With only 3 days left until the trading deadline, everyone's focus is on the trading market.
According to NBA reporter Matt Moore, the Rockets told the other teams that they already had two offers for the Round Face Deal, and the Rockets wanted to find a deal that would save them from getting too much of a contract in the deal. At the same time, Gordon's pre-match injuries were minor heel injuries, which usually occur on the bench.
And this game Gordon did not appear on the sidelines, naturally triggering the suspicion of reporters from all walks of life, perhaps the last game is the last game of Gordon's career in the Rockets. The 14-year veteran of the league has a career-high 49.1 percent shooting percentage, 41.7 percent from three-point range and averaged 14.2 points and 3.0 rebounds in 29.5 minutes per game, making him the perfect choice for playoff teams.
The Cavaliers and Pacers also made a deal with today, with the Cavaliers trading Rubio, a protected first-round pick, a 2022 second-round deal from the Rockets and a 2027 second-round deal from the Jazz to the Pacers in exchange for LeVert and the Heat in the 2022 second-round pick.
With Two years left to expire in LeVert's contract, but the offseason could be extended early, with the Cavaliers adding another player to the guard line, it appears that cavaliers management is determined to make a name for themselves in the East, and the Pacers are signaling a rebuild.
In addition, after waking up, the Nets lost 8 consecutive games to the seventh place in the East, thus making the Nets in the hands of the Rockets to the 18th pick, and the Rockets became a potential beneficiary.
Then let's turn our eyes back to the game, and Shen Jing is on the starting line-up again again against the Pelicans, and team up with Wood to form a twin-tower lineup.
After the opening whistle, the offensive status of both teams was not online, the success rate was very low, and the two sides only drew 7:7 in the near half of the single quarter. The Pelicans, with the exception of Ingram, did not provide support, and rocket tate hit all three chances, making it difficult to put the ball into the basket against Varlan's defense.
Green then made three consecutive attempts to frame, one of which was a surprise to the basket, which seemed to be gathering momentum for the dunk contest. Wood opened slowly and hotly, faced with Valan and Hayes repeatedly failed to eat, ate a nose of ash, and at the same time was useless on the defensive end, allowing Hayes to score 15 points in 9 minutes, and the small waist twisted and could lean on Wood to wipe in, offering 4 dunks.
Entering the articulation section, Martin Jr., TOEFL, and Matthews joined forces to blow up a counterattack storm, erasing and overtaking the score in an instant, playing tough and decisive in the offensive and defensive conversion, and also allowing the Rockets to enter the second half of the battle with a 5-point advantage. After all, the Rockets currently have a fast-attack shooting rate of 66.4%, ranking first in the league.
It is worth mentioning that the TOEFL's recent performance has risen steadily, and after adapting to the rhythm, it has gradually begun to get on track, and the current state is fully capable of occupying a rotation position in any team, hoping that this pick will eventually scratch out the lottery.
Green took the lead at the beginning of the third quarter, first hitting a whistle-pressing fairy ball, then single-handedly rushing into the Pelicans to cause damage, helping the Rockets extend the lead gap to ten figures. But just a flash of god's kung fu, the enemy general Ingram rushed to the horse, turned hands and led the team to blast out a 13:0 attack wave still in color, facing the fiery Yingge rocket helpless.
At the same time, he scored no sports goals for 3 minutes, Ingram scored 17 points in a single quarter, and used his own threat to constantly create opportunities for his teammates.
Although Matthews' three-pointer allowed the Rockets to chase down to five points at one point, showing good resistance in the final quarter, the final chase was fruitless, and the Pelicans lost 107:120 in the face of gradually tidy personnel and a sharp recovery in recent conditions, and the Pelicans also won the playoff place.
Green scored 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists with a breakthrough, but the three-point shooting was still out of shape, and Wood continued to cut a team-high 22 points.
The trading deadline is coming, let's see what happens!