After losing to the powerful Nets on the road, the Rockets not only ushered in a five-game losing streak, but also sent the Nets, who were originally ranked 10th in the East, directly to the 8th place in the East. Although the Nets still have to avoid playing playoff qualifiers, the Rockets really did not gain much. If the Nets are ranked 10th in the East, the Rockets' "Nets pick" pick this summer will be 14th in the first round, and now that the Nets have risen in the rankings, the first-round pick has dropped significantly by two places.
However, for the Rockets, as long as general manager Raphael Stone's vision is good enough, as long as the Rockets scouting team can fully and comprehensively examine these rookie players before the draft, then whether it is the first round of 14th pick, 15th pick or even 16th pick, for the Rockets, there is no difference. Even the Rockets were able to trade from the Thunder for rookie center Shin Kyung with a 16 pick in the first round, as they did last summer.
But the Rockets actually have a chance to win this game, because the Magic team defeated the Cavaliers in the home game, the Rockets have also locked the bottom 3 positions of the record, and winning another game will not only be good for their first-round pick picks this summer, but also enhance morale - after all, when Jaylen Green and Porter Jr. led the team, the Rockets had not yet won the ball, and without core players such as Gordon and Wood, the overall strength of the Rockets had indeed dropped by a large margin.
Looking at this game against the Nets, Durant scored 18 points, but Irving blasted 42 points in the game and took the game away. Rockets Porter Jr. + Greenhewealth scored 66 points. In fact, if the Rockets can do better in both aspects, then this game may not be able to laugh to the end.
Look at the score, the Rockets lost 105-118, just lost 13 points, if the Rockets can become more normal in terms of free throws + three-pointers, the Rockets are not without a chance. Rockets coach Silas saw these two "shorts", "We didn't hit enough three-pointers, and that's the way it is in this game." Three-pointers and free throws are the key to this game, our three-pointers are 11 of 43 and 14 of 24 free throws, and it's hard to beat a good team like that, and the Nets are exactly that kind of team. Silas said.
If the Rockets can hit five more three-pointers, if the Rockets can make more accurate free throws, it is really difficult to say what the final score of this game will be. But then again, this is also the price that the young Rockets need to pay for their youth, and it can also be regarded as the "tuition" paid by young people.
Don't look at the usual training in the Rockets is hot, but the game and training are two different things, the Rockets players need to get the state of training to the game, especially the three points and free throws, these two shortcomings, after the end of this game or even in the offseason this year, the Rockets players must pass high-intensity shooting, free throw training, to wipe out these shortcomings.
The regular season is almost over, and Jaylen Green has also played a superstar performance, but this does not mean that the Rockets players can relax, can play randomly, the tactics of the run must run, and the shooting and free throw training can not relax at all. With games instead of training, the Rockets' young players should end this wonderful season with the best form.