On December 23, Beijing time, the Houston Rockets defeated the Dallas Mavericks 122-96 at home to end a three-game losing streak. In this game, the Mavericks did not have Irving and Doncic, and Hardaway Jr. led the team to a set of scattered sand, which was completely suppressed by the Rockets in the first quarter, and was already behind by 17 points at halftime, and was once stretched to 38 points in the third quarter into garbage time, which also allowed Whitmore to get more playing time.
The White Devils are the first in the development league with 26.8 points per game, he also averages 3.8 three-pointers per game, and his three-point shooting rate is as high as 39.8%.
In the third quarter, the White Devils came on the court with 2 minutes left to make a foul and hit one of two free throws, and in the final quarter, he first made a steal under the basket and then completed a violent dunk.
Then he contributed to the aerial relay back dunk on SLAM magazine, he almost knocked down the basket, this physical fitness, athletic talent, the White Devils fell to the 20th pick is really incredible, in terms of dynamic talent alone he is even stronger than Jalen Green, Edwards.
Rocket reporter Adam Spolane bluntly said: The White Devil is a top-of-the-line sports car, and there is no limit to his talent.
TA Rockets reporter Kelly Iko said: People love Whitmore, who is already playing in this building, he is full of energy.
In just 14 minutes, Whitmore was 6-of-12 from the field and 1-of-6 from three-point range, scoring 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, shooting 50% from the field.
Houston media outlet Rockets Enjoyer bluntly said: If Whitmore had been treated the same way as Edwards, he would have performed the same or even better.
After the game, Udoka praised Whitmore's performance: "He's improved defensively, and that's exactly what we need him to do. His transitions were a little slower, but his physical superiority allowed him to be aggressive on the offensive end.
When asked by reporters why Udoka did not let the White Devils enter the main rotation, Udoka said: "We have a rotation crisis on the wing, and we have too many wing players in the team and there is a blockage. (Apparently he didn't have the idea of including the White Devils in the rotation)
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream