The Rockets beat the Wizards in their 72nd regular season game, leaving the Rockets with a total of 10 games to play. After it has been decided that they will miss the playoffs, the Rockets will also officially bid farewell to the season after 10 games in an attempt to fight again next season! Wood became the hero of today's Rockets game, he bombed 39 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists in the game, 8 of 9 three-pointers in the game, although not a hundred shots, but Wood played Harden-like data, enough to prove his excellence.
It is true that Wood has been questioned this season, but fortunately he can play a crucial game, for the Rockets, maybe next season will use Wood for another year, after all, his contract is still in the last year, and after the end of next season, the Rockets may choose whether to renew his contract according to Wood's state. Although the defensive ability is not good, wood as a center, his interior scoring ability can not be said to be the NBA super first-class, that is also the NBA first-class level.
After the game, Rockets coach Silas and a number of players talked about Wood's 39+10 performance in a single game. Even Jaylen Green and veteran Eric Gordon were impressed by Wood's MVP-level performance in this game. Although he is a rookie on the Rockets, Jaylen Green still has great respect for his teammate Wood, and when talking about Wood's performance in this game, he said that it was really surprising to see him (Wood) perform in the game, and he played very well.
Then Jaylen Green said: "We want him to have a consistent feel, we keep feeding him the ball and he can shoot continuously, which is really good. Gordon, another 32-year-old shooter, also praised Wood's performance. The veteran, who has seen big scenes, said Wood's performance was impressive.
Gordon said: "We saw him feel hot, he played a very good game, so we have to pass more to him, we have to do it when someone is hot, I don't think we passed him enough balls. That is, in Gordon's opinion, Wood feels good, but can do better in this game, only because teammates do not give Wood enough passes, so Wood's stats are "only" 39 points, 10 rebounds and 8 three-pointers.
And if the Rockets can feed Wood more in the future, where is Wood's ceiling? In short, whether it is the Rockets' newcomer Jaylen Green, or Harden's best partner Eric Gordon that year, they were conquered by Wood's strong offensive ability and diverse scoring ability. Gordon promised to give Wood more passes, and in future games we have reason to believe that Rockets players such as Green, Gordon, and Porter Jr. who hold the ball from the outside will give Wood more strong support.
Of course, Wood also needs to continue to maintain this feel. More importantly, Wood's offense really doesn't have to work hard to improve, but can the level of his defensive end be appropriately improved? A center with both offense and defense is the future of the Rockets, otherwise Wood, who can only attack and not defend, will still be eliminated by the Rockets.