings.
So after these 3 games, Silas also found the instruction manual for Porter Jr., not necessarily splitting the backcourt double core, but to minimize Porter Jr.'s dribble, which not only allows him to remain efficient, but also liberates Green.