Miserable, the Rockets were killed by the Kings on the same day, and the Rockets defeated the Kings 114-139 by 25 points in the rematch against the Kings, not only that, but the Rockets Development League team also played against the Kings Development League team also lost 113-134.
However, although the Vipers lost, there was a very big highlight in this game, and the No. 29 show Taitai Washington selected by the Rockets played an explosive offensive performance, playing 39 minutes to bombard 53+10+4 data, including shooting 15 of 33, 6 of 17 three-pointers, 11 of 12 free throws, plus 2 steals and 4 turnovers. In fact, many fans still have a lot of hope for Taitai, but after Tate's return, Silas sent him to the Development League to continue leveling, and against the King's Development League, although the Viper lost, but also let everyone see how good Taitai's talent is, the reason why the Rockets failed to play the expected performance, may be that Silas really can't use people.
First of all, let's talk about why the Viper vs. the Kings lost the game, mainly because the Vipers lost several main players, especially the front court lost its height, the Vipers can only put 3 guards or even 4 defenders in the lineup, of which the core rotation of Taytay, Huggins, Mitchell their height is not even 1.9 meters, and the opposite King completely crushed the Viper lineup in terms of physical talent, so recently not only faced the Kings Development League fiasco, after entering the regular season, Vipers have lost several consecutive games. But fortunately, against the Kings, Taitai played an excellent performance, in the game can see his full aggressiveness on the offensive end, not only impact the basket, but also a good rhythm change under the basket, even in the face of the opponent's big man, his small throw is still a must, and his offensive talent is vividly displayed throughout the game.
You know, this is something that Taytay didn't show when he was with the Rockets, and a big part of the reason was that Silas didn't fully treat him as an attacker, just doing some passing work on the court, and only allowed him to shoot when there was a big opening, which led to Taytay's talent on the offensive end being buried. Of course, it is undeniable that when he was with the Rockets, Tai Tai was quite bad at outside shooting, shooting only a measly 14.3% from three-point range, and he couldn't shoot on the court. But in the Vipers he can shoot very well, not only catch the ball, but also step back three-point use is very smooth, which may have something to do with his self-confidence.
In addition to this, Taitai also showed another talent in this game, that is, his ability to make fouls, this game has 12 times at the free throw line team-high, but also hit 11 free throws, which is why he was able to score 53 points while hitting only 15 shots. (Science Development League free throw rules: if it is a two-point foul, then this free throw is scored 2 points; If you foul on a three-pointer, you will score 3 points for this free throw; In the case of an additional penalty, the penalty score counts as 1 point. The NBA is likely to follow suit in the future. Although this score was cut in the Development League, it is enough to prove that Taitai has great potential on the offensive end. Moreover, Taitai is not only positioned as a shooting guard, he also has good organizational offensive ability, his vision and passing ability are even above Porter Jr., he plays point guard gives people the feeling of being reasonable and stable, and I hope that Taitai can continue to work hard in the development league and return to the big as soon as possible to prove himself.