On March 12, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, in the Rockets home game against the Lone Rangers, they were behind from the beginning of the game, the end of the first half of the game has been 23 points behind the opponent, the game is basically no suspense! Although the Rockets had the momentum to chase points in the last quarter, they were helpless to fall behind too much in the first three quarters, and in the end they lost to their opponents 100:113!
The loss of this game is actually expected by the Rockets, and training young players is their ultimate goal. In this game, the Rockets have emerged a brilliant new star inside, that is, the youngster Fernando! Fernando played 22 minutes and 46 seconds, shot 8 of 8, got 16 points and 11 rebounds, and also sent two blocks!
Fernando didn't get much playing time before, he got 9 minutes of time against the Clippers, got 10 points and 5 rebounds, which is already a very good state, but they played really too efficiently in this game!
As a second-round pick in 2019, Fernando has not had any good chances in the Eagles and Greens before, and the average data per game is also pitiful. Previously traded to the Rockets through a trade with Schroeder. Now the Rockets have found his advantages, can rush and grab in the game, the end ability of the interior line is very good, and it is a very suitable player for the team's blue-collar interior line!
For the Rockets, for most of the season, they have allowed Wood to occupy too much playing time on the inside, resulting in players like Shin Kyung and Fernando not getting too many opportunities. In these games where Wood rested, Shen Jing's play was obvious to all, and Fernando had such an excellent performance in this game, it was really time to abandon Wood and completely start cultivating these young interiors, which is what the Rockets need to do!