The remnants of the Rockets are happy for three goals, the backcourt rotation breaks out collectively, and the 20+9 forwards become a surprise force.

In the last game of this year's preseason, the Rockets seemed very conservative. In addition to injured VanVleet and Finney-Smith, many main players were arranged to rest. Sure enough, this game, such as Amen Thompson, Durant, Shen Jing, Ethan and Jabari Smith, also had high exemption cards, and it was simply a pure substitute game.

However, the Rockets, with such a remnant formation, still exerted their strength in the second half to complete a wave of flow, finally defeated the Hawks, brought victory from Atlanta, and brought a successful conclusion to the preseason. The Rockets have three happy moments in this game. First, the backcourt rotation broke out. After VanVleet suffered a serious torn ACL and was very likely to be reimbursed for the season, the Rockets' No. 1 position became vacant. Sheppard, who was ranked No. 3 last year, was entrusted with an important task, and he was also under tremendous pressure. Shepard finally broke out in this game, scoring 29 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks. Of course, you can say that the Rockets have no one available, allowing Shepard to have a lot of shooting rights. He may not be so comfortable in the regular season, but Shepard finally seized the opportunity, and the defensive end is also impressive.

What's more, in addition to Sheppard, the other two defenders also performed well. Aaron Holiday was originally the Rockets' third point guard, but now the rotation order has been advanced. In this incomplete lineup, he simply entered the starting lineup and formed a double guard with Shepard. Although Aaron Holiday has average outside touch, he also scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, dwarfing the opponents Trae Young and Alexander Walker. The Celtics abandoned JD Davidson, who was originally regarded as a passer-by of the Rockets, but in the limited time, he provided great energy, scoring 14 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals in this battle.

The second joy is that although the Rockets are short of major generals, they still display high-intensity defense. It may not be obvious to lose 115 points. However, the Rockets sent out 17 steals in the game, which made the Hawks very embarrassed. Josh Okogie not only showed his strength on the offensive end, scoring 28 points, which was really surprising. He also did not fall behind defensively, sending 2 steals and 3 blocks. Since Finney-Smith underwent surgery and is expected to miss the start of the regular season, Okogie is likely to take his place, and now it seems worth looking forward to.

Finally, forward Isaiah Crawford became a Rocket. This player is under 24 years old, but as an older rookie, he played for the Kings last season, but was often sent to the Development League. The Rockets really had no one to use in this game, so they simply put Isaiah Crawford into the starting lineup. He scored 20 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.