On January 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Rockets defeated the Lone Ranger 106-130 at their home court, suffering six consecutive home defeats. Before the game, lone ranger coach Kidd was isolated for triggering a health and safety agreement, and the main star Doncic was also absent due to a sprained right ankle, that is, the core of the Lone Rangers, Kidd, Doncic and Porzingis, could not play, and the Lone Rangers could only rely on the second lineup to play.
Although the Lone Rangers' lineup is broken, they scored a high score of 43 points in the first quarter against the Rockets, and directly got an 80-60 lead at halftime. The Lone Ranger shot 60 percent from the field and 54.5 percent from three-point range in the first half, and 80 points conceded at halftime was also a new season season halftime goal for the Rockets. The Rockets' poor defense in the second half still did not change anything, and the Lone Ranger easily defeated the Rockets to win a wave of 5 consecutive wins, and the ranking also improved to the fifth place in the West.
In fact, today is a special day for the Rockets, and their home commentator Bill Worrell will retire today. Bill Worrell has been explaining at the Rockets home for 40 years, and the Rockets will also name it "Bill Worrell Day" today, and even NBA Hall of Famer Rockets legendary center Yao Ming also recorded a video on the big screen at the home of the Rockets Toyota Center to send blessings to Bill Worrell! As a Rockets player, he was supposed to give the legendary commentary a full-effort victory, but now the Rockets' defensive end is really bad, and they can only watch their opponents win.
Looking at the recent performance of the Lone Rangers, although they have also been affected by the epidemic and injuries, they still played a very good game. During these 5 consecutive wins, the Lone Ranger has controlled the opponent's average score per game at 91.8 points, and in the past 7 games, the Lone Ranger has achieved a record of 6 wins and 1 loss, the Lone Ranger has averaged 109.2 points per game, shooting a shooting rate of 48.3%, and averaging 28.3 assists per game, which shows that Kidd's arrival has completely changed the Lone Ranger's playing style.
The former Lone Rangers relied more on Doncic's tandem and the feel of three-pointers from the outside, but now it's different, and Kidd has brought team basketball to the team. Doncic was released, Porzingis got better and better, and the main thing was that the Lone Ranger still played very well when multiple cores weren't around. Jaylen Brunson, Bullock, Powell and Finney Smith all play well, and they are all selfless and willing to pass for their teammates.
Kidd, an NBA-historic point guard, knows exactly how to play the character of each player, and he can give Doncic and Jaylen Brunson some solid advice and teach them a lot of experience. The Bucks' alphabet brother grew rapidly under his tutelage, and he also earned coaching experience in the Bucks. Now he's no longer the rookie coach, and Doncic's lone ranger is no longer the hairy boy. So in the new season, will the Lone Ranger go further than the first round of the playoffs? Everyone is welcome to give their own opinions.