The Rockets play against the Cavaliers away from home! Are the two teams locked in a battle with each other? Udoka may change his formation, and the dual-center mode can be restarted

In the next game, the Rockets' opponent is the powerful Cavaliers. The Cavaliers were one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference last season, and they were the Eastern Conference regular season champions last season. This season, the Cavaliers' record is also good. They are now 10 wins and 5 losses, ranking second in the Eastern Conference, only slightly worse than the Pistons. But in the Eastern Conference, they are also one of the top teams. In the entire league, the Cavaliers are also strong contenders for the championship.

The Rockets are full of injured players in this game. Finney Smith and Ethan are naturally unable to play. Both of them are injured. Ethan, in particular, has a new injury. He will be out for 4 to 6 weeks before he can return. The Rockets will have to wait at least a month before they can welcome back this super sixth man off the bench. The main point guard VanVleet will definitely not be able to play because he was injured this season and was reimbursed for the season. Therefore, against Mitchell, the core of the Cavaliers, the Rockets must have Amen Thompson to restrict him, otherwise it will not be a problem for Mitchell to easily score three or forty points. In the previous game, the Cavaliers easily defeated the Bucks. Mitchell scored 37 points in the game and led the team to win.

The strength of the Cavaliers is not only their All-Star guard Mitchell, but also their twin tower combination. Mobley and Jarrett Allen are the core of this team's interior. Mobley is good at defense, but his low-post offensive ability and outside three-point shooting ability are also quite good. In the previous game against the Bucks, Mobley scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 block.

Jarrett Allen, as the inside center, scored 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block in this game. Although the statistics of the two players seem to be relatively average, they are very capable of protecting the basket in the interior and the defensive area is also very large. Although the Cavaliers' forward line is not strong, their inside line can be said to be at the top level in the league. Both players are defensive warriors. Therefore, if the Rockets want to win the next game, they must have an inside confrontation with the Cavaliers.

The Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. may not play, because the news given before the game is that Smith is doubtful for this game due to a knee injury. If he doesn't play, the Rockets will change their lineup and there will be some adjustments to the starting lineup. Finney Smith and Ethan can't play either, so the Rockets may not necessarily put Shepard in the starting lineup. After all, that would reduce the defensive intensity and overall height of the Rockets' starting lineup. In order to counter the Cavaliers' twin towers, the Rockets can only arrange their own two-center lineup. In fact, in the first two games of this season, the Rockets used Adams and Shen Jing to form a twin-tower lineup to start. Now Uduka can completely copy this lineup.

It is expected that in the next game, if Smith Jr. does not play, the Rockets' starting lineup should be: point guard Amen Thompson, shooting guard Okogie, small forward Durant, Shen Jing will return to the main power forward position, and Adams will serve as the starting center. After all, Adams performed well in the previous game. He easily grabbed 13 rebounds, including 8 offensive rebounds; while Shen Jing scored 30 points in the previous game and also grabbed 8 offensive rebounds. The Cavaliers' twin towers will clash with the Rockets' twin towers.

In this game, although both teams have top stars on the outside: the Rockets have Durant and the Cavaliers have Mitchell - the winner should still depend on the inside. In the duel between the twin towers, whoever has the advantage will have a chance of winning for their team. Capela, another center of the Rockets, should also be useful in the next game.