70% shooting and 31 points to defeat a strong opponent! Durant is brave but this should not be the Rockets’ winning mode

After losing to the Spurs and ending their winning streak, the Rockets defeated the powerful Bucks on the road. Durant's bravery in this battle also helped the Rockets complete the reversal in the final quarter and win. However, this kind of victory is not the way the Rockets should win. This column will help you understand through in-depth data analysis.

In this battle, Durant scored 31 points and 7 assists with a 73.3% shooting rate. He once used scoring + assists to help the Rockets score 15 points in three minutes to resist the momentum of the Bucks. In the end, he also won the victory after Shen Jing's 2+1. As the team's highest shooting percentage + highest points + assists, Durant is definitely at the MVP level, but this kind of victory may not be what the Rockets want to see.

Why do you say this? That's because Durant not only scored the highest in this game, he also had the highest assist rate of 26.9%. This means that 26.9% of his teammates' scores came from Durant's passes. Judging from Durant's performance in this game, it is natural that he should have the highest true shooting rate, but he also played This kind of assist performance is not what the Rockets should have, and Durant was forced to make such a choice. In the third quarter of the game, the Rockets made a lot of mistakes on the offensive end and were counterattacked by the Bucks. Durant had no choice but to hold the ball by himself to avoid more mistakes.

But in fact, Durant should be free from the offensive system. When the Rockets' overall offense is normal, Durant is responsible for integrating into the system to defend and shoot. , in short, he is the end point of the offense rather than the person who organizes the offense. This season, when the Rockets teammates completed the shot after receiving the pass from Durant, only Amen Thompson's shooting percentage reached 50%, and he only had a higher shooting rate when receiving the pass from Amen Thompson. Therefore, he should be a player who can break away from the system and take the ball alone when his strength is needed.

But this game is just the opposite. Durant's assist rate and assist ratio are both at the highest this season. This means that Durant's offense has changed in this game. This is not the Rockets' original intention to trade for him. It is just that in the current Rockets lineup, there are only as many people who can hold the ball through half the court and organize the offense. There is Shepard, and Uduka's trust in Shepard is very limited. Although Shen Jing can also organize offense, he is an inside player after all. It is unrealistic to expect him to drive the ball from the backcourt all the time. In contrast, the Rockets can only expect Durant to assume the task of point guard. Although Durant himself is not an organizational player, this has become the Rockets' only offensive option.

It is gratifying that Durant played perfectly in this game and the Rockets won a thrilling victory. However, from the perspective of his entire career, Durant is not the type who can stably provide assists and control mistakes. What if Durant cannot achieve such scoring production efficiency and efficient assists in the next game? Does that mean the Rockets can only expect their opponents to perform worse? Of course that's not possible. The Rockets, especially, should not give Durant the task of organizing the offense, because Durant in this battle is not the most authentic version of him.