Knowing that the team can't win with its own strength, it is better to give more playing time to young players, which is a small change in the use of Celace in the Rockets and Warriors game. It's not obvious, but we can see some clues in the Rockets' new rotation lineup. This time Gordon was injured and absent, and Rockets coach Silas unexpectedly gave outside shooter Brooks and rookie guard Christopher more playing time, knowing that the two had been players outside the Rockets' rotation lineup before, but this time, Silas finally thought of them.
Gordon didn't play due to a groin strain, and Silas gave Christopher 19 minutes to play and Brooks 16 minutes to play in the regular time of the game, and although the two defenders performed averagely, they were able to enter the rotation for the first time in 10 games this season, which meant that the two Rockets outside rosters were not without a chance to enter the rotation.
Christopher shot 1 of 4 in 19 minutes and had 2 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal with plus or minus +4; Armoni Brooks shot 3 of 10 from the field in 16 minutes, 1 of 8 from three-point range, shooting a modest but positive shooting percentage, with 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist, plus or minus +12 (Rockets highest).
In addition to starting 5 players Porter Jr., Green, Tate, Wood and Theth, the Rockets also used Martin Jr., Augustine, Shinkin and Nuwaba on the bench, plus Brooks and Christopher, this new 11-man rotation, although it still failed to help the Rockets win, but Silas is proactive in adjusting the lineup, which is also a good phenomenon for the future of the Rockets.
In the previous game, the Rockets not only could not win, but Silas only used a few fixed player combinations, and there was no active adjustment to the lineup at all, except for passively letting Shen Jing play the starting point when Theis was absent. Now against the powerful Warriors, Silas also knows that the Rockets are not opponents, and then takes the initiative to send more young players to the court to find the experience of the rise, which is the most gratifying thing in addition to the Rockets' 8-game losing streak.
Compared with the Raptors small forward Barnes who "came to war" and the Cavaliers' center Mobley who just fired 26 points, the rockets' newcomers are undoubtedly extremely slow to get on the position. Jaylen Green is still a rocket's role player, and even in the Rockets' offensive choices, Jaylen Green is even the 3rd or 4th pick. Shin Kyung also did not have enough playing time and tactical freedom in every game in the game. Rookies like Garruba and Christopher, who have the ability and potential, have only been able to catch a few minutes of playing time occasionally in garbage time.
Now Silas may want to open, in the game with a huge gap in strength, he does not care much about winning or losing, and letting young players play in the game is the best way for the Rockets to use people. Fortunately, the Rockets' devil's road trip has officially ended, after a two-day break, the Rockets will welcome the Pistons at home, when the Rockets are very likely to end the 8-game losing streak, and the rockets' newcomers have also been trained in the previous game, and the next step is to concentrate on the firepower to take the Pistons to end the embarrassing 8 consecutive losses, which is the rocket's new goal.
Of course, we would prefer that Silas will use more and more new people in future games, so that the Rockets can continue to move forward in the face of continuous mistakes.