We know that the Rockets have the unfortunate tendency to foil when the shots don't go in. Therefore, when we look at the statistics from the last quarter in San Antonio, there was reason to be very worried: 19 points scored at 4/17 on the shoot!
However, even losing this quarter, Houston held on, won and therefore took revenge two days after a defeat at the Frost Bank Center.
“We were solid”, believes Jalen Greenauthor of 36 points. “We can do much better. In situations like that, where the opponent plays harder than us, gets more rebounds – that's how they stayed in the game – then we made more effort and better applied the instructions on offense . »
They learned their lesson
Two days ago, the Rockets lost in San Antonio. They had completely missed their second quarter before coming back but missing their “money time”.
“We were a little soft at the end of the match last time”analyzes Jabari Smith Jr. “There, we have progressed. We stayed calm, we had confidence in ourselves, we slowed things down, we didn't lose the ball, took shots on every possession. I am very proud of the progress we showed in this part. »
Ime Udoka, too, emphasized the patience of his players.
“The most important thing is that we didn’t rush offensively. We got the shots we wanted”he rejoices. “It shows our maturity. We made stops and took shots at the right time. We were sometimes in difficulty at the end of tight matches and this shows that our young people are progressing. »
