Did the Rockets turn from favorites to the championship to weak persimmons? KD returned to the Suns era, and Amen Shenjing was defeated by the new lineup.

On October 25, the NBA regular season continued. In the game that just ended, the Rockets lost to the Pistons 111-115. The Rockets have suffered two consecutive defeats since the start of the game. We can attribute their loss to the lack of chemical reaction in the team, or to the fact that the opponents in the first two games of the new season are very strong. However, as a team that aims to win the championship, what they should do is defeat all strong enemies instead of losing against strong teams. Otherwise, how can they win the championship?

In these two games, the Rockets narrowly lost to their opponents at critical moments. I think the reasons for the team's loss can be attributed to two points. The first is a problem that everyone knows. They lack qualified point guards. The reason for their loss to the Pistons was The opponent is Cunningham. Although the Rockets gave him strict defense, Cunningham can pass the ball to connect the team. You limit his offense, but you cannot limit his assists. In this campaign, Cunningham made 7 of 16 shots from the field and 3 of 8 three-pointers. He scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

With Cunningham's connection, Orsa scored 19 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Dunro scored 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Holland scored 11 points, and Reed scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. In addition to connecting the whole team, the point guard also has a major responsibility to control the court. The reason why the Pistons were able to maintain a weak lead in this game until the end was because of Cunningham's control of the court. They never played randomly or disrupted the rhythm to allow the opponent to counterattack. An excellent point guard is too important for winning.

Looking at the Rockets, without Van Jordan, if Durant hadn't been leading the team with singles in the fourth quarter, the team would have collapsed long ago. It has to be said that Durant's personal firepower is indeed strong. In this campaign, he made 9 of 18 shots, 3 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 37 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, and 1 block. In the final quarter, he scored 14 points on 3 of 3 in a single quarter. We can no longer let Durant do better.

Durant in this game is reminiscent of the Suns era. Even if he gave everything he had, he was still one step away from winning. I don’t know what Durant is thinking now: After coming to the Rockets, why is he still the same as he was during the Suns era? I wanted to win easily, but I tried my best and still couldn't win. I have to say that Durant's fate is quite tragic. Since leaving the Warriors, his luck has not been very good.

The team has no point guard and can only play more singles. In this campaign, the Rockets only had 11 assists in the starting lineup. Cunningham of the Pistons had 9 assists by himself, and the team totaled 15 assists. On the other hand, the Pistons had 26 assists, which is too different. After all, basketball is still a sport of five people. Durant is indeed strong, but at this age, it is difficult to achieve one-on-five. If this continues, it can be expected that the Rockets will lose many tough battles. They must find a suitable point guard to solve this problem.

The second problem of the team is that the positioning of the players is unclear now. Shen Jing is now a ball-holding center like Jokic, and Shen Jing is still not good at shooting. In addition, the team now mainly plays the twin towers, allowing Adams to stand inside. This also affects Shen Jing's damage in the interior. His offense is blocked, and the defense will be reduced and the passing will be reduced, which will affect the team's offense. Shen Jing does have passing ability and space ability, but he is not good at them. You can't let him play like this all the time. This is simply a waste.

In this campaign, Shen Jing made 5 of 18 shots and scored 17 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 turnovers. Shen Jing has indeed increased his goals compared to last season, but his current style of play is indeed very uncomfortable for him. If you can get the ball in the low post to finish or support, it will be much more intimidating than Shen Jing in the high post now. In this era, the twin towers are honestly impractical, especially the slow-moving twin towers like the Rockets. I don’t think Uduka needs to try such a lineup again.

Amen is also playing very depressed now. At the beginning of the season, Uduka planned to make him the team's second ball-handling core. As you can see, Amen can't play this role at all. His three-point shooting is unstable. His opponent with the ball directly misses his three-pointer. There is no offensive threat, and because he holds the ball, he can't perform the counterattacks and air cuts that he is good at. The positional battle is very depressing. In this campaign, he scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist on 2 of 8 shots from the field.

If we continue to play like this, it will not only affect the team's record, but the key is that Amen may also lose value because of this. He is originally a very talented young potential. If he loses confidence because he is targeted, Like the original Ben Simmons, it was not worth the loss for the Rockets. Their top priority is to find an excellent and qualified point guard to solve the problem of lack of organizers. Otherwise, not only will the current lineup be ruined, but Amen and Shen Jing will also play worse and worse.

If it doesn't work, just trade. After all, with such a good lineup, it would be a pity if they couldn't chase the record because they lacked a point guard. Having said that, what do you want to say about the current Rockets? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.