Although the Rockets lost the game against the Magic, it can be said that Hugh city got what they wanted, first of all, the Rockets have no need to win, the best position before the end of the season is to maintain the bottom three positions in the league, and after losing to the Magic, not only opened the distance with the Thunder, the gap with the Magic and the Pistons is getting smaller and smaller.
In addition, the Rockets have another gain in this game, that is, the team's leaderboard show once again handed over satisfactory data, he played the whole game to bomb 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 assists, shooting 9 of 16 and 4 of 9 three-pointers. Of his 23 points, 10 of them were scored in the fourth quarter, scoring 10 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 2 steals on 4-of-7 shooting in the final quarter. With Green's fourth quarter highlight, the team once narrowed the point difference to 2 points, but in the final stage Wood took over the game, and finally under his leadership, the Rockets widened the point difference all the way and finally lost the game The team swallowed an 8-game losing streak.
To be honest, it is somewhat regrettable to lose such a game, and in an interview after the game, Green said: "I don't think anyone can stop me, prevent me, if my teammates give me the ball." I don't think I'm going to let anyone stand in my way, and most importantly, I have to help the team as much as I can. From his words, I can feel two meanings, one is that he is unwilling, he is in such a good state that he has not been able to help the team win the game, and the other is that he hopes to get more ball rights, and the Rockets' show is also a showdown.
You should know that green's state after entering February is very good, you can use a set of data to clearly see the difference, in January because of the change of shooting posture, Green averaged only 13 points per game, shooting 32.8%, three-point shooting rate of 23.7%, true shooting rate of 45.7%, in the case of 23.5% of the usage rate, His offensive efficiency was 102.3 and his defensive efficiency was 120.1; but throughout February, Green was fully open on the offensive end, averaging 17 points per game while shooting 48 percent, shooting 42 percent from three-point range, and 61 percent true shooting, while throughout February, Green's offensive efficiency was 110.3 and defensive efficiency was 123.7, which was obviously felt that his offense was better, but at the same time his usage dropped to 20.9 percent. When the attack is better, not only does the chance of touching the ball not only not increase, but also decrease. Not just on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end, and the game against the Magic is a good proof.
Now that Green wants more balls and shows his leadership temperament, it's time for Silas to make a change, after all, the Rockets want to develop him into a cornerstone player, that is, to tap his potential in all aspects rather than let Wood shoot at random on the court. As far as Green's current situation is concerned, the most important thing to improve is his ability to hold the ball and dominate the ball, and the Rockets need to put more balls in his hands in the next game to deal with, whether he attacks himself or completes the finish by himself, which needs to be improved for Green.