The Rockets 2nd team has undergone a huge change! The 11+5 sharpshooter is absent, the third point guard is in place, and the inside gate has been hidden.

Today the Rockets defeated the Magic. Through an overtime game, the Rockets truly accepted the test. In fact, the significance of this game to the Rockets is much greater than those big wins - after all, the Rockets need some tough battles this season to run the lineup and train new players.

In this game, the Rockets lost first and then won. In the end, relying on the outstanding performance of the two cores of Durant and Shen Jing, they defeated the Orlando Magic, which lacked Banqueiro and Suggs. The Rockets are currently ranked third in the Western Conference. They have a chance to overtake the Nuggets, but they still need to continue their winning streak.

The Rockets' Ethan will be out for 4 to 6 weeks due to injury. This is a huge blow to the team. Fortunately, the Rockets are strong and have many substitute players who can replace Ethan. Coach Udoka has previously stated that he will give more opportunities to the three veterans Aaron Holiday, Jeff Green and Tate to fill Ethan's vacancy in the regular season.

In this game, coach Uduka did not break his promise. Although veteran forwards Jeff Green and Tate did not play (hidden), 29-year-old shooter Aaron Holiday continued to get opportunities to play and performed very well. As the Rockets' third point guard, in 16 minutes of playing time, he made 3 of 4 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, a 100% shooting percentage, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 10 points, 1 rebound, and did not make a single mistake. His plus-minus value reached +9. His performance in the second team was only inferior to Shepard.

Combined with Holiday's performance of scoring 10 points in 16 minutes in the previous game, his scoring efficiency is extremely high - not only is the three-pointer accurate, but he can also contribute high scores in a short period of time. This kind of "microwave" player is exactly what the Rockets' second lineup needs for a long time.

In this game, except for the three players Sheppard, Aaron Holiday and Adams supporting the second team, the Rockets did not give another veteran Clint Capela a chance to play. This player, who is known as the "interior defense gate" and "cake king", has seen his playing time severely reduced in previous games. In this game, the Rockets gave veteran Adams 27 minutes of playing time, and his playing time was obtained from Capela. Adams also lived up to expectations. Although he made only 1 of 8 shots in 27 minutes, he grabbed 13 rebounds (8 of which were offensive rebounds) and contributed 3 points.

Compared with previous games, the Rockets' second lineup has undergone tremendous changes. Previously, the traditional quartet of the team's second team was Capela, Adams, Sheppard and Ethan; now, Ethan, who averaged 11 points and 5 rebounds per game, is absent, Capela has been hidden, and the third point guard Holiday has successfully taken over and entered the rotation. This adjustment seems to indicate that the Rockets may pursue a faster offense and defense transition speed and plan to give Adams more playing time, thus hiding Capela, who is already in good shape.

In fact, no matter how the formation changes, as long as the Rockets can win, Uduka's operation is correct. In this game, although the Rockets had twists and turns on their way to victory, they finally defeated their opponents in overtime. Holiday, Adams and Sheppard of the second team all performed well and contributed a lot to this narrow victory.