Rebounding strongly, the Rockets shooters scored two games with 30 points + 4 steals, and substitutes will score 42 points to win the main lineup
A point lost to the Clippers, the Rockets played the best performance in recent games, the defensive end has been greatly improved, but the offensive end is not as sharp as before. Especially in the main lineup, several big scorers hit iron, and the Rockets lost but won hope. In this game, the Rockets scored 17 of 42 three-pointers, which seemed to have a good shooting rate, but mainly focused on Matthews and Martin Jr.'s three-point feeling to improve the Rockets' overall shooting rate. Among them Matthews was a big surprise and rebounded strongly.
Matthews scored in double figures in nine consecutive games at the beginning of the season, which led the Rockets to give him a contract extension, but then Matthews' single function was exposed. Coupled with the continuous recovery of injured players, Matthews can only play as a substitute for the Rockets, and at one point his performance was sluggish, and his scores were often single digits. Against the Clippers, Matthews scored 17 points and 2 steals, against the Magic he scored 13 points and 2 steals, and rebounded strongly in 30 points and 4 steals in two games.
The Rockets are currently facing competition for roster rebuilding, and for Matthew to get a 4-year contract is not the same as everything, his remaining three-year contract is not guaranteed, and it may be cut at any time in the rocket's rebuilding team. Against the Clippers, the Rockets' main performance was poor, Jaylen Green was 4 of 18, Schroeder 4 of 15, and Gordon 9 of 2, and their performance in this game was not as good as that of the bench. Substitute Shin Kyung scored 15 points, Martin Jr. scored 10 points, and Matthews scored 42 points in total.
It can be said that the bench lineup is better than the main force, of which Shen Jing is playing better and better, but his playing time is very unstable, the past three games have played in ten minutes, the Rockets currently have more serious internal problems, in this case, head coach Silas still likes to use a small lineup, reusing Wood is a failure. Shin Kyung needs more playing time, although his defense, projection, and movement are all shortcomings, but after all, only 19 years old can still be cultivated.
Another substitute forward, Martin Jr., is a controversial player, and while he scored 10 points against the Clippers and made 3-of-3 three-pointers, his prospects aren't actually very good. The three-pointer is unstable, the offense is unsustainable, and the Rockets' record this season has been determined to be the bottom. The next game should evaluate the playing time of other players, and players like Shin Kyung should be more worth playing, which will also improve his speed of adaptation to the NBA, and he has also trained with Olajuwon before.
In the game lost to the Clippers, Porter Jr. did not play, Schroeder sent the first 10 assists, in fact, in this case, the Rockets also need to change, if Porter Jr. returns how to balance the playing time of several players. Schroeder also wanted to be the core, making it clear in a post-match interview that he wanted to lead the team and coach the youngsters. This is likely to make a huge change in the Rockets' rotation lineup, or even Porter Jr.'s return to the bench.
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