Beijing time on November 6, NBA regular season rockets away to challenge the Timberwolves, Smith and Gobert absent, Silas was interviewed before the game, he said that he is not worried about Green's recent sluggish state, the implication is that Green rebounds sooner or later, but throughout today's game, Green's performance is still sluggish, which inevitably makes Rockets fans wonder, what did Green practice in the off-season? In terms of the starting lineup, the Rockets are Porter, Green, Gordon, Martin and Shen Kyung, while the Timberwolves are Russell, Edwards, McDaniels, Anderson and Towns.
Opening Russell jumper, Shen Jing singled Towns to respond with a layup, Porter made a 2+1 layup, Green hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, the Rockets attacked fiercely, but the Timberwolves also continued to score, with Towns on the shot, they overtook the score, Towns three points continued, Gordon also responded with three points, Martin three points and, Anderson hit the board, during this time the two teams were crazy against each other, Towns assisted McDaniels with both hands to dunk, Russell also dunked to score, the rocket was not to be outdone, Green and Porter hit three-pointers one after another, and the point difference on the court could not be opened, Green hit a three-pointer, Edwards responded 2+1, Prince made a layup, but the Rockets' shooting percentage began to decline, but Garuba ate cake to stop the bleeding, and the Rockets net-minated six points at 34-40 in a single quarter.
As far as the first quarter is concerned, the Rockets' problems are mainly due to poor defense, can't keep an eye on people inside and out, Green played well for a while, but unfortunately the back felt cold. The second quarter Rockets shooting rate is still very low, Reed and Prince cut points in a row, on the other hand, the Rockets hit the iron wildly, Gordon broke the basket, Shen Jing singled Towns back to hit, the Timberwolves relied on Prince's three points to stabilize the situation, the Rockets saw that they could not catch up and had to call a timeout, after returning Green failed to hit consecutive shots, and there were frequent mistakes, Porter and Shen Jing took turns to stop the bleeding, Edwards and Towns joined forces to respond, the Rockets soon trailed by double digits, Green shot still did not score, Edwards dunked at the end of the quarter, Garruba made a foul, The Rockets trailed by 19 points at halftime.
Green is really unstable, the more he can't shoot in the second quarter, the more he likes to shoot, such a play will only hurt the team, in addition, Ethan was snubbed by Silas after entering the regular season. At the beginning of the third quarter, Martin and Towns exchanged three points, and Green shot three points and finally scored, but then he made two shots and hit all the iron, Martin made a layup to cause 2+1, Shen Jing ate cake to make a basket, the result was that Towns and Anderson took turns to cause a 2+1 response, the rocket is dangerous, or Shen Jing eats Towns alone to stop the bleeding, the game is here, Shen Jing has scored many rounds in the face of Downs, but the rocket has no defense, the Timberwolves made a force to expand the point difference to 20+, Green suddenly broke out and scored 8 points in a row, Ethan dunked, The Rockets trailed by 20 points at the end of the third quarter.
There is still suspense in this point difference, can the Rockets stage a comeback? Gordon first threw a good shot, and then hit two three-pointers in a row with Matthews, the Rockets chased within 20 points, paused back Christopher dunked, Ethan and Anderson exchanged three points, Ethan made a layup and continued to score, Matthews three points bombarded, the Rockets saw hope, the result was Russell made 2+1, Prince fired from the outside, the point difference was reopened, the Rockets did not give up, Shen Jing made up the basket, it was Daniels' turn to split and respond, the Rockets repeatedly launched a counterattack, the Timberwolves have someone to stand up to stop the bleeding, time is running out, Both teams began to switch to bench lineups for training, and the Rockets lost to the Timberwolves 117-129, losing in disgrace.
After this game, the Rockets ushered in a six-game losing streak, the longest losing streak in the league, and the ranking is also firmly ranked 1st in the West, Vinban Yama is beckoning, there are many talented young people, but the record is similar to the previous season, Rockets fans are certainly not satisfied. In terms of data, Green is too embarrassed, although he got 21 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 turnovers, but in fact, there is basically no threat on the offensive end, he made a total of 11 three-pointers, extremely inefficient, Green is a little stubborn, scoring means in addition to shooting three points is to impact the basket, the middle shooting means are almost non-existent, and Green defense is also quite bad, and can not control mistakes. Martin 17 points and 3 rebounds, Porter 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 turnovers, Gordon 11 points and 4 assists, Shen Jing 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists are remarkable, in recent games, Shen Jing is much more stable than Green, the Rockets have a new leader, it is better to build a team around Shen Jing.
Ethan had 17 points and 6 rebounds, scoring mostly in garbage time, and Garruba had 7 points and 3 rebounds. For the Timberwolves, Towns had 25 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, Edwards 19 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Anderson 16 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, and Russell 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Silas proved unfit to be a coach, and the likes of Ethan and Garruba deserve more playing time, and the Rockets are to get the young people to grow up and let Silas go.