After ending four consecutive home games, the Rockets first ushered in the first road trip against the Lone Rangers, and this is also the fourth time the Rockets have played against the Lone Rangers this season, in the case of the previous 3 games have lost to the opponent, the goal of the Rockets in this game is to try to avoid being swept by the opponent, especially in the last game when the Rockets reversed the Wizards with 23 points, but it is very unfortunate that even if the core main player of the opponent, Doncic, is absent, the Rockets still cannot avoid sweeping, and finally 91 : 110 Defeated opponents.
As far as the whole game is concerned, the Rockets played very disciplined at the beginning of the game, especially in the first half of the game, although the Rockets' outside line did not open fire, but also in the defensive end is also enough effort, but also through the opponent's forbidden area, the two sides of you and I alternately lead, the end of the first half rocket 53:52 or even lead a point; but after entering the second half, the Rockets outside line still can not find the feel, on the contrary, the Lone Ranger is both inside and outside the blossom, which led to the Rockets once again into a situation of singles, As the point difference widened, the team became lax on the defensive end, and in the end, Silas could only surrender early.
The only fig leaf for the Rockets in this game is the team's No. 16 show Shen Jing, who after the 12+9 off the bench against the Grizzlies, once again bombed a 14+11 double-double in the 22 minutes of the game, scoring and rebounding are team-high, and Shen Jing also had 2 assists and 2 steals in this game, including 6 of 12 shots and 3 of 3 three-pointers. Although At first glance, Shin Kyung's stats are not so impressive, but when you see his imaginative passes on the court, the dreamy low offensive footsteps and the exploding dunks, it is all reminiscent. Looking back at the beginning of the season, Shen Jing was blown fouls at every turn on the court, the end of the basket was always staggering, and the physical strength could not allow him to support more playing time, but as the season drew to a close, Shen Jing made a lot of progress in all aspects, and was obviously much better in controlling fouls, this game Shen Jing played only 3 fouls in 22 minutes, the confrontation ability is also improving, and the physical strength is also full, obviously the No. 16 show is already steadily rising.
In fact, with Shen Jing's current ability, he is fully qualified to enter the team's starting lineup, not to mention that he has handed over the double-double data of 19+14 and 21+14 when Wood is absent, even in the past 4 games, Shen Jing can also hand over 12 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2 assists in less than 23 minutes, that is, due to Wood's existence, Shen Jing can only play on the bench, and the time of the game is also cut more fragmented, resulting in him being unable to further release his potential. As a center with the ability to dominate the ball, Shin Kyung has scored 1.15 points per game in singles this season, the second best of any center in the NBA, tied with Jokic. The management of the Rockets has long regarded him as a cornerstone player, and the future is also going to develop in the direction of the teacher.
The rise of Shen Jing is also the cash of the rocket trade dividend, to know that this 16th pick is not owned by the Rockets, the team's management is in the draft with two back first rounds in exchange for this sign and selected Shen Jing, on the performance and progress of Shen Jing this season, the Rockets this deal is a big profit.