7+4+0 turnovers, another buzzer beater! Can the Rockets third point guard overwhelm Sheppard? Or may Uduka be reused again?

The Rockets' main point guard VanVleet was reimbursed for the season due to injury. As a result, only 17 of the 18-man Rockets lineup are left to play. And some two-way contract players, as well as Cameron Matthews, who has a training camp contract, will find it difficult to stay on the team. Of course, this does not include the 23-year-old point guard Davidson.

Although Davidson's performance in the Rockets' game against the Pelicans was average, and there was an empty basket that failed to score, he can pass the ball, hold the ball, and has good shooting ability. He is tall, strong and good at confrontation. Uduka personally named Davidson, saying that he can serve as both a point guard and a shooting guard. In fact, in this game, Davison served as the Rockets' small forward for a long time in the fourth quarter. At that time, the Rockets switched to a smaller lineup, and Davison's performance in the 3rd position was actually acceptable.

Davison, a two-way contract point guard who can play multiple positions, seems to have no problem staying with the Rockets, but I don't know if the Rockets can regularize his contract. Fortunately, two-way contract players have the opportunity to become a regular player after playing 50 games in the regular season, so the Rockets still have many opportunities to reuse Davidson. There is no need to rush to make him a regular player, because the Rockets currently have insufficient salary space and are still 1.2 million US dollars away from the first hard salary cap. It is a bit too early to make Davidson a regular player now.

The Rockets' point guard battle continues. Sheppard has already been transferred to the starting lineup. It is expected that in the regular season, he will also be the point guard in the Rockets' second lineup, rather than the point guard in the starting lineup. The Rockets tasted the sweetness of starting a big lineup in this game. The starting lineup composed of three towers, Smith Jr., Shen Jing and Adams, looks quite strong. They crush their opponents in terms of rim protection, rebounding and inside offense. Coupled with Durant in the backcourt and Amen Thompson who has improved his shooting ability, the Rockets' starting lineup should be able to continue.

The Rockets' third point guard, Aaron Holiday, actually performed quite well in this game, not only because he broke through for a layup at the last moment to score two points and delivered a buzzer-beater, but after Sheppard came on the bench in this game, Holiday's playing time did not shrink.

Holiday got 14 minutes of playing time in this game. He made 3 of 7 shots and 1 of 4 three-pointers. He scored 7 points and 4 assists. He also made 0 turnovers in the game. In other words, Holiday became the Rockets player with the second most assists in this game. The first was Shen Jing who had 7 assists.

Although Shepard made 4 of 8 shots in 19 minutes and scored three three-pointers in this game, he scored 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, and 1 steal. However, Shepard's biggest problem is his lack of defensive ability. He is often passed by the opponent, and it is difficult to influence the opponent in confrontation. Compared with him, Holiday is obviously much more stable. Holiday has better passing ability and better defensive ability. His shooting ability is no worse than Shepard.

Holiday, the third point guard, has every chance to overtake Sheppard and become the Rockets' second point guard besides Amen Thompson in the new season. After all, Holiday of the Rockets last season defeated Shepard in the middle of the season, regained the second point guard position, and became VanVleet's main substitute.

Now through this game, we have not only seen Holiday who scored 7 points and 4 assists in a single game, but his kills at critical moments are even more impressive. Being able to play key balls is a skill that the Rockets value very much. Therefore, compared with the young Shepard, it is obvious that the third point guard Holiday is expected to surpass the 21-year-old Shepard and be reused by Rockets coach Uduka.

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