IME UDOKA is on the way to succeeding in his bet since 18 months after his arrival, the Rockets are ideally placed to find the Playoffs, and this morning, the partners of Jalen Green point to 3rd place in all the NBA! With a balance sheet of 32 victories for 14 defeats, they remain at a distance from the Thunder and the riders, but they took advantage of the evening to spend in front of the Celtics, which they had beaten the day before.
In back-to-back, they faced the Hawks tonight, and after a very slow first half, they managed to find the resources to win 100-96. It is their 4th victory in a row.
“We have given the impression of being in the fog in the first half”,, recognizes IME UDOKA. “We did not take care of the ball, we did not make any passes, we played too much in small spaces. Clearly, we just played against high quality teams and we experienced a small drop in diet. Probably also on the mental level, because of fatigue. But there are no excuses. The Hawks had also played the day before. Things improved in the second half. »»
A very strong calendar: seven matches in ten days
At the break, Ime Udoka did not get angry. He just said a little speech to wake everyone up.
“We had to wake up and play as we had done against other teams. We were going to be led by 20 points if we continued to play like that ”continues Ime Udoka. “Everything we did well, we did not do it at all in the first half and we were only led from a point. And they had only scored 50 points, including 14 on our ball losses. If we could correct these errors and find our identity, we knew that we would have a chance in the second half. »»
Ime Udoka particularly appreciated the contribution of the bench with Jock Landale, Aaron Holiday, Cam Whitmore and especially Jae'Sean Tate, author of 16 points.
“” He was huge. He and our bench in general “ concludes the Rockets coach. “The guys boosted us, as others were tired. It was seen, and some did not have this first step and this energy. It was good to count on them to give us a boost. »»
Substitutes will also have to repeat this kind of performance because Ime Udoka will need to run. Thursday is the shock against the Grizzlies, the first of their seven matches to come in ten days!
