Let’s analyze: How many games can the Rockets win in the first 20 games of the new season?

Why do you want to talk about the first 20 games? Because this is exactly 1/4 of the season. For teams that have experienced personnel changes in the offseason, this is the running-in period.

The Rockets left two starters this summer, Green and Dillon, who happened to be the two with the most accurate 3-pointers last season. Although Durant and Finney Smith's shooting level is only stronger than these two, Uduka has to take some time to integrate into the overall situation.

At the same time, Xiao Jia and Amen started together. Although this was also available before, Amen was positioned as a forward engineer at that time, and Xiao Jia was mainly 3D. Amen's status in the new season will definitely be significantly improved than in the past, and Xiao Jia's positioning will be a further role. Under this circumstance, Durant's joining will inevitably undergo a redistribution of ball rights.

Uduka is a defensive first coach, Durant and Finney Smith are both players with excellent defensive defense, Uduka needs a new set of defensive rotations. He won't easily decide the order of the offensive until he solves the defensive rotation. Therefore, at the beginning of the season, the Rockets will have more singles proportions and poor overall performance.

In short, in these 20 games, Uduka's priority is to first determine the new defensive rotation, secondly, gradually sort out the personnel rotation, determine the main players of each time period based on the rotation, determine the respective attack rights of players such as Durant, Shin Kyung, Amen, Van Vleet, Xiao Jia, Ethan, Shepard, etc., and finally form the offensive and defensive system for the new season.

This is a step-by-step process, and we will definitely sacrifice some games in the first 20 games.

The opening game challenged the Thunder away. Facing the Thunder with a uniform championship team and a crowning ceremony at home, it is extremely difficult for the Rockets to escape unscathed.

The second game I went back to home to play the Pistons, and I was more confident. Because the Rockets have to rest for two days after the opening game before playing this game. The Pistons first played the Bulls away from home on the 23rd, and had to fly to the West to play the Rockets after only one day of rest. The body is still in the adaptation stage at the beginning of the season, so the Rockets have an advantage in terms of state. In this game, the Rockets are likely to win the first victory in the new season. After

, the Rockets have three consecutive Eastern opponents, playing against the Nets at home and playing against the Raptors Celtics in the East. These three teams have high forward lines, and the Rockets are not easy to deal with. Fortunately, their opponents are also teams that are running-in, and the Rockets strive for 2 wins and 1 loss.

The Rockets will continue to play against the Southwest Division opponents, playing the Mavericks at home, the Grizzlies away, and the Spurs away. There is nothing to say about this. It is all the old, weak, sick and disabled. They must be run-in and the Rockets must strive to win.

Then the Bucks were away, which was the last game in three consecutive away games. You know the Bucks at home, although the Rockets can only come back with all their tails.

The next three consecutive main players, the Wizards and the Trail Blazers, this must win, and it will take a little effort to fight the Magic.

After two days of rest, fly to the East to play the Cavaliers. If you play a mature team, you will probably lose. After one day off, I returned to the Nuggets at home and was a mature team again, and I might have to lose two consecutive games.

The team may experience a small trough at this stage, because there will be four consecutive away games. On November 25 and 27, the Suns and the Warriors will fight for one win and one loss. If the Rockets' running-in game is close to completion and the staff is intact, they may also win two consecutive games.

Then play two away games in a row with the Jazz, which is usually one win and one loss. Although our opponents are not strong, we will also enter the first physical bottleneck of the season and may have injuries.

Then December 4 and 6, return to home court, first against the King, then against the Sun. The opponents in these two games are average, and the Rockets who have completed the running-in will strive for a complete victory.

, in the first 20 games, 9 games, 11 away games, the Rockets won 11 wins and 9 losses, or 12 wins and 8 losses, which are what I think is acceptable.