The Rockets rotation lineup still has room for optimization. A player can optimize the Rockets existing shortcomings

The Rockets and Warriors have tied 3:3 in this round of series, and the two sides will have a tiebreak battle on May 5.

In this round of the series, the Rockets' most ups and downs was Jaylen Green. He only had one hard game in G2 and all the other five games were bad. Although VanVleet's ups and downs were very big, the degree of ups and downs was obviously not as good as Jaylen Green. VanVleet's first three games in the series were poor, G4-G6 performed very strongly, Shin Kyung, the Rockets' highest average score, the player with the highest shooting percentage was Aquaman Adams, and the player with the highest offensive efficiency was Jabbarry Smith Jr.

In this round of series, Jabbarry Smith played 6 games for the Rockets, averaging 8.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 1.7 turnovers and 0.8 blocks in 21.8 minutes. He shot 55%, three-point shooting percentage was 47%, and free throw shooting percentage was 80%.

In terms of data, Smith ranks 6th in the team per game, and is the very stable 6th man in the team. However, with Adams' role and status improving, the team's status is highly likely to be surpassed by Adams. Most of the time, Smith is basically on the court at the same time as Adams, and Udu set up a three-high lineup of Shinkyung, Adams and Smith.

However, in terms of the number of shots per game, Smith averaged only 4.8 times, ranking 7th in the team. 3.2 of the 4.8 shots came from outside the three-point line, indicating that the Rockets have positioned Smith as a role player, accurately positioned as a 3D space inside line of the high-speed turret. The proportion of three-point shots from Smith to the total shots is the highest in the team. Smith has gradually been defined as a supporting player. His draft pick no longer constitutes the Rockets' patience for him, and has been delegated to a substitute, and his ball rights and status have declined, and their functions have been singled, which has prompted Smith to leave the discussion area of ​​the core team building of the Rockets 7.

Smith averaged 1.7 turnovers per game, third in the team, second only to Shin Kyung and Amen Thompson, Amen and Shin Kyung averaged 2 turnovers per game. Most of these two made mistakes were mainly related to their ball rights, large-scale handling of the ball and dominating the ball. Smith had the highest unit time error rate, and most of his mistakes were related to his very poor control ability. When Smith controlled the dribble, he made frequent mistakes and was intercepted by the opponent, causing the Rockets to be counterattacked by the opponent.

Smith has a certain ability to hold the ball and handle the ball. It is also very useful in the Rockets' very poor offensive environment. Smith does not have the ball in the three games that the Rockets won, but his shooting stage is very important to the team. He not only can only shoot three-pointers from the outside, but his height can also be more based on his height to shoot at mid-range shooting, which is difficult for the opponent to interfere. Moreover, Smith is also very prepared for the field during the offense. After playing, he can basically hit one of the few shots, and his contribution to the team is basically positive.

The Rockets won 3 games, especially in the last two games, Smith's strategic role is very obvious. Uduka has repeatedly played the three-high lineup of Smith + Adams + Shinkyung, which makes it difficult for the Warriors to play into the Rockets' penalty area on the defensive end. Smith's height and wingspan avoid Curry's targeting Adams or Shinkyung. No one in the interior can protect the frame and rebound protection. Smith's restoration and frame protection during the court performed well in the series. This is the key to Uduka's courage to play the three-high lineup, and the three-high lineup is indeed very good on the court.

On the offensive end, Adams and Shin Kyung's shooting threats are not very threatening, and they are both very congested. In addition, the three highs are often equipped with Amen + Ethan. The Rockets have at least two or three players on the court to block the space. It is very rare for Smith to open up the space on the court.

In this round of series, the Rockets lost all the core players of the Rockets were all the insufficient grade, and the Rockets had poor space and poor outside shooting. In a sense, when Jaylen Green continued to be poor, Uduka could also increase Smith's playing time, allowing Smith to get more open opportunities, thereby increasing space and solving the problem of Rockets' offensive constipation. After all, the Rockets won the three games, the offense was good outside shooting, and the bonus of space could make the Rockets even more powerful in this round of series. If Jaylen Green continued to be poor in G7, it would be better to even out Jaylen Green's playing time to Smith. Jaylen Green could not provide space efficiency. Smith may improve, which may be one of the biggest variables in the Rockets G7.