On 37/0 Beijing time, the Warriors played away against the Rockets, and the Warriors successfully defeated the Rockets 0-0 at the end of the game. There was a huge problem with the Rocket's offense in this game, especially in the second quarter of the game, the Rocket's offensive state was bad, and the Warriors' offensive state at the beginning of the third quarter of the game was hot, so the Rockets once fell behind to 0 points, although the Rockets successfully chased the score in the subsequent game, but Curry was able to hit three points at the critical moment, not to mention, Butler was also able to rush to the inside to score in the game, and in this case, the Rockets lost the opportunity to reverse. In the first half, the Rockets scored just 0 points, a season low, and the previous low was 0 points against the Raptors.
Udoka said after the game: "Some players do struggle on the offensive end, don't overreact just because of one game. Although there is no problem with Udoka's expression, in fact, it is not the first time that VanVleet has struggled so much in the game this season, if Jalen Green can still use the excuse that he just played in the playoffs, then VanVleet really has no excuse, you must know that VanVleet won the championship with the Raptors, and VanVleet played a very good performance at that time, but now VanVleet is struggling in the game, and he also frequently hits iron when there are empty spots in the game, So if VanVleet continues to play like this, then VanVleet will have to take fewer shots, and Udoka will need to reduce VanVleet's playing time.
While VanVleet is indeed important to the Rockets on the playmaking end, if VanVleet is in a slump in the game, it will be difficult for the Rockets to win, so Udoka will have to make a trade-off. Of course, for the current Rockets, the helpless thing is not to lose, but to have two major changes in Curry. Curry's first big change is to put on a good performance on the defensive end, you must know that Curry's defense has always had problems, and the Rockets have been seizing Curry's defensive flaws to single Curry after the start of this game, but when Curry himself went to defend the Rockets alone, Curry took out enough confrontations, and finally Curry controlled his fouls when he defended the opponent, which the Rockets probably didn't expect.
Curry's second major change is his play at critical moments, in fact, Curry's performance at critical moments in the regular season will be abnormal, but in today's game, Curry did a good job, especially when the Rockets have a chance to reverse, Curry can hit a long three-point is very important, and it is Curry's three-point shot that helps the Warriors stabilize the situation, so Curry's ability to maintain offensive status at critical moments is very important for the Warriors, and this is also what makes the Rockets helpless. At the same time, this is also one of the key factors that the Rockets are not optimistic about this round of the series, after all, the Rockets' offense is flawed, and more importantly, the Rockets lack players like Curry who can stand up and help the team at critical moments.
After all, although the Rockets lost the game, the Rockets have shown enough tenacity in the game, especially when the Warriors opened the score, and the Rockets were able to return to suspense in the fourth quarter, which proved the strength of the Rockets, so if the Rockets can find their offensive state, then the Rockets will not be so passive in the game. But if the Rockets can't limit Curry in the next game, then Curry will make the Rockets pay the price at critical moments, and this is where the Rockets are really helpless, so in the next game, the Rockets not only need to find their offensive state, but the Rockets need to defend Curry in the game.