Liftoff Diary丨The first battle hit a new high of 7 white devils was praised by the official push, and the media analyzed the prospect of super green, and the rocket picked up treasures
On January 14, Beijing time, the Rockets lost 113-145 to the Celtics away, and the Rockets' first four consecutive away games were 3-1 and 1 win to continue their away predicament.
Dillon Brooks has returned from injury in this game, but the Rockets' defense still has not improved, allowing Green Kai to score as many as 69 points in the first half, and the third quarter is a single quarter 43 points to collapse the Rockets, although the Rockets swallowed a fiasco, but Cam Whitmore became the team's shining point.
The Rockets posted that the White Devils scored 22 points in 27 minutes and 45 seconds and wrote: "There is a huge contribution on the bench".
At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets fell into a scoring drought, and the White Devils hit two three-pointers in a row in just 2 minutes and 50 seconds, and he scored six points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the White Devils completed another one-arm dunk with an empty cut, and he showed off his projection talent and athleticism.
The Rockets trailed Green Kai by a large score in the final quarter, but the White Devils did not lose their enthusiasm, and he hated Tatum on the defensive end. And the White Devils scored 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block on 3-of-4 shooting and 3-of-5 free throws in the final quarter.
In 28 minutes, 7 of 13, 2 of 7 three-pointers, 6 of 8 free throws, 22 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block, with a shooting rate of 53.8%, the White Devils set 7 new highs in this game: 13 shots, 7 athletic battles, 7 three-point shots, free throws, free throw shots, rebounds, and scoring, which is a milestone battle for the White Devils.
After the game, the PMB wrote: "When the game is at a standstill, the White Devils' stats speak for themselves, and you should be aware that he is a terrific scorer. Averaging 9.4 points in 13.9 minutes per game in 15 NBA games, shooting 51/37/69 from the field and averaging 24 points per game per 36 minutes, he also played a dominant performance in the G League.
Jeff wrote: Whitmore is the 8th rookie in scoring, but he is averaging less than 14 minutes per game, which is impressive, and he should play in the rookie game.
American fans wrote: The White Devils scored 22 points on 69% true shooting, and he continued to bloom himself. He's already a very efficient scorer off the ball, he's involved in a lot of defensive plays, and he's going to be fantastic.
Whitmore was a special player. He could be the Rockets' most relied upon outside scorer.
In the podcast of Rockets reporter Salman Ali, several reporters began to analyze the prospects of the White Devils, they believe that Whitmore's prospects will surpass that of Jalen Green, the White Devils started his rookie season in the G League, he has an excellent mind, he has no stage fright after entering the NBA, he is very active on both offensive and defensive ends, and the three-point stability is far greater than that of Green in the same period, and has even become a stable scoring point for the Rockets outside.
At present, the White Devils are averaging 13.9 minutes per game, scoring 9.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.1 blocks, shooting 51% from the field, 37.8% from three-point range, and 69% from the free throw line. Ston's No. 20 pick really made a lot of money.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream