After a 3-day break, the Rockets ushered in a game at home against the Spurs, and considering the rocket's recent upward momentum and the last time the two sides met the rocket to win the opponent, there are still many fans who hope that the rocket can win this game, but did not expect that the final rocket was at home 134:104 to defeat the opponent by 30 points.
It can be said that this is a game that the Rockets played quite badly, but it is not unacceptable for the team to lose this game, to know that this period of time the Thunder is all the way down after the last Thunder lost to the Bulls, their record is 14 wins and 33 losses, the same as the Rockets, but because the Rockets have the advantage against the Thunder, so the first place in the West is also given to the Thunder, so against the Spurs This game can be said that the Rockets did not want to win at all, the purpose is to keep the first position in the West, It's just that the fiasco of 30 points is somewhat unexpected, and what is even more infuriating is that the team's performance of the leader-in-law Green is also a mess, shooting only 3 of 12 in the 32 minutes of the game, with 7 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.
However, in addition to Green, the team's other backcourt star Porter Jr. performed quite well, in this game he played 26 minutes and had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, including 5 of 12 shots, 4 of 4 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, and only 4 turnovers in the whole game. Look at his offensive efficiency, look at his assist-to-turnover ratio, in such a game where the whole team is not in shape, he can still maintain such a stable performance, Porter Jr. has gradually entered the good situation recently. In the past 5 games, Porter Jr. has been able to deliver at least 7 assists per game, and has been able to control turnovers very well, especially in the last 3 games, he has given a total of 25 assists, but only 6 turnovers.
Looking back at the beginning of the season, after being helped to become the team's starting organizational defender, how bad his performance on the court was, he hesitated on the offensive end, did not know whether to pass the ball or attack himself, often had all kinds of inexplicable mistakes, in the first 17 games of the season, his assist-to-turnover ratio was close to 1:1, and at that time many people questioned whether Porter Jr. had the ability to become an organizational defender. But half a season later, Porter Jr. used his performance to shatter these doubts, not only is he more comfortable in organizing tandem teams, his personal offensive efficiency on the court has also improved a lot, in the past 5 games he can average 17.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 8 assists and 2.8 turnovers, including 45.5% shooting, 40.6% three-point shooting, 59.2% true shooting, and his use rate is only 22.9%.
It can be said that now Porter Jr. is more and more like the leader of Hugh City, he through his own performance on the court to lead his teammates, seeing that teammates have the opportunity he will not hesitate to accurately send the ball to his teammates, he also spares no effort in the defensive end while playing the attack, just like he said in an interview before: "I am a point guard, a commander on the field, an organizer, is to play my game." "And now his performance is getting more and more like everyone expects, and I hope that in the next game he can go further...