In the first three meetings of the season, the Rockets lost to the Lone Rangers, so the last time they played the Lone Rangers this season, the Rockets' veteran Gordon also specifically mentioned this in an interview before the game, reminding his teammates to play tougher in the game. However, in the end, the Rockets were swept by the Lone Rangers, and the team lost 91:110. It is worth mentioning that the last time the Rockets were swept by the Lone Ranger was 10 years ago, and the current Lone Ranger coach Kidd is still a player on the team.
After the game, the Rockets coach also summed up the reasons for the loss, saying in an interview: "The Lone Ranger performed very well, that's what I told Kidd after the game, their defense is great, they really improved a lot. They make it difficult for us to play, they make it difficult for us to get good shots, and when facing a good defensive team, we have to rely on rhythm and space to get good shots, which we didn't do today. "It's clear that Silas is praising Kidd's defense, and the Lone Rangers have really limited the Rockets' play offensively in terms of defense.
You know, the Lone Ranger is the league leader in limiting the opponent's three-point shot, this game the Rockets made 28 three-point shots, only hit 4 shots, and the Rockets averaged 38.3 three-point shots per game this season, and the number of shots was 10 times less. It can be seen that in the course of the game, under the opponent's defensive restrictions, it is difficult for the Rockets to have a good outside shot, there are almost no vacancies, and many times they face the opponent's strong shots, which leads to only 4 three-point shots in the whole game. And just arrived in the first half of the Lone Ranger outside the feel is not very good, only 13 in 3, the Rockets can still be stalemate with it, but wait until the second half, the Lone Ranger outside feel slightly warmed up, hit 5 three-pointers, so that the Rockets defensive formation is chaotic, the Rockets are two blossoms inside and outside.
And the Rockets in the absence of outside fire support, the second half can only be a little chisel inside the line, although the whole game Rocket rebounds 45 to 42 win 3, offensive rebounds 12 to 8, won 4, cover 5 to 1, it seems that the inside line prevailed, but in fact the Lone Ranger in the Rockets' restricted area got 62 points, the shooting rate was as high as 70%, the Rockets in the opponent's restricted area only got 54 points, the shooting rate is only 58%, so in this case, the Rockets are difficult to beat the opponent, I have to praise the Lone Ranger for his defensive prowess under Kidd's tutelage.
Of course, it is also such a game, highlighting the team's core interior Wood's shortcomings, the whole game he only got 12 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 4 of 10, 5 of 3 points, and in the last game he was a career-high 39 points and 10 rebounds, and 8 of 9 three points, facing a team that really has playoff defensive strength, Wood obviously can not take on the responsibility of the interior, on the contrary, the substitute Shin Kyung performed well, handing over the team's high 14 points and 11 rebounds in 22 minutes. For such a loss, Wood also made excuses for himself to lose, saying in an interview: "Fouls have a big impact on me, because I sit off the court for a long time, it is difficult to find rhythm, it is difficult to find my shots, I try to slowly find the feeling, see what opportunities I have, it is difficult to play. "It seems that he still does not realize that it is his own lack of ability...