On February 18, Beijing time, after yesterday's away loss to the Suns, the Houston Rockets, who have lost 6 consecutive games, will continue their road trip today. At 11:30 a.m., the Rockets will be on the road to the Los Angeles Clippers, and it's worth noting that it's also the Rockets' last regular season game ahead of All-Star Weekend. After this game, the Rockets will be given up to 8 days of rest.
The Rockets don't have players in the All-Star Team, but Jaylen Green of the Rockets will participate in the dunk contest, and Christopher will also cheer for Jaylen Green. Eight days later, after the end of the All-Star Weekend, the Rockets will go to the away game to challenge the Orlando Magic led by Sargas, and then return to the home double Game Clippers, which is the Rockets' schedule for nearly half a month. It can be said that the All-Star Weekend gave the Rockets a lot of opportunities to rest and adjust.
But this morning's road game against the Clippers, how is the Rockets' roster? In the previous game against the Suns, two core players, Porter Jr. and Wood, were both absent due to stomach upset, but Gordon started instead. According to the Rockets' convention, Gordon will always take a back-to-back game, so the next game against the Clippers, Gordon has decided that he will not play. The Rockets certainly can't say that, as they say, Gordon has an injury in his groin.
With the exception of Gordon, the Rockets' Wall will not play, which is a fact that everyone understands. In addition, big forward Garuba is still recuperating from injuries and cannot play. Point Guard Daishin Knicks, who signed a four-year, 6-million standard contract, is still playing for the Vipers of the League, and he won't play for the Rockets. 4 players are sure that they can't play, and porter Jr., who was injured in the previous game, is in doubt about the situation in this game, but it is reported that Porter Jr.'s chances of playing in this game are not large, and his probability of playing is only 25%.
Rockets center Christian Wood has been removed from the injury list, which means that if there are no surprises, Wood will most likely return to this game and he will return to the starting center position. Shin Kyung, a European rookie center who performed eye-catching in the previous game and contributed a career-high 14 rebounds, could lose his starting spot and return to the bench he is familiar with.
In the previous game, Shen Jing's performance on the inside line was no less than that of the Suns' champion center Ayton, Shen Jing bombed a bright stat of 19 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists in a single game, but the Rockets finally lost to the Suns, which is a bit of a pity. In this back-to-back game with the Clippers, although Shin Kyung may play off the bench, I believe that Silas will give Shin Kyung more playing time and tactical status, after all, he performed so well in the previous game, if he did not "hit the iron while it was hot", it was a pity.