With porter jr., Jaylen Green and Wood playing, the Houston Rockets finally won a home victory, and the victory over the Cavaliers also officially ended the Rockets' 11-game losing streak. Although he only had 16 points and 1 rebound, the Rockets' main point guard Kevin Porter Jr. played a wonderful performance, he also delivered 7 assists in addition to 16 points, and there was also a steal, and only 2 turnovers in the game. Compared to the young point guard who made mistakes and was questioned in the first half of the season, Porter Jr. now seems to have matured a lot.
Porter Jr. has always been seen as the next Harden, at least that's what Rockets star Gerald Green thinks. The current Little Porter has not disappointed Green, although his performance is far less than Harden at the peak of that year, but The Little Porter's personal improvement compared to the first half of the season is obvious to all. With his own scoring and scheduling, Porter Jr. defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers who had given up on him, although it was a game of little significance, but for Porter Jr., it was also a bad breath that had always remained in his heart.
As a Point Guard for the Rockets, Porter Jr.'s stability, passing vision and big picture have all improved. Even Rockets coach Steven Silas felt the same way, and when he talked about Porter Jr.'s performance in this game with 16 points, 1 rebound and 7 assists, he said that Porter Jr. would make passing choices according to the position of his teammates, and he has been creating offensive opportunities for his teammates.
Even Silas specifically mentioned a small matter outside the game, saying: "I had a game explanation before, and Porter Jr. came over and said, what if we can put Garrison Matthews in this position?" He will take the initiative to think and react. ”
This is more cattle, all say that Paul and Rajan Rondo are the "on-field coaches" in the team, and porter Jr., who is only 21 years old, also has this kind of performance of "supporting" the team's tactics, does it show that Porter Jr. is fully capable of becoming the real tactical core of the Rockets?
In the 3 years since entering the NBA League, Porter Jr. has also experienced different positions. Earlier, when playing for the Cavaliers, Porter Jr.'s main position was the No. 2 position (shooting guard), and he could also make a cameo appearance in the No. 3 position (small forward) in some time.
After joining the Rockets a year ago, Porter Jr. has been working as a point guard for the Rockets, and he has partnered with Wall, who is the starting point guard, but in the new season, the Houston Rockets deliberately hid Wall, and then made Porter Jr. the Rockets' first point guard. Porter Jr. also spent 30-40 games in the No. 1 position to find a feel, and now it's finally time to harvest. In recent games, the Rockets have indeed lost more and won less, but Porter Jr.'s scoring and assist data has been quite stable, and the ability to organize the offense has improved compared to before.
With Porter Jr.'s excellent performance in the No. 1 position, this also means that the former Rockets' main shooting guard has officially bid farewell to the No. 2 position and become a dual-powered guard like Harden who can hold the ball, assist, and score points.