Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets are 0-2 after following up their double additional time loss to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder on opening night time with a 115-111 dwelling loss to the Detroit Pistons on Friday.
“Teaching employees is pissed off, gamers are pissed off,” he mentioned. “We wish a greater consequence, and it is early, too. So for us to really feel that approach I like that sort of power.”
“We’ve championship-level expectations, so simply attempting to play our greatest recreation each recreation,” Amen Thompson mentioned. “You understand, dangerous video games occur, however we’re nonetheless attempting to win these.”
The Rockets are trying to find a method to generate offense whereas balancing the energy of their protection with their double-big lineup.
“That’s why coaches receives a commission the large bucks; they received to make these powerful selections,” mentioned Durant.
“It’s all the time good having a flexible group, however understanding when you throw these completely different lineups on the market, it is the hardest job as a coach. So we’ll be affected person and continue to grow and maintain figuring issues out. However defensively, we’re fairly strong,” mentioned Durant.
The Rockets’ beginning lineup of Thompson-Durant-Jabari Smith-Alperen Sengun-Steven Adams has received its minutes in each video games.
“That is the steadiness we have now (to seek out): when to play quick, when to sort of ease up a bit,” Durant mentioned. “And I feel we’re figuring that out. Offensively, the final two video games have not been what we would like it to be, however it was all the time gonna be a piece in progress, and we’re gonna get higher from it powerful two losses.”
