Opening game against the Pistons! Continuing with the top five deaths, Cole analyzed thoroughly, the Rockets injured Curry

The Rockets lost to the defending champion Thunder on the road before, but they also lost by 1 point. In that scene, Uduka showed the five elements of death, which really shocked the Thunder. With Van Jordan reimbursed for the season, the Rockets used the Death Five for the second time to beat the Thunder in double overtime. This is what makes Uduka confirm the power of the Big Five. Uduka was interviewed after today's training. He directly announced his name to start the next game. The Rockets will continue to use the Big Five against the Pistons. This is the home opener, and the Rockets must win.

Amen point guard, Durant shooting guard, forward Smith, inside position 4 Shen Jing and center Adams. Rockets reporter Bradeaux revealed that in the 17 minutes these five players played together, the Rockets beat the Thunder by 3 points. Obviously, the five major lineups are definitely more cumbersome than the five minor lineups, but they are indeed better at consuming the opponent's physical energy. After all, basketball is essentially a game of height. The taller you are, the more your opponents will need to spend more physical energy than you to fill up the gap.

Big men save more effort than small men. Whether it is passing the ball or getting inside to grab rebounds, they can actually have an advantage. When the little man works hard to grab the rebound, this is just the basic operation of the big man. Some people said that the Thunder's three-pointer performance was too poor in the last game. Is there a possibility that the Thunder's five-point confrontation with the Rockets has exhausted their physical fitness? In addition, the Rockets did not give the Thunder too many open opportunities. They could only take advantage of Adams' opportunities to shoot.

Another reason why the Rockets are determined to go to the top five is that Shepard cannot be a starter for the time being. Against the Thunder, Amen was so tired that he had cramps, so Shepard was allowed to play in overtime. Although Xiao Xie is disappointing, the Rockets will continue to wait for him. At least until Shepard develops, Rocket will continue to use the Big Five as a conventional weapon. After all, the Rockets' five players are too tall. Amen is the shortest at 2.03 meters, and the others are all 2.11 meters tall. Anyone who has played basketball knows that there are four 2.11-meter-long men on the court. They are full of intimidation and it is really difficult to attack offensively.

In fact, part of the reason why the Rockets were defeated by the Warriors in the first round of this year's playoffs was that they did not go to the Twin Towers in advance. When the Rockets set up the twin towers, they chased from 1-3 to the tiebreaker. The Warriors also admitted that it was the Rockets that defeated them in the first round, which led to Curry's injury being missed by mathematical logic. Warriors reporter Anthony Slater wrote an article today about the Rockets' large lineup. He said that in the first round of this year, the Rockets forced the Warriors into a very weak lineup, and Cole had no choice but to let Curry play 38.2 minutes per game.

Cole also admitted that it was his overuse of Curry that caused his hamstring strain in the first game of the second round. But there is no way. If the Warriors lack Curry, they will be swept by the Rockets 4-1. Because everyone saw it in the second round. The Warriors defeated the Timberwolves in the first game Curry played, but in the next four games without Curry, they were completely beaten by the Timberwolves. Curry averaged 24 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game against the Rockets. His multiple offenses in the tiebreaker quenched the Rockets' momentum, which could make the Warriors consume so much, which is the Rockets' hand-to-hand combat.

Dream Green also admitted during the offseason that this round of confrontation with the Rockets was the most intense. All signs indicate that the Rockets' twin-tower tactics are not an eccentric approach, but a game of height that brings basketball back to its most primitive form, which is close combat and punching to the flesh. The Rockets want Durant to make up for their own offensive deficiencies and critical moments. At least in the first game, Durant did integrate offense and defense. He started 13 rounds against the Thunder on the defensive end and defended 12 goals. On the offensive end, Durant helped the Rockets stay alive several times from mid-range, which exposed the veteran's physical problems at critical moments.