Against the overall strength of the Denver Nuggets, the Rockets fought until the last minute, but Tate's layup was blocked by Jokic, and the Rockets still lost to their opponents by one point. We all know that the whole team is mostly young people now, but many times the Rockets still have to rely on those veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles to support the field. The three-point shooting rate is more than 50%, and the Rockets' two veterans feel hot, but Hugh City has lost its former advantage.
Gordon
After playing against the Nuggets, the Rockets now have a 1-8 record, just a little better than the Pelicans, who are missing Cairn Williamson and in the two recently injured Ingram games, and are in second-to-last position in the West. But the team's veterans seem to be very eager to win, and although John Wall has reached an agreement with the Rockets, the two veterans, Eric Gordon and Augustine, are unambiguous as soon as they play. Against the Nuggets, Eric Gordon is efficient to cut 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, so far this season he is in quite brave form, shooting percentage and three-point shooting rate are all more than 50%, although as the season deepens, the efficiency will definitely decline a little, but so far Eric Gordon's 52.9% three-point shooting rate is among the best in the league, his market is constantly rising, in this case, the Rockets will be very active whether they keep Eric Gordon or send him to other teams to change chips.
Augustine
Round Face Deng is now the most senior player in the Rockets, and Augustine actually came to Space City before the deadline last season, and his playing time this season is actually not particularly much, although a total of 9 games Augustine has appeared, but each game is basically only played for 10 minutes, after all, the Rockets also have to cultivate Kevin Porter Jr. But Augustine is very efficient every time he plays, although the number of shots is not much, but so far this season, Augustine's three-point shooting rate is as high as 52.6%, only slightly worse than the round face. Considering that Augustine not only contributes on the pitch, but also helps the youngsters in the dressing room, it is no wonder that the management and coaching staff are very trusting of Augustine and tend to keep him in the team for a long time.
The Rockets were weak on offense
It's just that these two veterans alone obviously can't solve the fundamental problems of the Rockets now. In particular, we all know that the Rockets were the most typical three-point and magic ball team in the league, but now except for Augustine and Round Face, the outside projection of others is really unreliable, especially the backcourt gems Jaylen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. are often playing iron. And now the trend of the league, attaches great importance to space and outside shooting, empty three-point opportunities are wasted a lot, scoring seems so strenuous, the record is dismal is naturally not surprising.