The 8th-placed Clippers in the West are eager to win more from the underdog Rockets. The Clippers' last four games, three of which have been against the Rockets, have lost to the Rockets in two of the two meetings that have ended. Despite losing, the Rockets didn't fail to grow — in terms of points conceded, the Rockets conceded 142 points in the first game, scored 111 points themselves, and lost 31 points in a single game.
But in the second game of the Rockets home, the Rockets took the initiative to improve the intensity of defense, although the Rockets scored only 98 points in this game, but let the Clippers only get 99 points, although lost, but the Rockets only lost 1 point in this game, if the Rockets' starting double guard can give some more strength, the last to take the victory will be the Rockets.
The two teams will fight another game at 9:00 a.m. Beijing time on March 2, which is the best opportunity for the Rockets to end a 9-game losing streak; for the Clippers, if they want to open the gap with the 9th Lakers in the West, they must win as much as possible, especially when they encounter a fish-belly team like the Rockets, which is a good opportunity to score points. The last game was a 98-99 loss to the Clippers, and for the Rockets, the players have played their best defense in weeks.
Again again against the Clippers, the Rockets are not without a chance to win, after all, the Rockets' current record has been quite dismal, do not have to worry about their league's bottom 3 positions being "taken away", so they can safely and boldly win. NBA Notebook Dubos is also bullish on the Rockets winning at home, but the reporter said a premise, if the Rockets can do it, they are likely to win.
First of all, the Rockets need to continue to play the same tough defense as in the previous game, and the guards led by Jaylen Green and Schroeder also need to improve their form, like the previous two-man three-point shooting performance of only 8 of 33 shots, the Rockets have no hope of winning.
Second, Dubos continued to support the Rockets, and he advised the Rockets to defend the Clippers' main center, Zubac. Zubac dominated the interior in the previous game, contributing 14 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 blocks in 34 minutes, with plus-minus of +16. If the Rockets can't "take care" of Zubac well in the next game, the Rockets will be difficult to win, of course, how Wood, the rockets' main center against Zubac, performs on the defensive end directly determines the prospects of the Rockets.
Is it another losing 10-game losing streak to the Clippers at home? Or are the young players trying their best to defend and kill the Clippers? It depends on the mindset of the Rockets players. The Rockets want to win, maintain a high-intensity defense, improve the status of the guard players, and then defend Zubac, only then can the Rockets get a long-lost victory.