Previously, the Rockets lost to the Heat and basically withdrew from the play-in ranks. Today, the American media posted the schedule between the Rockets and the Warriors, if the Rockets want to get a play-off spot, the Rockets need to win all of them, and the Warriors will lose them all. Truth be told, this last miracle is about the same as buying a scratch ticket and winning the lottery. Let's not talk about whether the Warriors can lose all, the probability of the Rockets winning is not very high. In the next game, the Rockets will continue to play the Mavericks, and they will have to secure the fifth position.
It is estimated that the Rockets will lose again, so Udoka said today, and the team has ended this season. But then it's about finishing the season the right way. This means that even if the Rockets know that they will not be able to make the play-offs, they can't just play and deal with things, but they still have to play with the determination to reach the play-offs. Udoka thinks the Rockets will definitely be different next season. In fact, in the final analysis, it was because of the Rockets' mistake in recruitment.
40 million annual salary to Van Jordan for 3 years, in fact, it is better to give Harden. The current Harden is no longer the Rockets of the past, relying on his strong scoring ability to go to C. The current Harden is more organization-oriented, so he already meets the level of the Rockets with newcomers. To put it bluntly, why Harden went to the Clippers is not only a consideration for the championship, but also money. He said when he joined the Clippers that he wanted to get a big contract here.
It's just that with the situation in the west, the Clippers are also struggling. Kajiao is old, but there are many rocket talents, and he is really just one engine away from taking off. The Rockets almost have the configuration that Harden wants most, Smith can shoot three-pointers and defend inside, Jalen Green can do anything without the ball, Dillon has a 3D front, and Shin Jing Jokic Jr. can pass Zubac. Then the Rockets have Adams, and Van Jordan has actually proven to be not good when he was with the Raptors.
The team has Siakam, Anunoby, and Barnes as a forward group, but Van Jordan just didn't make the playoffs. Now joining the Rockets is still in an embarrassing situation, and the Rockets have a heavy task this offseason. Shin Kyung needs to renew his contract, and Jalen Green has lost his value in the last four games. During the 11-game winning streak, because the Rockets played most teams with a low win rate, the last four games played the Mavericks, Timberwolves, Warriors and Heat.
Jalen Green shot less than 50% from the field in all four games, scoring 12 points on 5-of-15 in key games against the Mavericks, 26 points on 10-of-22 against the Timberwolves, 13 points on 4-of-12 from the Warriors, and 6-of-18 against the Heat. Throughout April, Jalen Green's shooting dropped dramatically, shooting just 35 percent from the field and 23 percent from three-point range. It's like he's back to the way he was a few months ago, and that's Green's problem, he's so inconsistent. When he's in good form, he's Jordan, and when he's bad, it's Kobe White. If Jalen Green can maintain his March form in April, he is actually hoping to get a five-year, $200 million contract extension.
For example, he continued to be super-god, and then led the Rockets to win key battles and overtake the Warriors. In the end, I make it to the playoffs, and I think the Rockets will offer a maximum salary with both hands, which is not a matter of hesitation. Now the Rockets really have to think about how much money they will give Green in the offseason. At present, most of the Houston media on the Rockets' external network have been on Shen Jing's side, after all, his high-level statistics are gorgeous, and Jokic's style of play. Although the veteran Rockets veteran Parsons thinks in the "Run It Back" program that if the Rockets can be compatible with Shin Jing and Jalen Green, they will enter the playoffs next season, but the question is how to be compatible, the two are fast and slow.