The Rockets took the initiative to change the formation! 8 players rotated and 14 players appeared, 2 groups are embarrassing, don t blame Wuduka

The Rockets and Warriors have now played five games in the first round of the playoffs, with the Warriors temporarily leading the Rockets 3:2, and the next game will continue at the Warriors' home court. It seems that the Rockets are well prepared. Despite the big score behind, the Rockets' young players and veterans are still eager to win another away goal to tie the score. Because only by defeating the opponent can the Rockets have the chance to return to home to defeat the Warriors in Game 7 tiebreaker and advance to the next round.

Whether the Rockets or the Warriors can advance to the next round, the opponents they face will be the Minnesota Timberwolves led by Edwards and Gobert. The team eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers, the third in the West, as sixth in the West, and successfully advanced to the next round, while the Rockets and the Warriors are still in a fierce confrontation.

In 5 games, the Warriors usually use a regular rotation of 9 or 10 people, while the Rockets are different. In the 5 games, the Rockets used 9 players to rotate in only two games, and the other three games were 8 players to rotate in, and the Rockets' employment mode has not changed much. The starting five tigers adopt a "one big and four small" lineup, with Shen Jing leading three defenders and a forward. During the game, the Rockets often sent out a double tower mode to allow Adams and Shin Kyung to play together to gain the advantage of the inside, which caused huge trouble to the Warriors. However, the Warriors have superstars such as Curry and Butler, and the Rockets are obviously much inferior in this regard.

Many people believe that the Rockets should adopt a longer rotation lineup. Based on the 8-man rotation, they can add 1-2 players, such as Aaron Holiday, who can pass, defend, and shoot three-pointers, and even Rockets' new forward Whitmore, are also able to play. After all, the Rockets lost three games, basically caused by insufficient firepower from the outside.

However, from the previous game (the fifth game of the two teams), we see an embarrassing reality: Rockets coach Uduka intends to use substitutes, but these substitutes perform poorly. In that game, halfway through the third quarter, the Warriors withdrew all the starters and replaced them with the substitute lineup. Uduka also replaced the main force and sent a substitute.

However, among the substitute players such as Shepard, Landael, Whitmore, Aaron Holiday and Jeff Green, except for Jeff Green who performed normally, the other young players were suppressed by the Warriors' second team in the game, and the Rockets' leading advantage of more than 20 points was almost wiped out. In desperation, Uduka had to replace the substitute and send the starting five tigers again, which allowed the Warriors to stop the counterattack.

In the previous game, the Rockets changed from 8 players to 14 players to appear. Except for Tate, who was injured, who failed to play, all other players who could play were given the opportunity to play. But in the end, the Rockets still relied on the starting lineup to win the game. If you rely solely on substitutes, the Rockets are likely to lose in this game.

Although the Rockets took the initiative to change the team in this game, changing from 8 players to 14 players to appear, it is obvious that the Rockets' second team is very useful. This is not surprising, because the second team is mixed with new players and veterans, and in the previous few playoffs, they had very few opportunities to play. They were suddenly entrusted with important tasks and it was indeed difficult to perform well. Therefore, Uduka cannot be blamed for using only eight-player rotation. In fact, the performance of these substitutes in the playoffs is really disappointing, which is why the Rockets are reluctant to enable them too much.