26 turnovers are difficult to pass for Name Udoka

It’s an understatement Houston played last night against the team from Jazz quickly exceeded… and in the assumed “tanking” mode. At +16 after 12 minutes, then +21 at halftime, the Texans were up by as many as 33 points before giving up and eventually won 125-105.

One would think soMaking Udoka had a good night overall, but that would be to ignore the demands of Houston’s coach, who didn’t appreciate the frivolity of his players with the ball in hand. For him, 26 turnovers (a franchise record this season) will remain a big black mark of the evening.

“It was just carelessness. And it wasn’t because of pressure or traps or blitzes. We lost nine in the first quarter, so five in the first seven possessions. You can’t beat a real team, a better team, with that many.”, said the Name of Udoka.

Second booster in two days

The statistic is even more alarming because it comes two days after a game in which the Rockets faltered at Madison Square Garden after blowing an 18-point lead in the final period. And the 19 turnovers that Kevin Durant and his team lost that night were already very difficult to come by.

“We were coming off a fourth quarter against New York where we had already lost nine possessions. There, I think we were up 11 at halftime. We insisted on it, we made a video before we came back, and we still had to lose six in the third quarter and eight more in the fourth. This is not acceptable.”he continued.

Amen Thompson led the way with six turnovers, followed by Kevin Durant and Jabari Smith Jr. with four each. Fortunately for Houston, the former made up for it with offensive efficiency (20 points on 8/9), the latter with his 12 assists, and the third with skill from the outside (6/11) to fuel his 31 points.

“26 turnovers is too many, but I appreciated the sense of urgency we showed to move the ball and score”put KD into perspective. “I still think the concentration level could have been better. Especially after the first quarter, where we led 38-22, and where they got back to five points too quickly, for my taste and ours. Then we picked up the pace a little bit. We just have to be better at the beginning of the second and fourth quarters, especially when we are leading by no more than ten points, so we have to relax in the match and think about going forward. looking for a win.

Winning should not overshadow this bad habit. Apart from the results, their coach will obviously expect to turn the corner at this point from tomorrow night against the Kings.