After the rotation of 3 core main players, the Rockets ushered in 4 consecutive losses as scheduled, and this also made the team's record to 20 wins and 59 losses, tied with the Magic in the league to the bottom of the first, as far as the NBA bottom four teams are concerned, the Pistons have a penultimate record of 23 wins and 56 losses, and the Thunder are fourth to 23 wins and 55 losses, so whether it is the Rockets or the Magic, as long as one more game is lost, the position of the bottom two in the league is determined.
The Rockets' next opponents are the Nets, Raptors, and Hawks, all of which are above the Rockets, but for the Rockets, the next game may not be in a hurry to lose, because they need to ensure that the Nets can fall on the 13th pick in the first round. You should know that the Nets' record before was ranked in the top eight in the East, but after successive losses to the Bucks and Eagles, the team's record came to 40 wins and 38 losses, falling to the tenth place in the East, not only did they officially miss the top six in the East and had to play a playoff, the first round of the show pick was also raised from 16 to 13 picks, which is naturally popular for the Rockets who have the signing position.
But because there is no gap between the Nets and the Hornets, and the remaining 4 games against the Rockets, Knicks, Cavaliers, Pacers, the strength is relatively mediocre, so the Nets' record ranking is not impossible, and the next key battle between the Rockets and the Nets, the Rockets are bound to fight hard. Although the Rocket veteran will continue to be absent, the strength of the young force should not be underestimated. You know, in the past four games, the Rockets have lost two 3-point games, one 5-point loss, and although they once fell behind by 27 points in the last game against the Timberwolves, they once narrowed the point difference to 4 points in the fourth quarter and played to a critical moment again, which is enough to show the resilience of this young team. Looking at the performance of the Rockets' backcourt duo in the past 4 games, Porter Jr. averaged 26 points, 7.8 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game, shooting 48.1% from the field, 35.7% from three-point range, Green averaged 31.5 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game, shooting 46.2% from the field, and 43.1% from three-point range.
In addition to the backcourt double core, the rest of the players are also quite powerful, the last game against the Timberwolves 24 show Christopher hit a career high of 30 points, it was he who led the team to counterattack in the fourth quarter; Shin Kyung, although missing two games, but the recent progress is also more obvious, and Garuba, a defensive gate, can be found that there is no veteran drag, no pressure to win or lose, the Rockets' young players are like lifting the seal, who may usher in a big outbreak.
And the Nets may also personally send a big gift to Hugh City, earlier the Nets officially announced the injury list, in addition to the long-term absence of Harris, Simmons, starter Dragic will continue to be absent because of the new crown, Curry Jr. because of the ankle sprain probability of absence, Johnson is also suspicious of illness, the other two Duke and Sharp were sent to the development league. This is not over, Ou Shenxian because of Ramadan reasons, can not eat and drink during the day, so the Nets look strong, but not indestructible, facing the Rockets is not the possibility of overturning.