Dual-core with sharpshooter! The Rockets reorganized the Big 3? With 3 people on the court at the same time, they can win by 21 points per 100 rounds.

According to statistics, the Rockets are currently one of the teams with the highest three-point shooting percentage. Last season, they relied more on inside shots and counterattacks to score. Their three-point shooting percentage and number of goals per game were basically in the middle and lower reaches of the entire league. The Rockets last season were not a team that could shoot three-pointers. Many players on the team have never been able to practice three-pointers, such as their center Shen Jing and point guard Amen Thompson.

This season, although Amen Thompson is still not very good at shooting three-pointers, Shen Jing's three-point shooting rate has been as high as 43%. He has now grown into one of the best shooters inside the Rockets. Although he may not have taken enough three-pointers, Shen Jing is now taking more shots and raising his three-point shooting percentage to over 40%, which is worthy of congratulations.

Although the Rockets lost to the Nuggets in the previous game, this game also gave Rockets coach Uduka a new inspiration. The two-tower tactic used by the Rockets in the starting lineup was obviously unsuccessful. The Rockets have used big lineups to start 4 games this season, but they have experienced a record of 1 win and 3 losses. The record is not good, and the winning rate is also very low. The Rockets will face the extremely fast Suns and Warriors in the next regular season. I believe the Rockets will not use a twin-tower lineup again. If such a lineup is still used, then the Suns and Warriors are good at shooting three-pointers. The two teams can wear down the Rockets just by using offensive and defensive transitions and three-point shooting.

Therefore, in the next game, without the three three-point shooters of Finney Smith, VanVleet and Ethan, the Rockets should give Sheppard, the young shooter who performed extremely well in the previous game, more opportunities in addition to the two cores of Durant and Shen Jing. Because there is a statistic that shows that when Durant, Shen Jing and Shepard are on the court at the same time this season, the Rockets can beat their opponents by 21.6 points per 100 possessions. In other words, the so-called Big Three of the Rockets, Amen Thompson, Durant and Shen Jing, really need to adjust now. Amen Thompson is not good at shooting three-pointers, and his chemical reaction with Durant and Shen Jing does not seem to be that good.

Shepard has become the dark horse of the Rockets. When he partnered with the two giants, the Rockets' point differential reached 21.6 points. When Uduka sees such data, he should be enlightened. He should let Shepard, the shooter, play more games with the two core players Shen Jing and Durant. In that case, the Rockets can beat their opponents by 21 points per 100 possessions, which is a considerable statistic. Therefore, the real Big Three of the Rockets are not Amen, Durant and Shen Jing, but Shepard, Shen Jing and Durant.

With dual cores and a sharpshooter, the Rockets' lineup has been revitalized. Shen Jing can freely organize offensive passes in the interior, and can also score in the interior himself; and Durant is both inside and outside, and he is also an epic-level super shooter. In addition to the two core players, coupled with shooter Sheppard, it can prevent opponents from double-teaming Shen Jing and Durant indefinitely. You know, Shepard's three-point shooting rate this season is around 50%. It is this kind of super shooter that opens up more space for Shen Jing and Durant. This allows Shen Jing and Durant to have more one-on-one singles opportunities, and it becomes easier for them to score.

Therefore, judging from the data alone, the Rockets should give Shepard more playing time and let him often partner with Shen Jing and Durant. In this case, the Rockets' winning rate will quickly increase.