On the morning of February 7, Beijing time, the Rockets challenged the Pacers away. Although the Rockets played well in the first half, leading the Pacers by 7 points, the situation changed suddenly in the third quarter, and the opponent played a single quarter with a score of 38-24, and finally lost to the opponent 129-132. In this game, plus the last away game against the Timberwolves, the Rockets encountered high-intensity defense, and in the face of this defense, most of the Rockets' rookies were a little overwhelmed and played substandard.
Against the Timberwolves, only Shin Kyung and Whitmore scored double-doubles, 15 and 14 points respectively, Jalen Green only scored 8 points, Jabari Smith Jr. only had 3 points, and Amen Thompson had 8 points. In terms of turnovers, Shin Kyung had 3, Green had 2 and Whitmore had 2. Against the Pacers, Green exploded and scored 30 points, but also made four turnovers. Shin Kyung scored 20 points and handed out 1 turnover. Jabari Smith Jr. scored 20 points but had three turnovers. Amen Thompson had 13 points and 13 rebounds, but he made three turnovers, one of which was a dribbling error, which is a low-level mistake as a playmaker!
To be honest, we didn't play well against the Timberwolves on the road, and we played well against the Pacers on the road, at least we didn't get lost to the opponent. However, the current Rocket Six is still almost on fire, and none of them are absolutely outstanding in strength, so it will be too difficult for the Rocket Team to rebuild, because the target has not yet been found.