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23 of 39 shots in 3 games, hit 80 points! The first core of the Rockets was released, and the 45 million contract was saved

11:51am, 10 May 2025Basketball

On May 3, the Houston Rockets defeated their opponents in their 6th match against the Warriors. The Rockets' main point guard Van Vreet performed well in this game, and this is also his first-class performance in three consecutive games. Next, let’s look at Van Vreet’s personal data: he played for 40 minutes in the game, made 7 goals with 13 shots, made 6 of 9 three-pointers, and made 9 of 9 free throws. In the whole game, he scored a Rockets' highest 29 points, and also had 8 assists and 8 rebounds. He made only two mistakes throughout the game. As the Rockets' main ball-holding point and attacking player, Van Vreet had only two mistakes, which was an incredible thing.

For the Rockets, Van Vreet is a key player in this game. At the beginning of the third quarter, the Rockets were only two points ahead, but Van Vreet immediately scored "3+1" and scored 4 points in a row, helping the Rockets widen the gap, which led to the Rockets' strong defense and rapid counterattack in the second half of the fourth quarter. Without Van Vreet's key four-pointer, the Rockets really might not be able to defeat their opponents away.

So, Van Vritte is the well-deserved best player in this game. Even Adams, Shin Kyung and Amen Thompson who performed well could not match Van Vritte's 29+8+8 in a single game.

Van Vritte has once again transformed into "Van Jordan". Although he is already a 31-year-old veteran and it has been many years since he won the championship that year, Van Vritte still performed very strongly in such a key game. He used his performance and data to prove to everyone that he is the first core of the Rockets, and the two newcomers, Shin Kyung and Jaylen Green, are just his support. The Rockets signed a three-year, 130 million contract with Van Vreett that year, which seems to be very worthwhile.

Although Van Vreett performed poorly in the first two games of the playoffs, we have seen Van Vreett scored a total of 80 points in three games in the last three games. In the fourth game, he scored 25 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds, and another eight three-pointers; in the fifth game, he scored 26 points, 1 rebound, and 2 assists; and the 29+8+8 data in this game was even more eye-catching.

Van Vlitter's beautiful data is not based on crazy shooting. You should know that in the last three games, Van Vlitter has only made 13 shots in each game, but his shooting percentage is above 50%. After three games, Van Vreet made a total of 39 shots, hitting 23 of them. You can imagine how high his shooting percentage is! Van Vreet, who has recovered rapidly in form, has led the Rockets to defeat the Warriors twice in a row. The Rockets were originally very desperate with a total score of 1:3, but now, under the leadership of Van Vritte, the Rockets have been killed and even regained their home advantage. Although the Rockets may not be able to defeat the Warriors in the tiebreak battle, with Van Vreet's current hot state and the tough defense of other Rockets players, we can only say that the probability of the Rockets advancing to the next round has become higher and higher. Van Vreet is the first core of the Rockets' playoffs. Shin Kyung, Amen Thompson or Jaylen Green can only stand aside for the time being.

This summer, Van Vreet's contract is in team option mode. Judging from his performance in recent games, his contract of up to 45 million next season should be able to be kept. The Rockets will never let the star point guard who has won the big shots in the playoffs.

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