The Houston Rockets were definitely the most talked-about team in the league in March, and just a few days ago they won 11 consecutive games on the premise of losing their core Shin Kyung, relying on Jalen Green's explosion. Forcing the Golden State Warriors to feel a lot of pressure, the Rockets were at their closest and only one win away. But it really ran into a stubble team, and the young Rockets still lost, and in the past two games, the Rockets lost to the Mavericks and Timberwolves, suffering two consecutive defeats.
And their opponent, the Golden State Warriors, defeated the Spurs and Mavericks one after another, winning 5 consecutive victories. At present, the Warriors have widened the win gap with the Rockets to 3, and they are only 1.5 wins away from the Lakers. With seven games left in the regular season, this is a safe range for common sense. According to the data released by ESPN, after analyzing their data set, they believe that the probability of the Houston Rockets advancing to the playoffs is 0.8%, which is a theoretical possibility.
On April 5, Beijing time, the Rockets will face the Warriors, who have a 0-2 record this season. In fact, the Rockets haven't won against the Warriors in three seasons. Starting in the 20-21 season, the Rockets have a 0-12 record against the Warriors. If the Rockets can win the Warriors next, there is a theoretical possibility of qualifying, that is, the Rockets will win 4 more games than the Warriors. Because although there are only 3 wins left, according to the head-to-head advantage, the Warriors are still pressing, and the Rockets only have this chance.
However, the average win rate of opponents the Rockets is 50.4%. The Warriors are simpler, at 47 percent. Unless, the Warriors capsize in the gutter, and the Rockets come up with an 11-game winning streak, so they can have a chance to fight.
The Rockets have lost in the last 2 games, and Jalen Green has pulled them all if nothing else. He is the equivalent of the barometer of the rocket, and if he doesn't play well, he will definitely lose. If you play well, you don't necessarily win. In the loss to the Mavericks, Jalen Green played 31 minutes, shooting 5-of-15 from the field and scoring only 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
The Mavericks' backcourt combination, Doncic started the game first, and Irving gave another fatal blow. The Rockets fell into a huge scoring drought in the first half and couldn't catch up in the second half. The whole game was almost 30 points behind at most, and Jalen Green's 12 points were all scored in the first half.
Playing the Timberwolves, although there has been a recovery, it is still difficult to play against Edwards. Although he had 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in the game, his three-point shooting was too stinky, and 2 of 11 was obviously a failing result. He had five turnovers in the game, including three in the final quarter and two in the final minute.
Jalen Green opened up the second line of Ren Du after Shen Jing's major injury, and played the best of his career in March, with the intention of trying to compete with Tiangong. The results were very good, and they were nominated for the best of the month. However, he was still won by Doncic, and his performance was very good, but the competitors were too perverted.
Previously, Jalen Green was almost sold by the Rockets. At the beginning, it was rumored that Bridges was going to take 4 first-round + Jalen Green to trade for the Nets, but Nets general manager Marx refused. To be honest, now that Jalen Green has played, Bridges + 4 first-round rotations have to be considered. If Jalen Green can keep it up, maybe Stone will really sell Shen Jing and build a team around the new Harden.