The Rockets have ostensibly eased their losing streak, but the atmosphere within the team has not been reconciled.

The apparent antagonism within the Rockets team disappeared with the strong intervention of the team's management, but it was only temporarily lurking.

On the night of the trade, Gao Dazhuang had a secret conversation with Morey in the team's general manager's office for about 30 minutes, but from Gao Dazhuang's indignant expression, it can be seen that there was no substantive progress in this meeting, Morey has always been a strong team manager, and he has no reason to compromise with a rookie.

But in any case, the days will go on, and it is in such a bizarre environment that the Rockets still defeated their next opponent at home, the visiting Toronto Raptors, and won two consecutive home games.

The brightest star in the game is still James Harden, the core of the Rockets, after scoring 33 points on the court, Harden continued to work hard today, with 34 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The team's starting point guard, Jeremy Lin, also performed well, playing 35 minutes with a double-double of 21 points, 11 assists and three steals.

The Rockets had six double-doubles, small forward Parsons scored 22 points and 7 rebounds, tall and strong off the bench scored 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, center Omir Asik scored a double-double of 14 points and 18 rebounds, and power forward Marcus Morris also contributed 11 points.

Although the Rockets' trade turmoil has not subsided, the focus of this game is the point guard battle.

Today's game is the first time that former Rockets point guard Lowry has played his old owner for his new club since he was sent to the Raptors by the Rockets in July.

"Little Steel Cannon" Lowry expressed his gratitude to the Rockets for their cultivation in an interview before the game, and admitted that Houston is still his home, and his warm words made Lowry get a warm welcome from Rockets fans before today's game.

Of course, keeping a low profile doesn't mean Lowry will be soft-hearted, his relationship with the coaching staff was quite strained before he left the Rockets, and being abandoned by the Rockets is obviously not a good memory, and he needs to prove his worth with games.

The PK with Jeremy Lin was a good opportunity for Lowry to test his strength, but "Little Gun" didn't have a good performance throughout the game, scoring 7 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal on 3-of-10 shooting, with 3 turnovers and an efficiency value of -17.

Jeremy Lin, on the other hand, contributed 21 points, 11 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals on 8-of-13 shooting, with an efficiency rating of +25.

Lowry didn't give full play to his breakthrough ferocity today, and the mid-to-long-range shooting that had made great progress was also out of sight, and the three-point shot was 3 shots and 0 shots, while Jeremy Lin was quite efficient in the inside and outside shots, and won the battle between the new and old point guards of the Rockets, making the "little steel cannon" go home and become a "squib".

After the game, Jeremy Lin also tweeted two words from the Bible's Gospel of Matthew: "All those who work hard, come to me, and I can give you rest", "I have a gentle and humble heart, follow my example, and you can get rest".

In a subsequent interview with the Rockets' official website, Jeremy Lin proclaimed: "My future is uncertain right now, but I firmly believe that every day I am going to give it my all, and if I keep going, I believe I will definitely make it to the All-Star one day"

Rockets coach McHale also admitted in an interview with local media in Houston that the team had made mistakes in using Jeremy Lin before, and the coaching staff should not use Jeremy Lin as a shooter.

"Jeremy Lin is very smart, he always plays to his strengths, and on the offensive end he's more of a scorer, an attacker, not a shooter, he's not a point shooter, Jeremy Lin is a playmaker, a creator," McHale said.

Regarding McHale's statement, "Houston Chronicle columnist" Jonathan Fagan also wrote an article to agree, "Jeremy Lin's personal style of play has a characteristic, that is, once the ball is not mainly in his hands and he dominates the offense, then his personal data will decline significantly, however, since the Rockets got James Harden, the Rockets coaching staff has given Harden the offensive leadership more often, and Jeremy Lin plays more of a role in receiving shots, But Jeremy Lin's strength is the breakthrough and ball sharing in the blocking and dismantling offensive play, and in the case of losing offensive dominance, Jeremy Lin's characteristics naturally cannot be brought into play, but the fixed-point shooting is precisely Jeremy Lin's weakness."

Fagan believes that Jeremy Lin's performance this season has been due to his own reasons, but the Rockets coaching staff is also to blame, as they did a poor job of designing the Rockets' off-ball movement tactics and did not play to the players' respective strengths accordingly.

