The Rockets' game against the Kings, because the team's No. 16 show Shin Kyung recovered less than expected, continued to miss this game, so Silas also used the starting five lineups of the previous game with Porter Jr. + Green + Matthews + Tate + Garupa, and the Rockets eventually lost to the Kings as scheduled.
The best performance in the whole game is still the leader Green, who bombed 33 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, scoring a career high. In addition to Green's entry into the team's starting rookie Garouba also performed better, this game Garuba played 30 minutes and 14 rebounds, plus 3 assists and 2 blocks, including 0 of 3 shots. It can be seen that Garuba's data is quite deformed, more of a contribution on the defensive end, and all 3 offensive shots are covered. If you compare the team's bench interior Fernando in 22 minutes 9 shooting 6 of 9, bombed 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 blocks of the comprehensive data, Garruba is still not worth mentioning, then the Rockets management need to continue to cultivate him?
In fact, the answer has been given in the past two games, into the starting garuba instead of Fernando, to know that in the draft, the management of the Rockets knows that Garuba is a player whose defense is greater than offense, and in order to select him, he even bears the 800,000-dollar buyout fee between Garruba and Real Madrid, which shows that the team attaches great importance to it. Compared to Garruba's last game against the Kings, 3 of 5 got 8 points and 7 rebounds, in fact, his presence on the court is stronger in this game, to know that Garuba is only 2.03 meters tall, not a traditional No. 5 player, so there is no advantage in facing the King's interior line, but this game Garuba took 14 rebounds, setting a new career high, 4 of which were second offensive rebounds, and there were three blocks, which is why the whole game ended, Garruba plus or minus had a + 12, the second reason for the whole team.
In addition to the performance on the defensive end, in the offensive end he created a lot of opportunities for teammates to block and dismantle the offense, it can be found that as long as Garuba is on the court, he will be very active to go to the line to block and dismantle the defense for his teammates, to create misplaced or empty offensive opportunities for teammates, and these are not reflected in the data, it can be said that blocking and dismantling This is the best player in the Rockets lineup. Of course, his lack of personal offensive ability on the offensive end is also true, but it is important to know that Garruba is the unluckiest player of the four rookies this season, missing out on many appearances due to injuries.
After the last game against the Kings, Garuba said: "It's been a tough season for me, I've had a lot of injuries. I went through a lot of things, for the first time without my family, and I moved to another country alone. Now, I have the opportunity to play and I'm really happy and excited. I want to prepare for the NBA, get some playing time, and help my teammates do their thing. As a player, I want to improve in every way and I think I need to keep up with my teammates because I've been out of injury for a long time and I'm looking forward to the game. ”
So the Rockets management is more to be patient with Garruba, after all, this is only his first season, if he can finally become the team's desired frontcourt player, Hugh City is definitely only making money.