Against the Spurs, the Rockets not only lost as desired, but also the team's leader Show Green also played a very tough statistic, handing over 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in 40 minutes, which not only allowed him to win the third career 30+ leading rookie first, but also let the fans really see how terrifying Green was to unshackle.
However, in addition to Green, the Rockets have another new star outbreak that should not be ignored, he is the team's No. 24 show Christopher, in this game he came off the bench for 30 points and bombed 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, although the points, rebounds and assists are not his career highs, but Christopher's performance in this game is still commendable, first of all, this game he is very efficient in attack, shooting 6 of 10, 2 of 3-pointers, 7 of 7 from the free throw line, and the true shooting rate reached 76.5%. At the same time, he also delivered 2 steals and 1 block in this game, and it can be said that Christopher played a very comprehensive game, which is what the management of the Rockets very much wants to see.
After the Rockets introduced Schroeder on the trade day, Christopher was very struggling for a while, not only did he not score in several games, but more often he was on the floor to hurt the team, the offensive end of the various irons, the defensive end also often made mistakes, and the poor performance made him questionable. Although there were some pick-ups later, such as the game against the Lone Ranger in 17 minutes to hand over 11 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and the first 20 minutes against the Blazers to hand over 14 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, even so, Christopher's performance was still much worse than the team management expected.
You know, the Rockets' management wants to train him to be a holliday player, with personal offensive ability, to be able to tandem the team, and to have a defense. But in fact, in many cases, Christopher is more about showing his talent on the offensive end, holding the ball on the court seems to have only the basket in his eyes, and it is completely fateful to divide the ball to his teammates. Of course, there are some games where he has performed well in assisting teammates, such as two games against the Pistons and Grizzlies but he has delivered 7 assists in a single game, sometimes he has good rebound protection, and he has a maximum of 7 rebounds in a single game against the Clippers, but he has hardly been able to score rebounds and assists at the same time. And against the Spurs this game, Christopher did this, maintain an efficient offense, but also be able to tandem the team, in the defensive end is also full of presence, this game Christopher's offensive efficiency of 120.9, defensive efficiency of 111.9, is the most balanced player on the field.
And Christopher's wonderful performance will also affect the decision-making of the offseason management, to know that this game was played in Schroeder's absence, once in the game against the Lakers Schroder absent he also bombed 21 points and 6 rebounds of the data, which is enough to prove that Schroeder has this big impact on Christopher's play, and now after playing such a comprehensive data, the Rockets are bound to train him into a real Houston Holliday.