Rockets took the initiative to change the formation by grabbing 7! 8 players were replaced online, the 28-year-old shooter was hidden, and he focused on the inside

On May 5, the Rockets regrettably lost to their opponent Golden State Warriors at home, and lost in a key game like the tiebreaker. In fact, it is not surprising for the Rockets to get out. After all, the Rockets have gone from behind 1:3 to tie 3:3, and they have done their best. In this game, it is obvious that many Rockets players are not physically strong. For example, their inside center Alperen Shin-kyung made only 9 of 23 shots in the game, and many very easy goals were not scored. Shin-kyung's physical strength has obviously bottomed out in many games. Therefore, in the most important tiebreak battle, the Warriors had the advantage on the outside, while the Rockets lost their former prestige in the inside.

In addition, Rockets coach Uduka once again took the initiative to change the formation in this game. In fact, the Rockets defeated the Warriors in the previous game. They used a 9-player rotation lineup in that game, while Uduka used an 8-player rotation in this game. You should know that it is difficult for the Rockets to defeat the Warriors when the eight-man rotation lineup in the previous games. When the Rockets won the game, the Rockets' 28-year-old shooter and third-point guard Aaron Holiday actually got the chance and performed well. In that game, Aaron Holiday scored 3 points and 1 rebound in 6 minutes. Although Holiday didn't score many points, he was the biggest threat to the Rockets when he was on the outside. After all, in the regular season, Aaron Holiday's three-point shooting percentage was as high as 39.8%. He is also the Rockets' regular season best scorer. Nearly 40% of the three-point shooting percentage will naturally force the Warriors to be wary of.

If Holiday lets shoot, the Warriors are obviously asking for trouble. Although Holiday didn't score much in the previous game, he poses great threat on the tactical end, and Holiday can completely follow Curry in a limited time, which makes Curry not have a good shooting performance.

But in this game, coach Uduka directly abandoned Holiday, and he also wanted to use 8 players to rotate the main attacking inside. Because the three players Ethan, Adams and Jabbarry Smith, who appeared in the substitute lineup, are all inside players. In this game, the Rockets didn't make many shots from the outside, and basically most of the scoring methods were in the inside, either layups at the basket or mid-range shots at close range at the basket.

However, the Warriors gave Looney more playing time in this game, and Zhu Meng Green also had a tough defensive performance in the inside, so whether it was Shin Kyung or Adams, their scoring efficiency was not high. The Warriors blossomed from the outside, with Hilder scored 9 three-pointers alone, scoring 33 points in the whole game, which made the Rockets very uncomfortable. Without the shooting point on the outside, Aaron Holiday, the Rockets can only focus their offensive focus on the inside, but when they encounter tight defense and double-teams in the inside, the Rockets' most important scoring method was cut off, so it is not surprising that they lost in this game.

It can be said that Uduka's change of formation was a bit failed, and did not give Holiday a chance. The main attacker almost gave up shooting from the outside, which was also one of the failures in the Rockets' tiebreak battle. If this game can give Aaron Holiday more opportunities, he can completely open up space for the inside, so as not to make the Rockets' inside line so passive in this game.