22 of 45 three-pointers are the reason why the Rockets were able to beat the Jazz on the road, although Porter Jr.'s miraculous stroke in the final moments allowed the Rockets to get through the danger, but the super performance of the three-point shooting rate is the key to the Rockets' victory. As can be seen from the Rockets' games this season, the current three-point shooting and three-point shooting rate is high or low, which is a barometer that affects whether the Rockets can win, and only when the three-point shot is open and the shooting rate is at a high level, the Rockets have the certainty of winning.
That's probably why the Rockets hoarded a lot of three-point shooters. The Rockets' interior players are less and less important than at the beginning of the season, and the outside players, especially quality shooters like Garrison Matthews, have become important players in the Rockets' lineup. In recent games, center Daniel Theis has made fewer and fewer appearances, and even 19-year-old center Shen Jing has not been given many opportunities, although he has played every game, but Shen Jing's performance is far less amazing than in the first half of the season.
That said, the Rockets' three-pointer has become the most critical tactic, at least this season. The personal performance of the 25-year-old Garrison Matthews also directly determines the Rockets' record. Look at Matthews' performance in the last 4 games, against the Spurs, Matthews was 0-of-4 in 16 minutes, 0 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, but the Rockets were lucky to win.
Next against the Kings, Matthews scored 0-of-4 in 22 minutes, scored 0 points again, and only got 4 rebounds. The Rockets lost to the Kings on the road, but in the next game against the Kings, Matthews finally found his long-lost hand, he made 17 points and 1 rebound on 6-of-4 three-pointers in 23 minutes, while in the previous Rockets' victory over the Jazz, Matthews shot 5 of 10 in 29 minutes, 5 of 9 three-pointers, and bombed 23 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
Matthews had 0 points in the first two games, but the Rockets had won two straight games in the last two games, and Matthews had contributed a total of 40 points and 5 rebounds, and hit 9 three-pointers! That's one of the reasons the Rockets were able to get a rare winning streak. The first two games were 0-pointers, which was an absolute shame for Matthews, who was known for his stable three-point shooting, but the next two games totaled 40 points + 9 three-pointers, and Matthews used his performance to continue to gain Silas's trust in him.
A good three-point shooter is not how to play in a game, but in the continuity of three-point shooting, and more importantly, after a game with a poor feel, whether it can be adjusted in time to restore the feel in the next game, which is the difference between a high-quality three-point shooter and an ordinary outside player. Luckily, matthews from the Rockets is one of the elite shooters who can quickly adjust the feel of the shot.
The Rockets earlier turned Matthews' two-way contract into a four-year, $8.2 million NBA standard contract, which seems to be a very valuable signing, and Raphael Stone, as the general manager of the Rockets, did not look at the wrong person. Although Stone has not been able to bring in stars for the Rockets this season, stone has no choice but to say when it comes to selecting functional players.