On January 26, Beijing time, the Rockets lost to the Spurs at home 104:134, suffering two consecutive defeats, and this loss prompted the Rockets to return to the bottom of the West.
In this game, the root cause of the Rockets' loss was poor defense, which led to a lot of ups and downs on the offensive end, and finally lost the game by a big score.
So, what exactly did the Rockets make on the defensive end?
The rocket's most obvious manifestation on the defensive end is the poor defensive discipline and defensive integrity, which is manifested in the rockets missing too many outside three-pointers, and the rocket's second defense on the inside line is not good, after being suddenly scored by the other side, the team's defensive formation is basically unable to reorganize to form a new round of defense.
The most intuitive data is the two teams of internal scores, the Rockets scored 58 points on the Spurs inside line, and the Spurs scored 82 points in the Rockets inside the line, the Rockets are the team with the highest frequency of attack frames in the league, as well as the team with the most internal scores, the Rockets' playing style is mainly the attack frame, such internal scores, for the Rockets, are basically average, but the Rockets' internal loss of points, to create a new high this season, on the one hand, the Rockets have repeatedly failed to do a rotational defense under the basket, and the Spurs have penetrated the defense line.
The Spurs penetrated the Rockets' interior defenses, and the Rockets made many mistakes.
Mistake one: The Rockets defended the Spurs guard's defensive position and follow-up rotation in place, allowing the Spurs guard to break through to the Rockets basket very easily, Murray and McDermott and Kelden Johnson repeatedly used the footsteps and rhythm to break through to the Rockets basket, and the Rockets' subsequent defense and co-defense did a bad job.
Mistake two: The Rockets' backcourt rebounding protection is not good, grabbing a lot of offensive rebounds for the Spurs, allowing the Spurs to play a large number of secondary offenses, this game, the Spurs' Yubanks grabbed 4 frontcourt rebounds, the Spurs grabbed 11 frontcourt rebounds, and the Rockets grabbed 18 frontcourt rebounds, but the Rockets did not score more through offensive rebounds than the Spurs.
The Rockets haven't done a good job of rebounding protection this season, and after Theis fell out of the rotation lineup, the defensive rebounds were at the bottom of the league, giving opponents a lot of second-time offense.
Mistake three: The Rockets' interior defense is doing badly, because Wood is not a power-fighting player, facing a tall and strong interior line, the strength confrontation is not good, but Wood's defensive habits and defensive awareness are not good, even if it is not a power-fighting center, Wood has a poor rebounding card position, the interior defense position is not good, and the defense is lazy, often not supplementing and assisting the defense, prompting the Rockets' interior protection to do extremely bad.
Mistake four: The Rockets' defensive rotations are not done well, often resulting in loopholes and untimely rotations. In this game, the Rockets often appear to be broken by the Spurs to break the defense, because the Spurs' passing is extremely good, can very easily break the Rockets' defensive system, prompting the Rockets to often have one or the other at the defensive end, and after many passes, the Rockets' defense has major loopholes.
In addition to the Rockets' team defense often has problems, some players' defense is also difficult to say.
At present, the biggest target on the defensive end is Jaylen Green, whose defensive scale and defensive position are not good, and he is often stepped over by opponents, requiring teammates to supplement and assist in defense.
Rocket guard Christopher made a major mistake on the defensive end, often being passed by one step at a time, but also the problem of defensive position and bad defensive habits, becoming a burden on the defensive end.
Wood's defense has not been good, and Porter has not defended well in some rounds, but it has improved to a greater extent since the beginning of the season.
During Brooks' time on the floor, his defense was disastrous, with Shinkin and Martin also making a lot of mistakes on the defensive end.
In the case of the player's poor individual defense level, the team's poor defensive discipline, the team's defensive team is not good, and the player's defensive enthusiasm and concentration are not enough, the Rockets want to win, it is as difficult as the sky, which is also the root of why the Rockets lost to the Spurs in this big score.