Shepard led the remnant team to a great victory over the Hawks. The new aid combined offense and defense with 28+3+3. The Rockets found another treasure!

The Houston Rockets challenged the Atlanta Hawks again in an away game. Head coach Uduka had previously stated that Durant would be rested. Unexpectedly, this game would directly DNP almost all the starting and main rotation players, excluding the starting five of Shepard + Holiday + Okogie + Crawford + Green, which is not even the team's third lineup.

This combination has no inside line. If they want to win, they can only attack. The serious lack of height forces the players to choose more outside shots. The Rockets shot 48 three-pointers in the game, of which Sheppard shot 13 alone, and veteran Green also shot 11. Without the constraints of the main force and stars, Shepard also completely let go on the offensive end. He scored 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in 29 minutes of play, and shot over 50% from the field, completing his matchup with All-Star point guard Trae Young.

In the end, the remnant Rockets relied on their excellent offense to defeat the Hawks, who played all the main players, 133:115 in the away game. They scored more than 130 points in three consecutive games. I have to lament the strong offensive firepower of this team.

The Rockets picked up another "treasure" player in this campaign. Okogie, who was signed at the buzzer this summer, was originally just to supplement the lack of height of the backup guard, and his main attribute is the defensive role. In today's starting game, he also scored 28 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Not only did he shoot from the outside, he was also able to cause damage and win 12 free throws. He can be called an offense and defense.

After VanVleet was injured for the season, many fans believed that the Rockets may have withdrawn from the ranks of favorites to compete for the championship. Judging from the status and strength of the main players in the preseason, today's Rockets have not only improved a lot compared to last season, but the configuration of the lineup has also become more flexible and diverse. In the past three games, the Rockets scored more than 400 points, and Durant only scored 35 points. In the past, it was unimaginable that the team could still easily win the game under such circumstances.

The Rockets will face the new championship Thunder in the next preseason game. Let us wait and see whether Uduka will arrange for Durant and the main lineup to play against his old team in advance!