On March 12, Beijing time, the Rockets lost to the Lone Rangers 100-113, and after defeating the Lakers in the cold, the Rockets quickly swallowed a fiasco, perhaps Rockets coach Silas did not expect that the ball could be won, and it was indeed ironic that James lost the pot to kill the ball. This game Kidd showed Vogel what tactics are, and Vogel was so embarrassed.
The game was a one-sided game, the Rockets trailed by 8 points in the first quarter, the Lone Rangers played a wave of 36-21 in the second quarter to stretch the point difference to 23 points, and the third quarter began with a 29 point difference, so the final quarter went straight into garbage time. It is worth mentioning that the starting lineup of this game has not changed from the defeat of the Lakers, and Wood and Tate continue to be absent due to illness, is this the gap between the Lone Rangers and the Lakers?
Magic has beaten the Timberwolves at home to win two consecutive wins, the Magic's record is 18 wins and 50 losses, the win rate is 26.5%, their win rate has actually exceeded the Rockets is no longer the bottom of the league, coupled with the Rockets' loss to the Lone Ranger, the Rockets record 17 wins and 50 losses, the win rate is 25.3%, the difference between the Rockets and the Magic has opened up by 1, the Rockets are getting more and more stable in the league, which is getting closer and closer to Fertitta's wish - the first sign, The Rockets have already begun to investigate the hot Chet Homegren.
This campaign can also show how bad the Lakers gave up the inside line of the lineup, lone ranger starter Dwight Powell in the Rockets inside the river overturned the sea, only 16 minutes in the first half, 9 of 8, 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, Shen Jing, Fernando can not limit him at all, Shen Jing in Powell's defense is also a series of iron, but the Rockets VS Lakers when Shen Jing continuously used his height to eat James, Anthony, do not know how Vogel feels? League bottom teams like the Rockets have stung the Los Angeles Lakers in a row.
The Rockets' full bench played a 10-2 climax in the final quarter, Kidd defused the crisis with a timeout, and the point difference between the two teams remained above 15 points. This game is enough to show how stupid the Lakers are to give up the interior line, in order to give Westbrook space is equivalent to directly giving up the defense and the air supremacy of the interior.
Text/Yan Xiaobai