In the last Rockets reversed the Wizards by 23 points, the team's core interior Line wood was a big double-double that exploded 39+10, including 14 of 18 shots and 8 of 9 three-pointers, playing a very magical game, not only setting a career high in individual scoring, but also becoming the second player in Rockets history to cut at least 35 points and 10 rebounds in a single game and shoot at least 8 three-pointers.
There's no denying that Wood played a very beautiful game, but the fundamental reason the Rockets were able to reverse the game was not because Wood played extraordinary, his performance was just the icing on the cake. Looking back at the game, the Rockets were extended to 23 points by the Wizards in the first half, almost allowing the opponent's inside line Porzingis to give and demand, and Wood's performance in the offensive end in the first half was limited to only 5 shots and 3, coupled with the tyranny of Bo Shen on the defensive end, Wood's performance on the court was a disaster level, but if he defended a little harder, the Rockets would not allow the opponent to take a maximum 23-point lead. The turning point of the Rockets' reversal of the game was in the second half, from the third quarter of Cyrards to Schroder + Porter Jr. + Matthews + Shenjing + Wood's rotation stage, to the beginning of the fourth quarter with Schroder + Green + Matthews + Martin Jr. + Shenjing, almost 12 minutes of time, so that the Rockets from behind to equalize the lead.
The biggest change compared to the past is that Silas dismantled the use of Porter Jr. and Green, let Schroder let the two of them play the No. 2 position when they were on the court, in addition, during the simultaneous presence of Shenjing and Wood, Shenjing took on a large part of the defensive responsibility, which in turn liberated Wood to let him get more and better shooting opportunities, of course, this game Wood's offensive feel is indeed quite shot, after the team took a full lead in the second half of the fourth quarter, Wood hit the outside line several times in a row. Thoroughly laid the foundation for the victory of the game. At the end of the day, the essence of the Rockets' reversal in this game is that Silas's change of lineup has been miraculous, and Wood's offensive firepower in the second half was a completely unexpected gain.
But even this game where Wood did so well on the offensive end can't hide the fact that he was a big colander on the defensive end. Take a look, this game Wizards and rockets rebounds a 47 a 44, the difference is not too big, but in the offensive rebounds gap can be large, the Wizards got 10 offensive rebounds, and the Rockets only 6, but Wood won the 10 rebounds in the whole game, none of them are offensive rebounds, you know that Tate, who is only 1.93 meters tall, got 3 offensive rebounds, and Shin Kyung also got 2. And Wood as the team's highest interior line, not to mention how bad his blocking is, but we often see that Wood will change to the backcourt player, let the team's small man to face the opponent's inside line, the second round against the Wizards is like this, let the little Porter inside line against the wave god, the opponent successfully scored.
So the Rockets want to have further improvement in the future, Wood must not be able to stay, the Rockets this season is like this, Wood this game hit a new career high, although there is no impact on the team's overall record, but it is conducive to Stone's offseason trade, enhance his transaction value.