The Rockets Summer United are expected to end with a complete defeat! Take a two-month break to welcome the October preseason!

2026 Las Vegas Summer League is about to end. The Houston Rockets are currently losing all four games. The remaining game in the summer league will be held at 5:30 am on July 20, with the last game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Without Shepard in charge, it is expected to end Xia Lian with a complete defeat.

Reviewed that the first four games of the Rockets summer league were really ugly, which is also the most intuitive impression that Xia Lian gave everyone. Without much cooperation, the way players play is more personal. After all, for the undraft, it is necessary to compete for a family-supporting contract, so it doesn't look too exciting, with too many mistakes, and the team that is pieced together has no cohesion. Therefore, the Rockets lost 95-92 to the Clippers, 98-83 to the Pistons, 111-108 to the Hawks, and 102-83 to the Pistons. In the last game against the Timberwolves, I was not optimistic about the Rockets and I was expected to lose.

For the Houston Rockets, the most important thing about Summer United is to show Shepard's performance in the second season. Shepard only played the first two games in the Rockets' summer United League in four games. Although she lost the first game against the Clippers, Shepard scored 28 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals, with 6 of 15 three-pointers. In the second game against the Pistons, they scored 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals.

Although Shepard only played two games, the physical confrontation that can be seen is much stronger than last season. He dares to have physical contact, has active defense, outstanding prediction ability, can organize and coordinate coach tactical arrangements, and has accurate outside projection. The disadvantage is that height is limited, which is easy to be targeted by tall players.

After Shepard's truce, we can see if Dante can show it, but without Shepard's treading, the Rockets were playing a mess, Dante could not show his inside strength, he couldn't hold on to the rebound, and there was no chance to attack. After spraining his foot, he also had a truce.

Matthews and Osobo, two undrafted by Stone, did not even play, and they didn't even have a shiny performance. They can only say that the lottery is a thank you again! Although I also saw the familiar Moses Brown. I thought I was outstanding in height and weight and had been in the NBA for many years. I should be able to play dominant in the summer league. After Dante was injured, I did not get a starting opportunity, which shows that Moses Brown is really not capable. It is not that the team does not give opportunities, but that they really cannot play at the NBA level. Is it better to come to the CBA to try if there is any chance. The summer league is about to end, and fans and players have two months of rest time. Will the Rockets gather in advance? In the past, they will conduct training. After all, the next step is to compete for the championship. Shepard has more opportunities in the expert game and cannot be affected by Xia Lian's performance. The team is still optimistic about Shepard.

The preseason will begin on October 3. The Rockets will play the first preseason game on October 7. The remaining three games will be against the Jazz, Pelicans and the Hawks. At this time, the Rockets are the strongest combination. Whether they can win the championship still needs to be led by Uduka and Durant. The generals are united, not arrogant or impatient, and forge ahead. The Rockets still have a chance. Let's support the Rockets together!