On December 14, Beijing time, the Rockets defeated Suns at home with 111:97, ushering in two consecutive victories for the second time this season. During this two consecutive victories, the Rockets limited their opponents' scores to below 100 points, for the first time this season.
In this game, the most intuitive data for the Rockets to win is rebounds. The Rockets grabbed 67 rebounds in the whole game, including 17 rebounds in the frontcourt and 250 rebounds in the backcourt, while the Suns grabbed 44 rebounds, including 18 rebounds in the frontcourt and 26 rebounds in the backcourt.
Although the Suns have one more rebound in the frontcourt than the Rockets, the Rockets have 24 fewer rebounds in the backcourt, which is very telling.
The Rockets grabbed the most rebounds by Shin Kyung, who grabbed 16 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds. Ayton, who faced him, grabbed 3 rebounds, all of which were offensive rebounds. Since Ayton only played for 14 minutes and only played halftime, such statistics have the possibility of rebounding, but at that time, Ayton seemed very bad, that is to say, the starting center of the Suns was very bad, which was a root cause of a significant backwardness in the rebound competition in this game.
other starters of the Suns have rebounds and frontcourt rebounds. Craig grabbed 12 rebounds, 5 of which were offensive rebounds, Bridges grabbed 3 rebounds, 1 of which was offensive rebounds, Shamet grabbed 4 rebounds, 2 of which were frontcourt rebounds, Paul snatched 6 rebounds, 1 of which was frontcourt rebounds.
Suns substitute Biyongbo grabbed 6 rebounds, 3 of which were offensive rebounds, Okogi grabbed 6 rebounds, 2 of which were offensive rebounds, and Landal grabbed 1 offensive rebound.
The Suns have significantly more rebounds in the frontcourt than the Rockets, so why does the overall rebounds lose so much to the Rockets?
Judging from the number of shots by the Suns, 33 of 103 shots were made, with a shooting percentage of 32%, 13 of 51 shots in three-pointers, with a three-point shooting percentage of 25.5%.
From the data, it can be seen that half of the Suns' shots come from outside the three-point line, but the three-point shooting rate is terrible, which will give the Rockets a large number of backcourt rebounds. As most of the Suns' shots are three-pointers, if they don't make the move, such rebounds will collapse far away. I talked directly outside the Rockets' defense area, so that the Suns' players can get it very easily, showing that the Suns' offensive rebounds are very many.
Rockets have more rebounds. On the one hand, the backcourt has 24 more rebounds than the Suns, but 1 less rebound in the frontcourt. The more rebounds in the backcourt are mainly because the Suns' shooting feel is really inaccurate, and there are a large number of rebounds. The Rockets' offensive round completion rate is higher than that of the Suns, and they do not have as many rebounds as the Suns.
On the other hand, some players of the Rockets are particularly able to grab the frontcourt rebounds, Shin Kyung grabbed 6 offensive rebounds, Jaylen Green and Kenyon Martin Jr. grabbed 1 offensive rebound, Garuba, Matthews and Fernando grabbed 2 offensive rebounds, and Tari Ethan grabbed 3 offensive rebounds.
Among them, Garuba, Ethan and Martin are all good players in grabbing frontcourt rebounds in chaos. The Rockets' starting lineup's frontcourt rebounds are mainly Shin Kyung, and the situation is full of blossoming in the substitute connection section, leaving the Suns with no time to care about it. Every time the Suns catch up with the score, it is understandable that the Rockets' substitute can widen the score.
This season, the Rockets averaged 46 rebounds per game, ranking fourth in the league, with an average of 13.5 offensive rebounds per game, ranking first in the league. In other words, the Rockets are a strong rebound team and a top frontcourt rebound team in the league.
This season, Shin Kyung, who has the most rebounds in the frontcourt, averaged 3.6 offensive rebounds per game, Porter Jr., averaged 1.4 offensive rebounds per game, Smith averaged 1.2 offensive rebounds per game, Kenyon Martin Jr., averaged 1.6 offensive rebounds per game, Ethan averaged 2.2 offensive rebounds per game, Fernando averaged 1.8 offensive rebounds per game, and Garuba averaged 1.6 offensive rebounds per game.
You should know that Fernando and Garuba have very few playing time. If the playing time increases significantly, the number of frontcourt rebounds will definitely increase significantly, while Rockets backcourt Kevin Porter Jr. The number of frontcourt rebounds is very extraordinary.
Why do the Rockets have so many rebounds in the frontcourt? As a big inside player, Shin Kyung is good at blocking positions to predict the rebounding point. Ethan, Garuba, Fernando and Martin have a very good sense of frontcourt rebounds, very good at stealing, very good at grabbing frontcourt rebounds from opponents. Porter Jr. is very terrified, knows how to stand and has a judgment on the rebounding point.
Rockets' frontcourt rebounding first in the league, which is definitely not accidental. When Shin Kyung was in the starting stage, he had a dynamic three-man substitute + Fernando. There were too many players who could grab the frontcourt rebounds. On the one hand, the Rockets have many young players, and are energetic and motivated. On the other hand, young players of the Rockets seem to have the awareness of grabbing rebounds and protecting rebounds. Many players have excellent sense of rebounding and agility, which prompts the Rockets' frontcourt rebounds and total rebounds to rank among the top in the league.
