The Rockets play against the Jazz at home! The injury list is released: 3 veterans of the Rockets will be absent, and 5 players from the visiting team will not play.

After the Rockets easily defeated the Hawks on the road in the previous game, the Rockets did not have a game today, but they still trained. Tomorrow morning, the Rockets will continue their second preseason game at home. Their opponent is the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference. However, the Rockets should still be able to easily win this game, because the Jazz have announced their injury list for the next game.

According to reporter Andy Larson, five players of the Jazz will not play in the next game due to injuries: their star forward Markkanen will miss the game due to a left wrist contusion, center Kessler will miss the left shoulder bursitis, guard Collier will miss the right hamstring strain, substitute Filipovski will miss the game due to lower back injury management, and shooter Georges Niang will also miss the left foot stress reaction.

So, for the Jazz, their lineup was not strong enough and did not have too many star players. Now there are 5 players absent, and basically half of the main lineup will not play. In this case, even if the Rockets play with a semi-main lineup, they can easily defeat their opponents. After all, the Jazz were last in the Western Conference last season, while the Rockets were second in the Western Conference. Coupled with the star players such as Durant and Capela introduced by the Rockets this summer, defeating the Jazz should not be a problem. Although the Rockets' current backcourt duo of Amen Thompson and Shepard seems too immature, they are getting better all the time.

So let’s turn back and take a look at the Houston Rockets’ injury situation in the next game. According to Rockets coach Uduka, veteran Adams will not play in the next game because Adams is older and has suffered serious injuries, so he should take the initiative to rest in the second game.

Adams performed well in the previous game, scoring 8 points on 4-of-4 shooting, becoming Shen Jing's right-hand man. In addition to Adams, who will take a rest in the next game, the Rockets' Ethan's condition is yet to be determined. We need to see how his body feels before deciding whether he will play. However, Ethan should not have any major injuries. He is just doing injury management, and the probability of playing is about 50%.

In addition, two Rockets veterans, Finney Smith and VanVleet, will not play in this game: Finney Smith will miss the entire preseason due to an ankle injury. Everyone knows that VanVleet will be reimbursed for the season due to a torn cruciate ligament in his knee. Whether it is the preseason, regular season or playoffs, he will not play.

So what the Rockets can now determine is that the three veterans VanVleet, Adams and Finney Smith will all miss the second preseason game against the Jazz. Except for Ethan, who is yet to be determined, the rest of the players can play, especially Kevin Durant, who will make his debut for the Rockets in this game. I believe Durant will not let everyone down.

Considering that Durant is back for the Rockets, Shen Jing is in good form, and Davidson, the fourth point guard who has emerged as a dark horse, as long as the Rockets perform normally in the next game, it should be easy for them to defeat the Utah Jazz at home. However, while the Rockets are playing the game, they also need to pay attention to avoiding injuries to their players - VanVleet and Finney Smith have all been injured, and the Rockets can no longer reduce their numbers. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for them to get good results in the difficult start of the regular season.

Fortunately, the Rockets now have many players who can play, and even some veterans and fringe players have no chance to play at all. Even if some Rockets players are injured, I believe players from the Rockets' second and third lineups can also step up.

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