On April 3, Beijing time, the Rockets and the Timberwolves, the Rockets were still leading in the first quarter of this game, but unfortunately the defense collapsed in the second quarter, causing them to be defeated, and they were chasing points in the second half, and even VanVleet scored three points in a row at the end of the final quarter to help the team chase only 1 point. It's a pity that at this time, the Rockets made consecutive mistakes, and after being pulled away by the Timberwolves, the Rockets still lost 106-113.
The performance of several young players in this game is still not good. Among them, Green scored 26 points on 10-of-22 shooting, which doesn't look bad. It's a pity that he made 2 of 11 three-pointers, which is a huge drop in shooting percentage compared to before. And there were two consecutive mistakes in the final moments, which made the team miss a good game.
Whitmore's numbers are also very good. Especially when attacking quickly, his overall suppressive power is still very strong. He scored 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting and shot 3-of-6 from three-point range. But Whitmore has been leaky on the defensive end, and even though he scored back-to-back points on the offensive end, he didn't pass the ball, and the defensive end was still headless.
Smith has also been criticized by countless people. Although he was 7-of-14 from the field and chipped in 18+8, he was terrible on the defensive end. Not giving any confrontation, and not bothering to stretch out your hands, this is obviously not up to expectations. After all, Smith's highlight is his excellent defense, but unfortunately the overall defensive quality during this period has not been very good.
But Van Vleet was a huge surprise. Especially when the team was behind, he actually stood up in a desperate situation. At that time, the Rockets trailed by 10 points, and VanVleet hit three three-pointers in a row to help the team chase down by only one point, which was a pleasant surprise. It's just that in terms of the whole game, he scored 2 points in the first three quarters, which is regrettable, and the state came too late.
And Dillon directly saw people through the defense. He made consecutive mistakes on the defensive end and sent 2+1, and he has not contributed much on the defensive end now. Coupled with Dillon being 2-of-6 on the offensive end, he is also maintaining a trend of striking iron. In other words, now Dillon is the manifestation of the collapse of offense and defense.