70 than 42! Closed After Rocket Explosion Thunder score why Houston is still losing

 YORK, January 13 report:

in today's home game against Oklahoma City, the Rockets lost to the Thunder 112 than 118, although the Rockets lose, but the scoring in the paint, After the rocket explosion was thunder, the whole game, scoring 70 inside the rocket, Thunder more than 28 points.

no doubt, the Rockets are a good offensive team, they have a lot of players with offensive talent. Before this game, the Rockets averaged to 104.5 points, 6th in the league, three-point shooting 37.2%, ranked 8th in the league, although the rocket's third ball is not looking particularly prominent, but the Rockets themselves, the third ball almost as same as their lifeline.

in today's game, the Rockets were 12 games of his shots had reached more than 10 or 10, the Rockets made the record of 10 wins 2 losses, while the Rockets win the game for all the rocket hit the third ball of the number of at least a 5.

Therefore, the Thunder's strategy is obvious, is to limit the rocket's third ball and outside shooter, giving the Rockets a lot of pressure outside manufacturing, can get some idea from the data. The entire first half, the Rockets shot 7 three-pointers, but only hit a ball, indicating Thunder defensive strategy worked, they locked the success of the rocket's third ball, but they are estimated on the rocket inside the wrong .

Although less Yao, Hayes less and less of the old Miller, but today it shine inside the rocket. As a large expansion of the Thunder line of defense, so to leave enough inside space to the rocket, so rocket the ball frequently after the use of a breakthrough or easy layup, disturbed inside Thunder. Match, Lee and Lori frequent use of break layup and two today were 19 points and 18 points.


down the whole match, the Rockets scored in the paint area 70, while the thunder of the paint with 42 points, a difference of 28 points the two sides. In addition to Thunder Rockets guard expanding line of defense to have created a breakthrough in space, the Rockets Scola so brave today, paints a key reason the region. Match, he scored 31 points and 11 rebounds, is the most shining two players in the paint. It should be noted that the audience Luis Scola hit 13 balls, of which only two goals from outside the paint, the rest are from the area in the paint.

generals inside the case of successive losses, the Rockets could get 70 points in the paint area is not easy indeed, but unfortunately, the team still loses. Where is the problem? Actually very simple, the lack of a key man rocket, like Thunder Durant, a critical moment in the fourth quarter he led his team to once again pull Oita difference, although the abnormal persistent rocket hit, even once a miracle, but if they have A key man, the situation may not be so difficult. Thunder opened the points in that period of poor, the Rockets even in the nearly 4 minutes without a point, no one can come forward.

(This article Source: NEW YORK Author: Peas)