The Houston Rockets' young players are under pressure because they occasionally don't play well and are vulnerable to criticism across the league. Especially like the list of eyes show Jaylen Green, high picks, the whole league has attracted much attention, if the performance is not good, it is easy to be said to be "parallel goods list eyes". People like Kevin Porter Jr. and Wood have also been criticized a lot, and if you want to try to change the wind rating, you must play a strong data and strength, prove yourself, and conquer the fans of the league. 32 points, 13 boards, 7 assists, 2 breaks, 2 caps! The whole league questioned him, and the Rockets Nova punched the skeptics in the face.
The Houston Rockets played against the Pacers, and Wood played best, playing 34 minutes, shooting 11-of-14 from the field, 4-of-6 from three-point range, and scoring 32 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks. Wood became the Rockets' second player after Olajuwon to have at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. In the game, Wood played very well, not only contributed to the dunk after many passes, but also actively passed to assist teammates, and the defensive end of 2 steals + 3 blocks was also very positive, very strong. Such Wood proved his offensive and defensive strength.
Jaylen Green shot 6-of-15 from the field, shooting slightly less well, he got 20 points, 5 rebounds , 6 assists + 1 block. It was Jaylen Green's 18th game of the season to score at least 20 points, the most Rockets rookies since steve Francis in 1999-00, who scored 20+ in 30 games in his rookie season. Kevin Porter Jr. shot 7-of-14 from the field and scored 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal. Jaylen Green's fans thought that Kevin Porter Jr. didn't play key balls for Green, and the last few key balls of the game, Kevin Porter Jr. and Tate, and the likes did handle it a bit roughly.
Shin Kyung came off the bench for 21 minutes in this game, he shot 4 of 9, and cut down 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks. Many Shenjing fans are dissatisfied with Wood, believing that Wood has stolen Shenjing's starting position, and many people think that Shenjing is more powerful and more promising than Wood. Is the relationship between the two of them bad? No, Wood also said publicly about Shin Kyung in the interview: "Shin Kyo and I are the rocket team's defensive gate, so we all have to start with defense. "Wood's defense has always been questioned, but in this game, Wood played the best defensive performance of the season.
In fact, Wood and Shin Can play the fourth and fifth positions, so the two of them can also play at the same time. Wood played number four, Shin Kyung played five, Tate played number three, and Jaylen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. played starting defender. This set of starting lineups, all young players, all have a strong vitality, is this interesting? Rockets head coach Silas has also said: I hope that in the future, Shen Jing and Wood can play the starting game at the same time, so that the formation of the inner twin towers, is there any strength and potential? Is there anything to look at?
Wood is actually not bad, in the past two seasons, he has averaged points and rebounds per game, has always been the first in the team, even if Wall played last season, Wall's average score per game was not high enough for Wood. In the Rockets' previous game of beating the Grizzlies, Wood efficiently cut 28 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks, while performing well. The Rockets played the Jazz, and Wood efficiently cut 24 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 1 block. In fact, Wood's recent performance on the defensive end is really good, much better than the beginning of the season. He wanted to prove himself, trying to play good stats and performances, and punching the skeptics in the face.