Housing signs another 3D high forward line! The Rockets have decrypted the best configuration to win the championship, and the four big and one small lineups are unsolved

On July 1, the Houston Rockets took another move to steal Finney Smith from the Los Angeles Lakers for 4 years and $53 million. The tall and long 3D power forward averaged 8.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game this season, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 39%, perfectly making up for the Rockets' lack of firepower on the outside.

After this operation, the Rockets' lineup has gradually become complete. Before that, substitute veteran Jeff Green and forward Tate have completed contract renewals with the team, and Holiday may also cut his salary and stay in Houston. Judging from the management's team building method, they seem to have found the password to win the championship in this year's playoffs, that is, the inside double tower + forward group as the main force, and then paired with a ball-holding point guard.

Cavaliers, Pacers, Warriors, and Lakers are all backcourt players as the core, and there is no strong point in the interior and there is less reserve of forward players. These teams have become fatal shortcomings on the playoff defensive end and are beaten up in the interior. The Pacers were able to pass the hurdles and advance to the finals, which was closely related to the excellent performance of Siakam on both offense and defense on the front line. However, facing the inside double towers of Homgren and Harten, as well as the wing forwards of Jewish and Dort, the Pacers's average talented defenders were unable to resist.

The Rockets lineup today, Van Vleet starts in the backcourt, Holiday and Shepard are double insurance, and Amen Thompson can occasionally play the point guard to form the terrifying five deaths. The starting combination of Durant and Smith has significantly improved in height compared to the original Green and Dillon, and its advantage is very obvious among players at the same position. Especially KD, it is almost a misplaced presence when facing any defender. Ethan, Finney Smith, Tate, and Jeff Green on the bench were able to keep the team in a rotation lineup with an average height of no less than 2 meters for 48 minutes. It is amazing. The double-high lineup of the inside line Shin Kyung and Adams has already achieved excellent results in many games this season. Next season, the Rockets seem to have directly given up the position of shooting guard and built around the four big and small lineups of point guard + forward line + center. Whether such a configuration can stand out next season is waiting!