Rockets vs Clippers Preview: Back-to-Back! The Rockets are looking for a double kill, and the Clippers avoid three consecutive defeats and want revenge

At 9:00 on November 16, November 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Rockets PK Clippers at home, this is a back-to-back game between the two teams, yesterday's meeting, the Rockets scored 6 doubles, and defeated the Clippers 111-103 to usher in three consecutive wins, the Clippers suffered two consecutive defeats, tomorrow's rematch are you optimistic about the Rockets' double kill, or the Clippers' revenge?

The Rockets want to double kill the Clippers

The Rockets have continued to improve this season, ranking third in the league in defensive efficiency at 107.1, and as a young team in the upper double, it is rare to start from defense. There are 7 players in the team who average double-doubles per game, of which Green averages 20.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, which is the team's leading scorer, and Shen Jing averages 17.4 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and is the team's first starting center. VanVleet, Eason, Dillon, Thompson, and Smith all average more than 10 points per game. Eason is averaging 12.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and is the team's best sixth man.

Shen Jing

Yesterday against the Clippers, the Rockets grabbed 17 more rebounds than the Clippers, leading by as many as 19 points. In tomorrow's game with the Clippers, the Rockets will continue to start from defense, continue to contain Harden and Powell, and let the rest of the Clippers handle the ball as much as possible. The Rockets are a young team, and the performance of Green, Shin Jing, Thompson, Smith and others will also have ups and downs, these are normal processes, it depends on how they accumulate experience in actual combat and continue to improve.

Harden was targeted

Clippers player Leonard was unable to play for a long time, and Harden and Powell took on a lot of pressure, of which Harden averaged only 20.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game, which seemed to be good, but the shooting rate was only 36.2%, which was a new low for his career, and his average of 4.8 turnovers per game ranked second in the league. As Harden gets older, his fitness and explosiveness will decline, and with the opponent's targeted defense, Harden's offensive struggle will not come as a surprise.

Powell, the Clippers' scoring champion

The Clippers need the rest of the players to relieve the pressure on Harden, Powell averaged 24.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, and is the team's leading scorer, but he can't maintain a high shooting percentage every game, Jones, Coffey, Mann, Batum, Hyland and other players must explode. The Clippers currently have a 50% win rate, and they need to improve their win tally.