6 3-pointers + 3 turnovers! Still want a big contract? The Rockets would be too smart not to renew the contract in advance

The Fire and Thunder War finally ended after double overtime, and the final score of the two teams was fixed at 124-125. Needless to say, this was a game that made Rockets fans heartbroken, because the Houston Rockets lost a game they should have won! Unfortunately, they still failed to take away the opening game from the Thunder's home court.

In this campaign, Kevin Durant, who made his regular season debut with the Rockets, finished the game in 47 minutes and 03 seconds, making 9 of 16 shots and 5 of 6 free throws. He scored 23 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Shen Jing scored 39 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Amen Thompson also scored 18 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

Logically speaking, the Big Three should have easily won the game when they combined for 80 points, 24 rebounds and 15 assists. However, the result was that the Rockets lost to the defending champion Thunder by one point and Oklahoma City!

To be honest, the Houston Rockets really gave up the victory to the Oklahoma City Thunder in this game. At the end of regular time, Durant held the ball and made two free throws. Then Alexander made a mid-range shot to tie the game. In the last 2 seconds, Shen Jing missed a winning jumper and the game entered overtime. Just imagine, if Durant could make two free throws at that time, the Rockets, who were 3 points ahead, would have forced Alexander, who was inaccurate on the outside, to gamble on a three-pointer, which would greatly increase the Rockets' chances of winning.

As everyone knows, what is even more regrettable in this game is Durant's fatal foul on Alexander in the final stage of the second overtime! As a veteran in the league, Durant was deceived into fouling by Alexander at the critical moment. Then Alexander made two free throws to complete the quasi-win against the Rockets! Without Durant's reckless and fatal foul, the Rockets would likely have narrowly defeated the Thunder on the road. It's a pity that what shouldn't happen happened after all!

What a pity that the Rockets lost a game they shouldn't have lost! Looking at this game, the Rockets undoubtedly miss starting point guard VanVleet who was retired early for the season, because one of the core reasons for the Rockets' loss in this game was the team's organization! Starting point guard Amen had only 5 assists and 4 turnovers in the game, with a plus-minus value of -11. Substitute point guard Shepard had 4 assists and 2 turnovers. Just imagine, if the Rockets can be a little better organized in this game, they will definitely be able to defeat the defending champion Thunder in the regular season.

As everyone knows, what is unacceptable in this game is Talisin's disastrous performance. In this campaign, Talisin played 21 minutes as a substitute. He made all kinds of sleepwalking and bizarre mistakes. He was completely outside the Rockets system. He made 1 of 6 shots from the field and 1 of 4 three-pointers. He only scored 3 points, 6 rebounds and 3 turnovers, with a plus-minus value of -4.

There is no doubt that the Ethan tonight is completely different from the Ethan everyone was familiar with in the past. Previously, Ethan's defensive efficiency was at the top level in the league, but tonight's Ethan is simply useless!

Although everyone is furious about Talisin's disastrous performance tonight, they should actually be grateful that the Rockets did not renew his contract in advance! According to previous reports by Rockets reporter Kelly Iko, Ethan and the Rockets have been having huge differences over the past few weeks over the value of the contract. The Rockets hoped to reach a contract extension and made a last-minute effort at the last minute. Unfortunately, Ethan was ultimately unable to reach an early extension with the team. There is no doubt that the core reason for the collapse of negotiations between the two parties is simply that the Rockets did not provide Ethan with the big contract he wanted.

Frankly speaking, judging from Talisin's performance in the opening game, he is completely unworthy of a big contract extension, and the Rockets were very wise not to reach an early extension with him. Just imagine, if the Rockets really gave Ethan the big contract extension he wanted, and he continued to perform at a catastrophic level, wouldn't the Rockets be completely in the red! What do you think about this?