On February 28, Beijing time, the Rockets lost 98-99 in the home game against the Clippers, after which the Rockets were already 15 wins and 45 losses and ranked at the bottom of the Western Conference. For the Rockets in the rebuilding stage, better performance does not mean much to the team, in contrast to what they would prefer to see players in the team can perform on the court.
It's just that in this game against the Clippers, the rockets did not have a particularly good performance of young players. Jaylen Green, who played 38 minutes, had 10 points, three rebounds and three assists on 4-of-18 shooting, and Green had a poor performance on just 2-of-10 shooting from outside the three-point line.
Garrison Matthews on the bench also scored a team-high 17 points, Christian Wood scored 16 and Jeshaun Tate also scored 14.
In contrast to the young players, veteran point guard Dennis Schroeder can perform well in some areas with 38 minutes played. In this game, Schroder's shooting percentage of 4 of 15 shots was also very inefficient, but he could contribute 8 rebounds and 10 assists in the game, plus 11 points, and Schroder could also play a quasi-triple-double.
While Schroeder failed to play the team's first triple-double since John Wall last March, he did average 11.4 points in five games for the Rockets after the trade deadline, but he only shot 34.5 percent from the field.
It should be noted that there is news that the Rockets will not reach a buyout contract with Schroder in this year's buyout market, and even Schroder may be willing to complete the contract extension with the Rockets in the offseason:
Schroeder does have enough organizational ability to help the young Rockets, but his shooting efficiency in the past few games is really not high, which is also a hidden danger that the Rockets have to pay attention to before giving Schroeder a contract extension.