Durant had 8 turnovers and 1 assist. He sleepwalked in the fourth quarter and led the team to lose. The Rockets should really miss Jaylen Green.

On November 8, 110-121, the Rockets were defeated by the Spurs! Durant looked downcast and full of frustration, his biggest shortcomings exposed at critical moments. At this time, no one missed Jaylen Green more than them.

The Rockets were directly defeated by the Spurs. They lost another game in the NBA Cup. Durant played a very poor performance. He scored 24 points on 8-of-18 shooting but only had 1 rebound and 2 assists. The most important thing was that he made 8 turnovers and 4 fouls. He would not play when he was double-teamed at critical moments. What's even more terrifying is that the Rockets don't even have anyone who can handle the ball by themselves. Their most orthodox defender Sheppard has been replaced.

Jaylen Green had just completed his debut with the Suns before. He scored 29 points in 23 minutes and performed very well. The key is that he can handle the ball. In the first game for the team, Jaylen Green also had 3 assists and 2 steals. Now for the Rockets, the most desperate thing is another point. They don't even have anyone who can handle the ball at critical moments.

In this game, Durant was double-teamed by the Spurs and had no way to break the double-team. He even made 8 turnovers. Why did he make so many mistakes? It's actually very simple, because when Durant got the ball, no one could catch the ball, and his timing of passing the ball was too poor. His eighth turnover of the game was the most typical example.

At that time, the Rockets were 8 points behind 107:115, with two minutes left on the clock. It was possible to catch up, but at this time Durant made a fatal mistake. Since the Rockets did not even have a pure point guard among the five players on the field, Okogie, Ethan, and Amen were not point guards, so Durant could only barely handle the ball.

So when he was passing the ball in the paint, he was surrounded by 5 Spurs players. The Spurs don't care about the Rockets players on the outside. You can stand there and there is no basket. There is no open space. What are you afraid of? Durant's hard pass to the basket could only be a mistake. At this time, Durant's face was full of frustration, his expression was desperate, and he completely collapsed. His morale and mentality were greatly affected, and he no longer wanted to play.

Later, Durant made another outrageous mistake. He failed to communicate well with his teammates and failed to steal just after halftime. This is also evidence of an explosive mentality. Why don't you think the Rockets have a point guard on the court? Because with two minutes left in the end, they personally replaced their point guard Shepard.

It won't work if Shepard is not replaced, although Shepard is a pure point guard. But the problem is that his defense is too poor. He has been caught and beaten several times by the Spurs and can only get off the field. The only point guard has no defense and must be replaced. Once he is replaced without a point guard, others will make mistakes in handling the ball. The Rockets don't know if they will miss their core guard Jaylen Green from last season. With Green at least able to handle the ball from the outside, it will not be like this. The Rockets lack organization and attack the frame, which happens to be what Green does.

Shepard is in such good shape, but at critical moments the coach is afraid to use him because of his poor defense. The result of not having a defender is that the 37-year-old Durant played 36 minutes. He was so tired and couldn't win the ball. Now he may doubt his decision. Coming to the Rockets may not be the right choice. He is really a superstar who needs good defenders around him to perform.

It can be seen from this game that Durant is really no match for James. He made all kinds of fatal mistakes when chasing points. In the 4th quarter, he made 3 turnovers in a single quarter. Every time he had to wait for two people to double-team before shooting the ball, it seriously hurt the team. This is just the NBA Cup. The Rockets will make 23 turnovers in the game. When the intensity increases in the playoffs, the Rockets will probably fall apart.