The Rockets don't have any great shooters on their roster right now, which makes the Rockets' offensive performance fluctuate a lot without taking shape, and Fagan also found a "bright spot" in these two games, that is, "Rockets coach McHale seems to be going to build Tall and Strong into a great perimeter shooter to blend in with the backcourt combination of Harden and Jeremy Lin"

However, when Jonathan Fagan approached Gao Dazhuang for an interview, Gao Dazhuang's words were a little vague: "I think you should ask the coach about this question, I'm just a player"

During the interview, Gao Dazhuang's tone was calm, trying to suppress something, it can be seen that Gao Dazhuang is under pressure, and perhaps, what disappoints Gao Dazhuang even more is that the team's senior management lacks enough trust in him.

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Two consecutive poor performances came as a surprise to all who cared about the tall and strong, and Dan Fagan, the tall agent, also came to the apartment where the tall and strong lived on the night of the game.

Gao Dazhuang and his agent, Dan Fagan, had a long knee-long conversation in the evening.

"Every day different players are traded from one team to another, and all of this shows that the NBA is a business in the whole sense, some people are proud and some people are disappointed, there is only one O'Brien Cup every year, and every team brings in and gives up some players for that goal, even if those players have brought glory to the team," Dan Fagan told Gao Dazhuang about the cruelty of the NBA.

"When an NBA player is sent to a place he doesn't want to go, in the face of the helpless reality, he often squeezes out a sentence - business is business, Patterson has a good popularity among Rockets fans, and now Patterson has been sent away, and the Rockets have also been scolded by a lot of fans, some people scold Alexander, scold Morey, because they are too ruthless, some scold McHale, because he didn't give Patterson a chance, some scold Morris, because he stole Patterson's time, he deserves to be sent away, and some people will even scold you, Because you didn't step up and force the top brass to keep Patterson" Dan Fagan glanced at the silent tall man and continued: "If the court had a jury of fans, Patterson would not have been traded, but would have been made an idol, and Alexander and Morey would have been sent to the gallows, but unfortunately, NBA laws are not made by fans, and feelings and righteousness cannot be evidence"

"We are a complete commodity in the eyes of the Rockets' top management," the tall man roared angrily, "Morey even told me that not only Patterson, but all the team personnel except Harden are not for sale"

"Yes, he's right, no one is for sale in the face of profit, and if you understand that, you won't be surprised by those seemingly amazing deals," Dan Fagan replied with a surprisingly calm voice.

"What chills me the most is that Alexander and Morey have the same attitude, we are not worth mentioning in their eyes," Gao Dazhuang suddenly stood up and said excitedly.

"Alexander is not Cuban, he doesn't give all his enthusiasm like Cuban does to the Mavericks, Alexander is not Dolan, the deep-pocketed Knicks owner, he doesn't spend a lot of money to snare players, at the end of the day, Alexander is a serious businessman, he hires the shrewd Morey, and sees the luxury tax and junk contracts as a beast, from a businessman's point of view, he is better than Cuban and Dolan" Dan Fagan continued: "The ass decides the head, When you look at this ruthless deal from the perspective of a businessman, maybe you don't think so, but Patterson understands that, and he has no complaints about Houston, because business is business."

"But I don't like this kind of naked business," Gao Dazhuang looked out the window and said a little depressed: "Maybe it was a mistake to come to Houston in the first place"

"What happened in the draft was out of our control," Fagan said before he could finish his sentence when he was interrupted by Tall Zhuang.

"Maybe it's not too late, isn't this year's No. 5 pick Thomas Robinson coming to the Rockets as well," the tall man looked back at Fagan and said with a blank face.

"You mean?" Fagan looked at the tall and strong with some surprise.

"I can't find what I'm looking for here, there is an old Chinese saying that a tree moves the dead and a person lives, maybe a different environment is better for me," said the tall man, looking directly at Fagan.

"Okay, as long as you make a decision, I'll do the rest, I think you'll become a cornerstone player, so I'll do everything I can to help you, I hope you won't let me down" Fagan thought for a while, then looked up at the tall and strong and said.

"Thanks, I'll prove it to everyone," the tall man yelled as he pushed open the window.