The Rockets lost to the Pelicans, Green scored 31 points and lost possession of the ball in the second half, and the two rookies scored 27 points and were abandoned by Udoka
On February 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and today the Rockets ushered in the challenge of the Pelicans at home, before this game, the Rockets defeated the Lakers, their morale is high, and the Pelicans have suffered 3 consecutive defeats recently, they urgently need a victory to stop the decline, a vicious battle is inevitable, and finally the Pelicans won, then let's talk about the game process, and then talk about the performance of the players.
Contest Recap:
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Daniels hit a three-pointer for the Pelicans to take the lead in opening the situation, Jalen Green scored 4 points in a row to respond, Trey Murphy and Ingram combined to score 6 points, Jalen Green and Dillon combined to score 4 points in response, although Green was full of firepower, but could not stand the opponent more blossoms, and they fell behind by 8 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Jalen Green's firepower was still strong, he and Whitmore supported the team's offense, and Wallan's frequent inside kills helped the team withstand the opponent's offense, and the Pelicans led by seven points at halftime.
In the second quarter, Wallan and Ingram combined for 4 points to help the Pelicans extend the lead to double digits, Dillon stopped the bleeding with three points, and Ingram and CJ combined for 4 points to respond, but then the Pelicans offense suddenly lost power, and Jalen Green hit three consecutive points to help the team chase down to only 2 points, but then with the help of Alvarado, the Pelicans re-established a 5-point lead to end the third quarter. In the final quarter, Green couldn't get the ball, and the rest of his teammates were playing iron, and the Pelicans seized the opportunity to extend their lead to more than 20 points under the leadership of Wallan, and the game was also out of suspense, and the Rockets lost 99-110 to their opponents.
Valan shows dominance
Ingram shot 9 of 19 from the field, 0 of 3 from three-point range and got 24 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, CJ shot 7 of 15 from the field, 3 of 7 from three-point range and got 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Murphy got 13 points and 6 rebounds, Marshall scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, and the best performance of the team in this game was Wallan, who scored 25 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block on 10 of 15 shots, which is very good.
Recently, the Pelicans have reported that they are interested in trading away Valan, they want to exchange Valan for Jarrett Allen, and Valan has also proved how good his ability is after getting the ball in this game, he is the No. 5 pick in the first round in 11, although it is a traditional center style of play, but his skill and size are here, and he can give the team a lot of help on the offensive end, to be honest, the Pelicans' role lineup is great now, and their biggest problem is the core.
Ingram lacks the desire to attack on the offensive end, the leadership temperament is very average, Zion recently suffered a bone contusion in his left foot, which also caused him to miss a few games, after losing weight this season, Zion's attendance is indeed higher, but the dominance is not so good, the Pelicans need a better leader, players who can stand up and score in critical moments, the talent of this team, looking at the West, is also among the top.
Udoka pits bitter rockets
In the confrontation between Shen Jing and Varan in this campaign, Shen Jing was completely blown out, he shot 4 of 11 in the game, 0 of 1 three-pointer got 10 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Shen Jing's ball quotient and technology are very good, but talent limits his height, and he will be an All-Star level player in the future, and Jalen Green, who was complained about before, has played a good performance recently, and his ceiling is indeed higher than Shen Jing.
Green shot 11 of 20 in this game, 5 of 12 three-pointers got 31 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, Green played so well in this campaign, but there was no ball in the second half, only 7 shots in the entire second half, his state is so good, but the result is no absolute tactical status, this is Udoka's problem, Green has scored more than 29+ points in 4 of the last 5 games, he proved how good his talent is, Udoka don't delay him anymore.
Udoka, the coach, has special trust in veterans, veterans like Van Jordan and Jeff Green have execution and experience, so Udoka likes to reuse them, which also makes many young players who play well not get a chance at critical moments, which is actually not a good thing, relying on veterans such as Van Jordan and Jeff Green, the ceiling of the Rockets is like this, and now they are ranked 11th in the West, excluding the swaggering Spurs and Trail Blazers, and the seriously injured Grizzlies, they are also in front of the Warriors.
This team said that it has risen this season, but in fact it has not improved much, and the team wants to have a future, so that Green and other high-pick talents can get a chance, Whitmore and Amen Thompson played well in this game, but they were abandoned at critical moments, the White Devils scored 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting, Athan Thompson scored 10 points and 6 rebounds, and the two rookies showed good talent and potential.
Udoka, the so-called coach, to be honest, is very average, and he was able to succeed with the Celtics because he had a double tanhua at that time, and he may not be of much help to the team. Speaking of which, what do you want to say about the current Rockets and Pelicans?