Rockets coach Silas has said that in the future, the Rockets will increase their efforts to cultivate young players in the remaining regular season games, and pay attention to the training of the team to help young players improve. That is to say, the Rockets have basically stopped competing for playoff spots, and this summer's signing is the rocket team's most important thing, of course, before the trade deadline, whether the rockets can send some veterans is also a problem that fans are more concerned about.
Compared with the trade, the Rockets' regular season game will continue, and the next Rockets game will be played at 10:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 20, against the Jazz. In this game, the Rockets played against the Jazz, the two teams are strong and weak, the Rockets are theoretically difficult to take away a win on the road, but the Rockets have also defeated several strong teams this season, such as the Bulls in the East and the Nets, who have been the rockets' defeats.
In this game, the duel between the two teams' interior core Wood and Gobert will directly affect the outcome. The Rockets' Wood is strong and defensive, while the Jazz's Gobert is the best basket-guarding center in the league, and the duel between the two will have a decisive impact on the outcome of the game. It is worth mentioning that in addition to Gobert, small forward House, who has just signed the Jazz's second 10-day short contract, was also a member of the Rockets.
In this game, House naturally wants to take revenge on the Rockets, and since the Rockets directly cut House not long ago, House has always wanted to prove himself in front of people. Although house is not a major player in the Jazz, and even entering the rotation lineup is not common, in the 3 games playing for the Jazz, House can also contribute 5.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game, and the three-point shooting rate is as high as 44.4%, which seems to return to the state of three-point accuracy of the year.
According to the analysis of NBA reporter Arhan Raj, the starting lineup of the two teams in this game should be: Jazz Conley, Mitchell, Bogdanovic, O'Neal and Gobert; the Rockets' starting lineup is the same as in the previous games: Potter Jr., Green, Gordon, Tate and Wood. That is to say, all the main players of both teams can play in this game.
After the Jazz's previous loss to the Lakers, it needs a game to restore morale, and the Rockets are not in bad shape, after the victory over the Kings, the Rockets also hope to beat the powerful Jazz to add glory to the season. Although it doesn't matter whether the Rockets win or lose this game, it can prevent the Jazz from winning more games, and naturally increase the confidence of the rockets' young players. We'll see how Wood and Gobert will play, Jaylen Green vs. Mitchell, and how rocket veteran House will play against the old owner.