30 free throws! Congratulations to the Rockets, hard practice of free throws in the offseason was finally effective, and Shin Kyung made 7 of 7 shots without any shortcomings

Last season, as the second-ranked Rockets in the Western Conference, they were eventually eliminated by the 7th-ranked Warriors in the Western Conference, and also had a big upset in the playoffs. Logically speaking, with regular season performance and record, the Rockets should beat the Golden State Warriors completely, but the Warriors' style of playing and their experience have always been the nemesis of the Rockets.

More importantly, the Warriors are experienced. They have won multiple NBA championships in a few years. There are stars like Curry and Zhu Meng Green in the team. Jimmy Butler, who was newly introduced last season, has also become the decisive needle for the Warriors at critical moments. His singles ability and hard-solving ability helped the Warriors defeat the Rockets at critical moments.

The Rockets had no shortcomings in the performance of the inside at that time, but their problem was on the outside. VanVleet did perform much better than the regular season, but Jaylen Green's performance is hard to describe. It was precisely because of Jaylen Green's poor performance in the playoffs that Rockets general manager Rafael Stone finally decided to send him to the Suns in exchange for superstar Durant.

In fact, the poor offense on the back line is a shortcoming for the Rockets, but they were eventually eliminated by the Warriors. The Rockets also have other shortcomings, such as their free throw shooting percentage is too low. Last season, whether in the regular season or the playoffs, the Rockets often shot free throws between 50% and 60%, and their free throw ability was very poor.

This also shows that Rockets players are not attentive when practicing free throws off the court. They are not a team that can win by shooting and free throws. Most of the time, they can win more games by relying on overall tactics and defense. If the Rockets' free throw shooting percentage remained stable last season's playoffs, the Warriors won't eventually defeat the Rockets and enter the second round.

So, this summer's offseason, I believe that the task set by the Rockets management and coaching staff for the players is to practice free throws. We see that in the offseason, whether it is their star center Shin Kyung, power forward Smith Jr., Ethan, or guard Shepard, they all practice shooting and free throws during training.

So, in today's Rockets' victory over the Hawks, we saw a surprising data: in this game, the Rockets got a total of 35 free throws, and they scored 30 of them and only lost 5 goals. In this game, the Rockets' free throw shooting percentage is as high as 85.7%. If the Rockets can maintain such a free throw shooting percentage in the playoffs next season, the Rockets are really not far from the championship. In 17 minutes of this game, Shin Kyung made 5 of 7 shots and also made two three-pointers, scoring 19 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 blocks in the whole game. More importantly, his free throw shooting percentage was as high as 100%. Shin Kyung made 7 free throws in this game, and he is no longer the player whose free throw shooting percentage hovered at around 70% last season.

It is also worth mentioning that the Rockets' newly signed base salary guard Okogi got 10 free throws in this game, and he also scored 8 of them. It seems that Rockets players have indeed put in hard work on basic skills during the offseason, especially Shin Kyung - not only has he become one of the best players in the European Championships, but also has also practiced quite well this summer in improving his personal free throwing skills.

Although the sample of a preseason game is too small, judging from the current details and data, the Rockets are indeed practicing free throws hard, and they finally saw the effect after hard practice in the preseason game. Shin Kyung's biggest weakness is no longer defense, but his free throws. However, seeing Shin Kyung's free throws from 7 to 7, we know that Shin Kyung has truly become a super center. He has no shortcomings in both offense and defense and free throws. He is also one of the best passers-by players among the Rockets. With Shin Kyung here, the Rockets are guaranteed to enter the playoffs in the new season, and Durant's performance will determine the upper limit of the Rockets in the new season.

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