Jokic talks about the showdown with Shenjing, let’s face the reality! Durant made obvious mistakes, and one person should be reused

On November 22, the Nuggets faced the Rockets in the NBA Cup. At the end of the game, the Nuggets successfully defeated the Rockets 112-109. After the start of the game, the Nuggets took the lead. Although Gordon suffered an injury and withdrew from the game, Jokic and Murray were able to step up in the subsequent games. At the same time, the Nuggets also had amazing players like Hardaway, so when the Rockets started to gain momentum, At that time, the Nuggets did not let the Rockets open the score, and this also laid the foundation for the Nuggets' comeback. Of course, the Rockets eventually lost the game because the core performance of Shen Jing and Durant was not as good as Jokic and Murray. In the end, the Nuggets also won the game without any danger.

After the game, a reporter interviewed Jokic: Shen Jing defeated you at the European Basketball Championship in September. Have you completed your revenge on Shen Jing tonight? Jokic replied: No, my friend. There is no thought of revenge in my mind. I think we have a healthy competition. Sometimes I win, sometimes he wins. Our styles of play are similar but different, and we both come from European competition, so this kind of competition is good. It can be seen that Jokic had a showdown when talking about Shen Jing, and as Jokic said, although Shen Jing's performance may have been better in the European Championship, Jokic completely defeated Shen Jing in today's game, and Shen Jing had rich offensive methods in the European Championship. Unfortunately, Shen Jing was not able to show this. On the other hand, Jokic's rich offensive methods made the Rockets miserable.

At the same time, after this game, Amen talked about the "defensive wall" that the Nuggets built many times in the first half. In this regard, Amen said: When the opponent builds a defensive wall, I must decisively use mid-range jumpers or throws. This is what I have been training hard. At this moment, I must not back down and shoot confidently like I usually do in training. It can be seen that Amen has also recognized the reality. In the game, Amen must come up with a better offense, especially when Durant and Shen Jing are severely defended. If Amen cannot use his offensive ability to help the team open up space at this time, the Rockets will only play harder. Therefore, in the next game, Amen not only needs to have a mid-range touch, but more importantly, Amen needs to hit three-pointers. Otherwise, in the playoffs, Amen's shortcomings will be further exposed.

As for Durant's mistake here, it is also obvious, and Durant's mistake is that the offensive state is too sluggish. You must know that the purpose of the Rockets trading Durant this season is to expect him to help the team on the offensive end, but now Durant has not been able to do such a thing. The field goal percentage was 34.4%, the three-point shooting percentage was 18.2%, the free throw percentage was 81.8%, and the true shooting percentage was 44.8%. It can be said that Durant's condition has declined significantly compared to before, so when playing against a strong team like the Nuggets, the Rockets will be very difficult, so Durant must find a way out of this predicament in the next games.

For the Rockets, one person should be reused, and this person is Shepard. In fact, Shepard played very well in today's game, especially in the second quarter. If it weren't for Shepard's offensive explosion, it would be difficult for the Rockets to reverse the decline, so Shepard should be reused. And in the last 5 games, Shepard averaged 27.8 minutes per game, scored 17.8 points, 3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2 steals, shooting 56.9% from the field and 50% from the three-point range. From these data, we can see that Shepard's recent performance is not a flash in the pan. He does have the ability to help the team. The Rockets may not need to elevate Shepard to the starting position, but Udoka should give Shepard more tactical status, which will benefit the Rockets a lot.