I shouldn't have used Holladay, Udoka left tears of remorse and talked about the Amen showdown

Today's NBA regular season, the Rockets lost to the Pacers 129-132, the process can be described as ups and downs, the first quarter of the Rockets only fell behind by 2 points, the second quarter of the Rockets overtook and opened the difference, but in the third quarter the Rockets hit the rate declined, losing 14 points in a single quarter, the last quarter of the Rockets launched a counterattack many times, Jalen Green stood up many times to continue his life, but the Pacers always had someone to respond, and in the end the Rockets could only accept the fate of losing. In terms of statistics, Jalen Green scored 30 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, Dillon 23 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Jabari 20 points, 9 rebounds and 3 turnovers, Shen Jing 20 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, and Amen 13 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks.

At present, there is only one suspense left in the Western Conference play-off area, that is, who can get the 10th place, because it is almost impossible for the team in front of them to fall behind, like the 9th Lakers entering the play-offs is not a big problem, only the 10th in the West has variables, Jazz, The Warriors and the Rockets will compete for the last spot in the play-off, compared to these three teams, the Rockets' recent momentum is the worst, after losing to the Pacers, they have fallen to 12th, overtaken by the Warriors, and the Jazz have won 2 consecutive victories during this time, and today they defeated the Thunder, the Warriors are playing better and better with Kuminga's outbreak, only the Rockets seem to make us see no hope, the key is that as the season progresses, Udoka is actually very stubborn.

In the absence of Van Vleet in this game, Amen entered the starting lineup, which is actually the starting line that Rocket fans are looking forward to, and you have to find the reason for losing, looking at the whole game, the Rockets have three points that they do not do well, first of all, the defense is bad, the Pacers themselves are an offensive team, and the Rockets can't prevent it, Shen Jing as an insider, his offense has no problems, but his ability to protect the frame has been criticized, and it can even be said that there are almost none, basically the center opposite him can play good data, Turner got 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in the whole game, Shen Jing can't prevent him。 There are also Siakam and Haliburton, who hit the inside one by one, and Shen Jing sometimes doesn't bother to stretch his hand, and his defensive awareness is terrible, which is not only a lack of ability, but also a problem with attitude.

Maybe that's why the Rockets want to sign Adams, in preparation for next season, Adams is extremely good at rebounding and rim protection, and as for Shin Kyung, he can't rule out the possibility of being traded in the offseason. The second reason for the loss, Udoka trusts Holiday too much, not to talk about offense, Holiday has been repeatedly targeted by the Pacers on the defensive end, like in the second half of the third quarter, McConaughey faced Holiday again, it was really casual, causing the Rockets' morale to disappear in an instant, and I don't know what Udoka thought, I had to let Holiday organize, at the critical moment in the final quarter, Holiday also appeared for a short time, originally Shen Jing was the inside defensive colander, and now there is another Holiday on the outside, does the Rockets still have defense at all? It's too normal to lose.

Udoka likes to use Holiday and can be said to have become a heart disease for Rockets fans. The final reason for the loss was Udoka's problem, at the end of the third quarter, when the Pacers made a force to open up the difference, no one from the Rockets could stand up and score, in this case, Jalen Green was not on the court, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Rockets also had no main offensive point, Green did not appear until there were more than 6 minutes left in the final quarter, at this time the Pacers had already picked up, and Green was really powerful, and after re-entering the court, he threw three points at the whistle, and then there were 2+1, the critical moment is still his three-point life, but unfortunately he is still unable to return to the sky, just imagine, if Green plays more, the Rockets may not lose, and Whitmore is in a similar situation, Udoka does not need him at the moment of chasing points.

To sum up, Udoka must be to blame for the Rockets' loss, compared to the beginning of the season, the Rockets' defensive quality has dropped too much, and their defensive efficiency was once the top three in the league. Udoka was also interviewed after the game, and when talking about defense, he said: "We had two quarters of the game where the defense was okay, and in the second and fourth quarters, we didn't have any problems with shooting options this time, just sharing the ball, breaking through, and simply reading the game, but we didn't stick to it in the third quarter," which is easy to understand, Udoka thinks the Rockets didn't play well in the third quarter.

Then came the point, when he said about Amen's first start, Udoka said: "Everyone made some mistakes today and we need to improve some communication skills, but Amen played well, he played hard, maybe I should have ditched Holiday at certain points in the game, Amen is growing, overall he is playing tough, he deserves more opportunities. ”

It can be seen that Udoka is also regretting that he gave Holiday too much playing time, and at the same time, Udoka also praised Amen's performance and decided to give Amen more playing time. Udoka is also a little sober, but it's hard to say how much he can correct, after all, Udoka also said similar remarks in previous interviews. One thing is for sure, Amen is worth cultivating, in the second half of the final quarter, Amen scored a lot of points by making baskets, played quite tough, and the defensive end is also remarkable, the only thing that can be complained about is that the projection ability needs to be improved, if Amen can practice shooting, he really has the potential to become a superstar in the future. The Rockets' next opponents, the Raptors and the Hawks, are all away from home, so let's hope they can win as soon as possible.