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Durant and the two recognized the No. 3 pick, and the Rockets impressed Antetokounmpo! Amen has flaws, and it is difficult for one person to win a big contract.

7:54pm, 10 November 2025【Basketball】

On November 10th, the Rockets played against the Bucks away from home. At the end of the game, the Rockets successfully defeated the Bucks 122-115. In fact, the Bucks had a chance to win the game in this game. Unfortunately, Antetokounmpo's performance was a bit poor at the critical moment in the fourth quarter. After all, the Bucks were lagging behind at the time. But if Antetokounmpo could steadily hit free throws, the Bucks would still have a chance to reverse the situation. Unfortunately, Antetokounmpo failed to seize the opportunity, and in the end the Bucks had no chance to reverse and lose the game. The reason why the Rockets were able to win the game was that although the performance of Durant and Shen Jing was very important, the performance of Rockets prospect Shepard was also crucial. His steals and three-pointers were one of the key factors for the Rockets to win, so after this game Shepard was also recognized by Durant and the two.

Durant said this after the game: Shepard is the key to us winning this game. He is the source of energy we need, and tonight is the night he plays a role. Uduka talked about Shepard in an interview after the game: He is becoming more and more confident and comfortable. Some teams will try to target him, hoping that he can last longer. We just need to find an open period and put him in the lineup, so he is a player who must be included in the rotation and can have an impact on both offense and defense. The team is trying to take advantage of Shepard's strengths and I believe he will come out on top pretty quickly. It can be seen that Durant and Uduka are very satisfied with Shepard's performance in the game, especially when Shepard plays aggressively, Uduka is also willing to keep Shepard on the court, so Shepard needs to maintain this performance in the next game.

After this game, reporters asked: The Rockets grabbed 20 offensive rebounds, why is it so difficult to stop them from rushing for rebounds? Antetokounmpo answered: First of all, they are a very tall team. Secondly, they may have the best offensive rebounders in today's game, like Capela, Adams, Shen Jing, and Amen. I think they are a team that competes very well for offensive rebounds. Obviously, the Rockets impressed Antetokounmpo in terms of rebounding. After all, the Rockets grabbed too many rebounds in this game, but the Rockets' second offense was not efficient, otherwise the Bucks would have a more difficult time in the game, but no matter what, the Rockets' advantage did make the Bucks feel uncomfortable.

Although the Rockets won the game, Amen did not play very well in this game. It can be said that Amen still has flaws. Although Amen's breakthrough ability is indeed very strong, and Amen can also help the team on the defensive end, the Rockets cannot rely on Amen's organization, and Amen's three-point shooting Shooting is also very unstable, which is why the Rockets are troubled by the organizational side, and this is also Amen's biggest trouble. After all, when Amen's organizational level generally does not have outside three-point shooting, in fact Amen's ball control deterrence is greatly reduced, that is, Durant and Shen Jing have efficient offensive efficiency in this game, otherwise it will not be easy for the Rockets to win.

At the same time, for the Rockets, it is difficult for one person to get a big contract. In fact, Ethan wanted to get a big contract during the offseason, but in the end Ethan failed to do so. Now Ethan needs to use his performance on the field to earn a big contract for himself, but in fact, it is not easy for Ethan to get a big contract. Although Ethan can indeed help the team on the defensive end, it is difficult for Ethan to get it just by defending. To get a big contract, Ethan needs to perform more on the offensive end, but Ethan's performance in outside three-point shooting is very unstable. At the beginning of the season, Ethan's offense was poor, but later he finally found some touch. Now in today's game, Ethan's offense has stagnated again. In today's game, Ethan made 0 of 5 three-pointers from outside. It can be said that when Ethan's touch is so unstable, it is very difficult for Ethan to get a big contract.