NBA, why did the Rockets meet the Thunder, and the Clippers would lose more than they won? Is the style of play incompatible? Tell me why.

It’s not just the style of play that conflicts with each other, the staffing of these two teams is indeed better than the Rockets.

The characteristics of the Rockets' offensive end are known to the entire league. They switch between offense and defense quickly and try not to take mid-range shots. Therefore, the way to restrain the Rockets is to slow down the rhythm and focus on defense at both ends.

Let’s talk about the Rockets’ own problems first. There is not much to say about the Rockets’ defense. The players’ defensive talents are here, and the team’s style is mainly fast. It is destined to be high or low. It is almost impossible to expect them to defend Durant, Westbrook, and Paul better than veteran basketball players like the Spurs. Facing such a giant, the problem can only be solved by the struggle of blue-collar players. The current Rockets cannot come up with a better solution.

On the offensive end, the problem with the Rockets is that they can't fight in positional battles. This has to be said about Howard's use of this point. Howard himself especially likes to get the ball in the low post and play post-up singles, so many pick-and-rolls are symbolic. After blocking for a while, he went to the basket to get a position... The only Rockets offensive player with the ball who is relatively high-end (super giant level) is Harden. Lin and Parsons only use the ball to break through at fixed points, especially Parsons can hardly stand up without a pick-and-roll or if the defender doesn't take a step. In this case, the positional offense will be disorganized. Several people will play the ball upside down from the outside. In the end, it will be up to see who is determined to rush in, or give the ball to Howard to see if he makes a mistake or is fouled and misses the free throw...

When Asik is on the court in the Rockets' second lineup, the positional offense is more effective. This is because Asik has no desire to play alone and is focused on covering his teammates. When Asik is on the court, even Parsons' breakthroughs can occasionally perform at an All-Star level...

So I think that when facing teams that are not easy to play inside, such as the Thunder, the Rockets should have more When playing pick-and-roll, Howard should put down his dignity.

To put it simply, the Thunder team is "team defense, star offense." The defense is strong, with strong defenders at every position. On the offensive end, star players can just play alone, but there is no solution anyway. To put it bluntly, it is a singles team.

Either the star player on your team can outperform the Thunder (Heat), or you can limit the Thunder's two young players (Spurs, of course, not very successful). The Rockets obviously do not have these two qualities. It is basically impossible to play a fast pace under the Thunder's level of defense. In terms of firepower of the core players, the Rockets are much worse than the Thunder, and their defense is also immature.

As for the Clippers, it can be said to be a luxury team. The stars on the bench are so bright that it can be said that they blinded Morey's eyes... It is true that this team has no foundation, but it can be regarded as a small explosion based on the team building in the past few years, and this Los Angeles rich man is not blind, and he always knows how to spend money. It's particularly scary. The Clippers' defense is not very good, but they win because they have enough firepower and are dispersed enough, and the core of the team (Paul and Rivers) are high enough in controlling the team. The Clippers are one of the few teams that can play freely with the Rockets and not lose, and their positional warfare capabilities are far stronger than the Rockets. The defense is terrible, but the foundation of the lineup is here. The starting five except Redick at No. 2 are all defensive heroes.

In terms of matchups, the Clippers' strengths point directly at the Rockets' weaknesses. The Clippers' No. 1 and No. 4 are the strongest offensive points, and these two points are precisely the Rockets' weakest parts. Moreover, Harden himself is really bad at guarding without the ball, so Redick explodes as soon as he encounters the Rockets. Even if Parsons is given an extra job, it may not be able to make up for it.

The Clippers are a bit better than the Rockets, but their lineup is actually better than the Rockets. Again, don’t just look at Magic, look at the Clippers’ bench...

Strong There are fewer shortcomings in the team comparison. In this regard, the Rockets obviously have more problems. The most important thing is that there is no means of continuous scoring in positional warfare.

To be honest, defense is not a problem, because defense can be achieved quickly, and the Rockets' defense is generally not too bad now.