Facing the Spurs, they still have to desperately use the two-tower strategy. The Rockets arrangement is really inexplicable?

In a previous NBA Cup game, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Houston Rockets 121-110 at home. After this game, the Spurs' record, which ended their two-game losing streak, improved to 6-2, while the Rockets' record, which ended their five-game winning streak, dropped to 5-3, and their ranking dropped directly to sixth place in the Western Conference.

In this game, the performance of Rockets' backup center Steven Adams can be said to be very unsatisfactory. Adams played 20 minutes and 4 seconds, making 1 of 4 shots and 1 of 1 free throws. He scored 3 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, including 3 offensive rebounds and 2 fouls. The plus-minus value was -7. Adams lacks basic scoring ability on the offensive end, and his offensive efficiency at the basket is not ideal. The most important thing is that everyone can see that when Adams is on the court, especially when the Rockets play the twin-tower tactics, the team's situation is very bad, and the team's offensive space is really too limited. In addition, Adams does not perform very well on the defensive end, and opponents can also take advantage of his shortcomings in movement speed. Obviously, Adams is not suitable to play for a long time in this game, but Rockets head coach Ime Udoka still firmly believes in the twin tower strategy. In fact, if the Rockets had not used this inexplicable twin-tower tactic, the team might not have lost the game.

In the NBA regular season last season, Adams played 58 times due to injuries in 82 games, averaging 13.7 minutes per game. He averaged 3.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.4 steals, 0.5 blocks, 0.9 turnovers and 1 foul. He shot 54.5% from the field and 46.2% from the free throw line. In the playoffs, Adams played a total of 7 times, averaging 22.1 minutes per game. He averaged 5.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.4 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game. He also had 0.7 turnovers and 1 foul. He shot 60% from the field and 53.3% from the free throw line. Since the start of this season, Adams has played a total of 7 times in the first 8 games, averaging 22.2 minutes per game, averaging 6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1 steal, and 0.6 blocks per game. He also has 1.1 turnovers and 2.3 fouls. His field goal percentage is 60% and his free throw percentage is 80%.

On the one hand, Adams' role is relatively obvious. His rebound protection ability and interior defense ability are worthy of recognition, and he can also help the team in these aspects. But on the other hand, Adams' shortcomings are visible to the naked eye, especially when playing the Twin Towers. These weaknesses of his will be continuously amplified by his opponents. The Rockets tried to use twin tower centers as starters at the beginning of the season, but they lost two games in a row. Because the effect was not good, they reduced the playing time of the twin tower strategy. But Uduka is really a very stubborn coach. Even though he knows that it will not work, he keeps trying, thinking that this anti-era tactic will definitely work. As a result, his attempt failed again, and the twin tower tactics once again caused the team to lose a game. The Rockets' twin-tower tactics were indeed effective against the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs last season, but those were the Warriors with a vacuum inside! Facing the Oklahoma City Thunder, which has plenty of interior manpower, facing the Detroit Pistons, who are full of talent in the interior, and facing the Spurs, who have Victor Wembanyama, they still try to play the twin towers. Isn't it obvious that they are looking for a fight?