Durant scored 37 points! The Rockets narrowly lost to the Pistons by 4 points. This battle made me see three facts clearly.

The NBA regular season continues, with the Detroit Pistons going away to challenge the Houston Rockets. The Pistons and Rockets both suffered defeats in the season opener, and they are eager to stop the bleeding with a victory. When the game came up, Durant was the first to show off his sword, and the Pistons made more achievements. The two teams were inseparable from each other. The Rockets only led the Pistons by 1 point in the first quarter. In the second quarter, sparks flew between the two sides. Duren elbowed Amen and was called a second-level foul and was expelled. The Rockets not only failed to seize the opportunity, but also fell into a scoring drought. The Pistons took the lead in one fell swoop. After changing sides, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, taking the lead alternately. This situation lasted until the decisive battle in the final quarter. Durant took over the offense, but the Pistons fought back the Rockets' counterattack. Cunningham made two free throws to widen the point difference to 4 points. The Rockets could not change their fate in the last 5 seconds. In the end, the Pistons narrowly defeated the Rockets 115-111.

The Pistons and Rockets are both young and energetic young guards. In the regular season, they played with the intensity of the playoffs. They faced each other tit for tat. No one would admit defeat, and no one could beat their opponent to death in a row. The Pistons have the core organization Cunningham, who is united and more integrated. 26 of the team's 42 sports goals were completed through assists. On the other hand, the Rockets only scored 15 of 32 sports goals through assists. More importantly, the Rockets' tall and proud defense was completely blown away by the Pistons. At the end of the game, the Pistons outscored the Rockets 52-38 in the penalty area. The Rockets narrowly lost to the Pistons by 4 points and suffered two consecutive losses. This game made me see three facts clearly.

First, Durant can't beat four hands with two fists. He's too tired! In this campaign, Durant played 28 minutes, making 9 of 18 shots (3 of 3 three-pointers), 16 of 18 free throws, scoring 37 points + 3 rebounds + 1 assist + 3 steals + 1 block, and 0 turnovers. Durant started the offense from the beginning, was efficient and lethal, and did everything a top scorer could do. He also spared no effort on the defensive end, but it was a pity that he could not defeat four hands with two fists. The Rockets introduced Durant to solve their offensive problems. It is really useful to turn to Durant when there is a problem, but Durant is no longer young at 37 years old, and it is too tiring to fight like this. When the Rockets trailed by 4 points in the last 5 seconds but Durant stopped fighting, you could see his frustration and would rather lose than play overtime.

Secondly, Shen Jing had too many ups and downs. He did not have the skills of the boss but suffered from the disease of the boss. Shen Jing scored 39 points + 11 rebounds + 7 assists + 2 steals + 1 block in the opening game, as if to declare that he is the boss of the Rockets. But in this battle, Shen Jing was invisible. He played 38 minutes and made 5 of 18 shots (0 of 2 three-pointers), 7 of 10 free throws, 17 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 3 turnovers and 5 fouls. We can accept that Shen Jing's touch is sluggish, but we also have to admit the fact: Shen Jing really regards himself as the boss, and he is not as active as before in the dirty work of blocking rebounds. Even Uduka yelled at him from the sidelines: You are blocked, what are you doing!

Third, the Rockets need a point guard, and Amen Shepard is in a difficult position. The Rockets couldn't guard against the Pistons' guard group, and they may have used the twin-tower lineup too much with Udoka, but the Rockets' own offense was in a mess and relied heavily on star singles, like a piece of loose sand. This was all the sequelae caused by Van Jordan's injury. In this campaign, starting point guard Amen made 2 of 8 shots and scored 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 turnovers; substitute point guard Sheppard made 3 of 11 shots, scored 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, and 3 turnovers. The plus/minus on the field was -13, the lowest on the team. After the game, Uduka said bluntly: We have vacancies everywhere on the court, but we keep forcing shots. The Rockets need a point guard, and Amen and Sheppard are in a difficult position, which will limit the speed and height of the Rockets' takeoff. Fans and friends, what do you think of this? Come and leave me a comment to discuss.