The Rockets failed miserably! 3 people should praise 1 person to expose the stuffing, Shen Jing publicly criticized the whole team for not working hard, and Green's words pierced the Lakers

On February 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season competition continued, the Rockets sat at home to face the Pelicans, after becoming a dark horse at the beginning of the season, the Rockets have declined in the past period of time due to injuries and state fluctuations, and only ranked 11th in the West before the game, and the Pelicans are also in poor condition, ranking eighth in the West after suffering a wave of 3 consecutive defeats before the game.

At the beginning of the game, the Rockets continued the fiery offensive state of the last big win over the Lakers, Jalen Green scored points on the offensive end, but unfortunately the team's defense and rebounding protection were poor, and the defensive end was completely penetrated by the Pelicans, and the Pelicans led by 8 points at 33-25 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Rockets blossomed more points to chase points, but the defensive end could not limit the Pelicans, and the Rockets still trailed by 7 points at halftime, 54-61.

Yibian fought again, the two teams launched a long tug-of-war, the Pelicans pulled away the score several times, and the Rockets bit tenaciously, but the Rockets were dumb in the last quarter, coupled with consecutive rebounds, the Pelicans opened the score in one breath, and finally defeated the Rockets 110-99 to end the three-game losing streak.

In the face of such a fiasco, the Rockets still have three new stars to praise, and one is completely exposed.

The three players worthy of praise are Green, Whitmore and Amen Thompson, of which Green continued his hot form, playing 38 minutes and 14 seconds on the court, shooting 11-of-20 and 5-of-12 from three-point range, scoring a game-high 31 points, plus 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.

Since entering the second half of the season, Jalen Green seems to have suddenly opened his mind, averaging 30.4 points, 7 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in the last five games, with a three-point shooting rate of 51/36/94%.

"White Devil" Whitmore continued his efficient scorer performance, playing 20 minutes and 14 seconds off the bench, shooting 6 of 12, 3 of 7 three-pointers, and getting 17 points and 1 steal.

As a bench wonderman, the White Devils fully embodied the "plug and play" scoring performance, scoring eight consecutive points in one minute in the early second quarter to help the trailing Rockets narrow the score.

In the stalemate of the game, Whitmore was also completely trustworthy, counterattacking and completing a beautiful turnaround and dunk.

Another rookie worthy of praise is the No. 4 pick Amen Thompson, who has more of a big style than Whitmore's explosiveness, playing 17 minutes off the bench and scoring 10 points, 6 rebounds and 1 steal on 3-of-6 shooting.

As a high-pick pick, Amen Thompson has almost every top talent, the only problem is that his shooting ability is severely lacking, and the Rockets need some patience to develop him.

In contrast, Shen Jing, who is the core of the team's interior positioning, performed badly and was completely exposed by the Pelicans.

Shen Jing played 33 and a half points in the game, shot 4 of 11, and got a double-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.

Wallan, who was on the opposite side, scored 25 points and 14 rebounds in the game, and frantically made 6 fouls for the Rockets in the final quarter, and under his leadership, the Pelicans led the Rockets 56-29 in rebounds and 12-5 in frontcourt rebounds.

After the game, Shen Jing was very dissatisfied with the team's performance and publicly criticized the whole team.

"We lost a lot of open shots in the opening game, and we didn't play hard enough," Shin said. ”

Jalen Green gave the same opinion after the game, and Green also believed that the Rockets were short of energy in this game, and at the same time pricked the Lakers, the opponent of the last big victory.

"We need to be energetic every night, and against the Lakers we had a lot of energy, that's what we need, to get out there and play the defense we want," Green said. ”

It is worth mentioning that before the game, according to the analysis jointly written by Shams, reporter Sam Amick and Rocket reporter Kelly Iko, the Rockets only Ethan, Jabari Smith Jr. and Shin Jing are not for sale, and Green is not among them.

In this game, Jabari Smith Jr. was in no state, playing 21 minutes and 48 seconds in the whole game, 0 of 6, a total of 0 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal, and the plus/minus of -19 was the lowest in the game.