The Rockets have become a three-point team again? Their shooting performance is leading the league by a wide margin, with five players shooting over 40%.

With the past three consecutive victories, the Rockets stopped their decline in time and are working hard to improve their rankings. In fact, even though they ranked second in the Western Conference last season, the Rockets' offensive performance is still unsatisfactory, and their three-point shooting percentage ranks in the middle and lower reaches of the league. On the contrary, at the beginning of this season, the Rockets have been uncharacteristically, defeating their opponents with three-pointers several times.

According to statistics, the Rockets seem to have become a three-point team again. So far this season, they lead the league in outside shooting performance. The Rockets' 45.4% three-point shooting percentage is bound to be exaggerated, 4 percentage points higher than the second place. You can say that the sample is not large enough in all aspects. For example, the Rockets have the fourth fewest three-pointers in the league, and their shooting percentage will fall sooner or later. However, compared with the past few years, the improvement is still obvious.

What's more, the Rockets' outside three-pointers do not rely on individual players. Currently, five people have a shooting percentage of more than 40%, and the twin stars Durant and Shen Jing are naturally among them. Durant's 40.9% three-point shooting rate is not the most outstanding on the list, but he takes more than 4 shots from beyond the three-point line per game and often faces strict and high-intensity defense, which greatly increases the gold content. Of course, as he gets older, Durant's stability has declined. Against his two old teams, the Thunder and Nets, he missed all 8 shots from beyond the three-point line. In other games, Durant was extremely accurate. He made all three shots against the Pistons. In the past two games, Durant's three-point shooting percentage has exceeded 50%, showing his true potential as a killer.

If Durant is a historical-level pitcher, then Shen Jing's progress is particularly gratifying. This summer, Shen Jing represented Turkey in the Men's Basketball European Cup, and finally won the runner-up result. During this period, Shen Jing's outside shooting has made great progress compared to the past. In the season opener against the Thunder, although the Rockets lost in double overtime, Shen Jing hit 5 three-pointers, which is bound to be a big surprise. Although Shen Jing's three-point shots have decreased in subsequent games, he still has a 52.9% shooting rate.

The remaining three players are Shepard, Ethan and Okogie. Of course, the situation is a little different. Shepard is a typical shooter and has a lot of hits. It can be said that Shepard is like a colander on the defensive end, relying on this to get playing time. And Ethan has been feeling great in the past three games. He made 11 of 16 shots in total. It seems that he has worked hard during the offseason. Okogie has entered the Rockets' rotation and can even be a starter, also because his outside shooting has improved significantly. So far this season, he has taken 3 three-pointers per game, and his shooting rate is over 60%.