A good start! The two giants of the Rockets scored 30 points together. Shepard had 7 points and 3 turnovers. Ethan stood still.

The Houston fans who bought tickets are going to be disappointed, Durant's debut was postponed, and Uduka arranged for him to be officially eye-catching in the next game. By then, the Rockets will still be home court, and the opponent will be the Jazz. Although Van Jordan is not the top point guard in the league, his possession is stable and he can hand the ball to Sengong in time. Who will take over Van Jordan’s injury? Uduka’s plan is to top two and one.

Uduka once again emphasized that she hopes Shepard will play more confidently, shoot whenever he has an opportunity, play more aggressively on both offense and defense, and make the right choice when pick-and-roll. Uduka told reporters in an interview: Shepard and Amen assume the responsibility of point guard together.

Shepard took on the heavy responsibility in the preseason. Since Durant did not play, Ethan started as he wished. The Rockets had seven young masters before, Jaylen Green and Whitmore were traded and sent away, but now there are only five young masters left. The five young masters of Houston started together in the Rockets' match against the Hawks. The Hawks are considered one of the offseason winners, and they are not weak. The Rockets finally defeated the Hawks to get a good start in the preseason. Durant is not here, the Rockets have two giants, Sengon and Amen scored 30 points together. Sengong had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blockbusters, 5 of 7 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 7 free throws, and 7 of 7 free throws, the team ranked first in the plus or negative values. His role on the court is quite obvious, and he is indeed like Jokic. Amen scored 11 points and 3 assists, 4 of 8 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. His current skills and awareness are still unable to replace Van Jordan.

Jr. Smith hit a three-pointer steadily at the beginning, Shepard made a breakthrough, Amen made a layup, and Sengong scored the ball under the basket. Ethan assisted Smith Jr. to score another three-pointer, and then he grabbed the offensive rebound and scored the ball. The Rockets led by 9 points but failed to continue to expand their advantage. After that, they made a mistake and made a smack, and the Hawks caught up. The Rockets have only 1 point left in the lead, Smith Jr. breaks through and dunks to increase morale, and the Hawks call out a timeout to adjust. The game was in a stalemate, Davidson scored a three-pointer, and the Rockets only led by 1 point after the first quarter.

Sengongqiang made a foul in the second quarter, and Capela dreamed of eating cakes back to the past. Uduka asked for a pause. The Rockets and Hawks attacked each other, and Sengon blossomed inside and outside, but it still couldn't make the Rockets widen the gap and only led by 4 points in the first half.

Adams scored consecutively in the inside in the second half, and the gap widened to 8 points. The Eagles made a wave of offensives to overtake, and Uduka quickly paused. After the game, the Rockets stabilized the situation with the timeout of defense. Green made two free throws, Capela scored in the inside, Davidson assisted Holiday Jr. to throw a three-pointer, and Okogi, who gave a big hat, made a free throw and the Rockets led by 10 points. Holiday Jr. reciprocated and assisted Davidson to dunk. The Rockets still led by 8 points after three quarters.

Davidson threw two three-pointers to feed Capela the cake. The Rockets did not give the Hawks a chance to win successfully.

Shepard, who was highly anticipated by Rockets general manager Stone, scored 7 points in 2 of 6 shots and made three mistakes. His performance was not as good as that of two-way player Davidson, who scored 17 points and 4 assists and only had one turnover.

Smith Jr. opened high and closed low, scored 8 points in the first quarter, only 9 points after the game, and made 3 of 8 shots. Smith Jr. still has to continue practicing hard with Durant.

Ethan believes that his shooting and holding have become stronger, but from the game, he is still standing still. Ethan scored 10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, made 5 of 8 shots and 0 of 1 three-pointer. It is a wise decision for the Rockets to lower the price.