Anverne Simmons defeated Jaylen Green, the Rockets trailed the Trail Blazers 1-5, the Rockets continued to swing strategically, the Lakers and Kings did not win a game, do you want to compete for the championship?
Today the Rockets lost again, but they are one step closer to next year's championship. After missing two games due to illness, Alperon Shenkyung returned to the Houston Rockets starting lineup, but he simply could not compete with Trail Blazers veteran Yusuf Nurkic, who easily cut in 27 points, 15 rebounds, and shot a horrific 70.6 percent from the field, and in the end, the Rockets lost 111-125 at home in Portland.
The Rockets fell to the bottom of the league due to failure, only one drop better than the Lakers. Currently 1-5 in 13th place in the Western Conference, and Portland Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard missed a chance to play due to a calf strain, surprisingly, the Blazers have topped the league this season and are currently firmly in first place in the West with 5-1.
In addition to Nurkic's excellent performance, guard Anverne Simmons' outstanding performance also attracted attention, and Simmons became more used in Lillard's absence, with a game-high 30 points and six assists (46.7% shooting) on 7-of-15 three-pointers.
The experienced Simmons easily beat Houston's Jaylen Green, and the inexperienced Green was taught a hard lesson because he scored just 11 points on 4-of-19 shooting and shooting 21.1 percent from the field and 2-of-10 from three-point range for just 20.0 percent.
Veteran guard Eric Gordon was one of the Rockets' most consistent players with 4-of-7 shooting from three-point range, scoring 18 points and five assists, shooting 57.1 percent from the field. Shin Kyung had 14 points and 11 rebounds in 26 minutes while shooting 50.0 percent from the field, while Kevin Porter Jr. had 16 points and six rebounds.
The Rockets are heading toward their goal of the season, heading to Phoenix on Monday to take on their old rivals the Suns, the third of four road games, and if nothing else, the Rockets will continue to lose tactically.
However, according to Jonathan Fagan of the Houston Chronicle, Rockets fourth-year center Bruno Fernando left the game early with a sore knee against the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 21 and missed two or three weeks with a left patellar tendon injury. He started as a center in the first two games of the regular season.
Finally, the bottom two teams in the Western Conference, the Kings and the Lakers, have not won a game, do they want to compete with the Rockets for next year's top pick? What does everyone think?
