1.21 points per round! Durant is the first in the singles efficiency in the league, perfectly repairing the Rockets fatal shortcomings?

Last season, the Rockets performed well in almost every aspect, but one weakness cost them a heavy price. According to Cleaning the Glass, the Rockets ranked only 22nd in positional scoring efficiency, the worst among all 16 playoff teams, and it is especially difficult to score in one-on-one singles.

According to Genius IQ, whether in the regular season or the playoffs, the Rockets can only score 0.91 points per game in singles; only the Jazz, Wizards and Raptors have lower singles scoring efficiency than them. No outside players of the Rockets can create a stable and good shooting opportunity when facing the defensive position. Among all the players who have completed at least 100 singles, Van Vleet and Amen Thompson's singles efficiency is only better than 15% of the players, and Jaylen Green is only better than 12% of the players, and they are struggling in singles performance.

And Kevin Durant's joining changed this - not only is he better than the Rockets' previous options, he also led the league's singles list with an efficiency of 1.21 points per leg last season. Too low singles efficiency is a fatal shortcoming for the Rockets, and they are expected to solve this problem by introducing Durant. With Durant controlling the offense at a critical moment in the game, the Rockets will become a force in the Western Conference that should not be underestimated.

2024-25 season, the Rockets won 52 wins and 30 losses in the regular season, ranking second in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, the Rockets lost to the Warriors 3-4 and stopped in the first round. How far can the Rockets led by Durant go in the new season? Let's look forward to it together.