As the penultimate game of the NBA regular season, the Rockets still did not give up this season, but wanted to become a spoiler in the West, although they missed the playoffs, but after beating the Trail Blazers, the Rockets have won 40 games this season, basically equal the total of 42 games in the past two seasons.
After the big win over the Trail Blazers, because of the results, the Rockets could only sit and watch the Diaoyutai, and in the entire head sequence, with the Lakers defeating the Grizzlies and the Pelicans reversing the Warriors, there was a huge competition in the entire West. One of the most attractive is the Lakers and Pelicans matchup, the current West can be called the wildest West, if the Rockets' current results are placed in the Eastern Conference, there is still a chance to enter the play-off sequence, in such a competitive environment, the current results of the Rockets this season are worthy of success.
Judging from the face of the Trail Blazers in this game, Udoka's starter is still the same as the troika, but he has some gains on the bench, with the outbreak of Whitmore and Holiday , the Rockets have some say on the bench level; as the most efficient player in this game, Amen Thompson has the first plus-minus +15 in this game, he played 35 minutes, shot 6 of 12, cut 17 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists, and used the excellent breakthrough rate to win 4 fouls, the highest value of the team.
After Shen Jing's season was reimbursed, Udoka put Amen Thompson in the starting line-up, as a 2.01-meter-tall defender with the agility of a tall defender, weighing 90 kilograms, with an arm span of 2.06 meters, a 1.06-meter jump on the spot and a 1.22-meter run-up jump. With great physical attributes and excellent rebounding ability in the front court, he is a talented player with obvious strengths and weaknesses.
On the offensive end
Amen Thompson is ubiquitous, because of the lack of outside three-point shooting ability, Amen is very good at using the air cut to create scoring opportunities, especially the quick finish in the bottom corner of both sides of his hand, which gives VanVleet, Shin Jing or Green a good chance, his first step is very fast, and he also has a very unique side in the rhythm change, he can defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position on the court, and is not afraid of the ability to fight under the basket.
Defensively
Amen Thompson is another beast-level existence, his defensive habits are very good, and he has good anticipation ability, he can rely on his height to contain the opponent's breakthrough, and he can also use his speed to cut off the opponent's passing route, but the difference is that because of his weight, Amen is often pulled away by the opponent's side of the court to single.
Amen is a piece of jade, Udoka needs to be carefully carved, mid-range projection ability is his shortcoming, but in the starter, Udoka even let him play the fourth position, his height and speed can completely dominate the small ball lineup, if the future development is smooth, Amen is still very bright prospects, in short, Udoka's selection vision is very unique.
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