The Washington Wizards lost to the Houston Rockets last night, 135-112. Kevin Broom is out today, so I will fill in with his stats-based analysis. I won’t be as great as he is. But I’ll do my best.
First,
let’s look at the Four Factors.
The Good
- Strong individual showing by Alex Sarr: He logged 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting, grabbed 11 rebounds, dished four assists and also had a block. Sarr also made 2-of-3 three pointers.
- Kyshawn George almost has a double-double: The sophomore scored 16 points and dished 9 assists.
- Tre Johnson continues to show promise: The rookies scored 12 points and got the start.
- Marvin Bagley III was efficient: He was 4-of-4 from the field, scored 9 points off the bench.
- Wizards held their own in fast-break chances: The Wizards scored 15 of them, more than the Rockets. You want to see young teams do well in this area.
The Bad
- Rebounding deficit: The Wizards had 37 total rebounds vs the Rockets’ 53. Yikes!
- Shooting woes overall: Wizards shot 45.7 percent from the field and 39.5 percent from three. That’s not bad overall. But the Rockets shot 53.1 percent from the field and 48.8 percent from three.
- Deficit in the first half: They trailed 81-54 at half; gave up 42.6 percent shooting to Houston, who hit 55.6 percent shooting in that half. The scoring deficit was poor. But it’s even worse when you consider that the Wizards were doubled up on rebounds. Washington had 15, Houston had 33.
Washington will have some time off before hosting the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Hopefully, the rebounding deficit won’t be so drastic next time.
