Beijing time on December 6th, the Rockets beat the Raptors 119:109 away to avoid losing streak, and prompting the Raptors to lose 2 streak. The victory of this game directly dropped the Raptors from third in the East to the third in the East. 4.
In this game, House returned from injury. D'Antoni changed the starting lineup during House’s comeback and let McClemore take the lead. In the case of Harden being double-teamed, McLemore played extremely well. He made 9 of 18 shots and 8 of 17 three-pointers, scoring 28 points. From the performance of this season, McLemore Serving as a starter seems to be better than acting as a substitute, at least more offensively.
In this game, on the offensive end, Harden suffered a severe double-team double-team, which prompted the whole game. Harden only had 11 shots in the season. At least, in this game, only the role players can stand up to crack the opponent's double-team, the Rockets' role players fulfilled their mission and accomplished it very well.
In this game, D'Antoni’s formation of troops was displayed for the first time in the season and achieved miraculous results. Such a lineup is Harden and Little Rivers. , House, McClemore and Tucker’s lineup. When Harden encounters a double-team, the other four have the ability to shoot three-pointers. Among them, House and Tucker’s three-point shooting this season Over 40%, Rivers Jr. and McClemore have been in very good shape recently. Such a lineup has prompted that as long as the Raptors hit Harden, the Rockets’ other players can finish well. This is the root of the Rockets’ long lead over the Raptors. It is also the key for the Rockets to maintain their lead at the last minute.
From the point of view of this game, when House and Little Rivers are on the field at the same time, the Rockets have strengthened the number and duration of ball conduction, especially It was House who deceived the opponent by fake moves many times during his presence. When the opponent realized that he was shooting, he passed the ball to other teammates. Through multiple passes, the Rockets players’ shot opportunities are often optimized, prompting the Rockets to increase their assists. , The Rockets have 29 assists this season, and the Rockets averaged 22 assists this season, ranking only 25th in the league and one of the few teams with the fewest passes in the league.
The Rockets’ conduction of the ball promoted more people participating in the offense and increased players’ focus. This allowed the Rockets to have 11 steals. This season, the Rockets averaged only 8.7 steals. The Rockets grabbed this game. 20 offensive rebounds, and the season averaged only 11.7 times, these are direct manifestations of more focused game.
Especially when McClemore and House were on the court at the same time, the Rockets’ offense was absolutely destroyed, hitting three consecutive points, directly stopping the opponent, from Looking at it now, McLemore has always been House's substitute. The two have never played together this season. When they are on the court at the same time, and then catch Tucker, these are the Rockets' best three-pointers. From the perspective of the team’s cooperation and overall, the lineup with Harden, Rivers, Tucker, McClemore and House is the best lineup to dominate the ball and handle the ball. It is also the Rockets who broke Harden this season. The best team of double teams.
