In Wednesday’s podcast episode of “Locked On Rockets,” credentialed Houston media members Jackson Gatlin and Ben DuBose offer their takeaways related to the team’s losing streak and a prolonged slump by second-year shooting guard Jalen Green.
In a winless four-game road trip at Utah, Portland, Phoenix and the Los Angeles Clippers, Green averaged 14 points per game on 25.7% overall shooting and 22.6% on 3-pointers. That four-game losing streak has dropped the Rockets to 1-7 on the 2022-23 season, which was the NBA’s worst record entering Tuesday’s games.
Discussion topics on the podcast include:
- Strategies to get Green going and the potential role of Alperen Sengun in that process;
- Potential schematic and rotation adjustments by head coach Stephen Silas to break the losing streak;
- Why Silas and the Rockets appear to be so dependent on Eric Gordon in close-and-late scenarios;
- The effect of Brooklyn firing Steve Nash and hiring Ime Udoka on Houston’s future draft assets from the Nets.
Wednesday’s “Locked on Rockets” episode can be listened to via Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and nearly all major podcast distributors. It can also be watched on YouTube (see embed below).
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