In the rockets back-to-back second game to win the Blazers, I believe many fans have noticed a detail, the entire fourth quarter of the Rockets in the case of has taken the lead, Silas still sent the team's backcourt double core Porter Green Green, but he did not send the regular rotation of the interior player Wood to the court, but let the hot Shin Kyung play the fourth quarter, Silas's rotation seems to give some hints, the rocket intends to help Shen Jing, may have to say goodbye to Wood.
Wood has been the rocket's interior core this season, sitting firmly on the team's starting line, although he does have a good performance on the offensive end. Averaging 17.9 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, the interior line has a good finishing feel, and the outside line has a good three-point projection, but Wood's performance on the defensive end has always been criticized, the inside line of the frame is not good, the block will only go down, there is no rebounding card position, the team's inner line is often exploded, and the defensive efficiency of the season is 115.7, which is the worst performance among the starters except For Green. However, wood has such a performance is not unacceptable, as long as he defines himself as an ordinary role player, this is nothing, but people also have a heart that wants to be the boss of the team, and even clashed with the team because of this, it is obvious that he does not have this ability, so many fan teams can help Shen Jing abandon Wood.
However, before the deadline of the trading day, the Rockets did not choose to send Wood away, on the one hand, because the team did not receive the right chips, on the other hand, because Shen Jing's ability at that time was indeed not enough to carry the team's internal line, but with the deepening of the season, Shen Jing gradually improved his ability, and bombarded the data of 19+14 and 21+14 in wood's absence, which did not usher in a strong outbreak in the game against the Blazers. Become the youngest player in NBA history to finish with 27 points, seven rebounds and three assists in less than 27 minutes. In fact, looking back at the game, it can be found that 16 of Shen Jing's 27 points were scored in the fourth quarter, just imagine, if Silas was going to use Wood to replace Shen Jing to close the game according to the normal rotation, this is the consistent practice of this game, but after seeing Shen Jing in such a good state, Silas did not do this, and after the game, you can see that Wood's face is not happy.
You know, this is the first time that Wood and Shen Jing have played at the same time this season, and Shen Jing has played longer than Wood and appeared in the final lineup. Although this is only a small adjustment, Silas's approach is enough to prove that Shin Kyung is the core of the team's future interior line, because this game makes everyone see that Shin Kyung's ceiling is immeasurable, and when he has a stable performance, he and Green are in the Rockets. The Rockets still have 7 games left this season, Wood may still enter the team to start, but after entering the offseason, the Rockets management will most likely not leave him, on the one hand, because Wood is facing the problem of contract renewal, on the one hand, Shen Jing's contract is renewed enough playing time to improve, and the remaining games allow Wood to continue to start and play games is conducive to enhancing his transaction value, for Shen Jing, next season will usher in his stage.