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Rockets lost in the second game! Shepard turned into Jaylen Green with 18 points and 6 mistakes, Stone remained patient

7:16am, 19 July 2025Basketball

The Rockets' backcourt performance in the summer league has put fans on a roller coaster again. Shepard scored 28 points in the first game and amazed the whole game. He scored 18 points in the second game and shot miserably, resulting in a team losing streak. The Rockets management decisively let him withdraw from the remaining games to protect him. This move is stable, so don't rush to deny the potential of the new player.

Shepard's high opening and low opening exposed a lot of problems. He averaged 23 points per game, but made many mistakes and unstable shooting. The intensity of the summer league is tight. How can the NBA bear it next season?

Candler scored 22 points on the bench to prove himself. The competition for two-way contracts is fierce, and the pain points of the Rockets' lack of depth in the backcourt are more obvious.

Stone insisted on not trading Shepard, it was too early to draw a conclusion in just one year, and Jaylen Green delayed four years to send it off, and the lesson was left there.

fans criticized him for being like Green's copy, but Shepard's football quotient is more hard-working and practicing strength and defense in summer is obviously making up for shortcomings. Withdrawing from Xialian is to avoid injury and losing prices, and the management has a long-term vision.

In fact, the Rockets' strategy is quite clear. Shepard needs time to polish it. Now he is better than chaotic trading than to win over Van Vreet.

Candler's immediate combat power will be filled with a two-way contract, and the lineup will be thicker.

Be patient, no newcomers don’t pay tuition fees.

It’s better if Shepard retreats, but Xia Lian continues to make the data worse and harder to trade. The Rockets are obviously protecting assets and learning to be smart.

Candler was surprised. He dared to fight and fight with a small man. He should give him a chance in a two-way contract.

Shepard still has to practice. He makes too many mistakes, but he has potential for young people, so don't beat him to death with one blow.

Green was a fan who squirted too hard, and the Rockets took it too long before taking action. Don't repeat the same mistake now.

Let's see the truth next season, what's the hurry?

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