“We thought we were getting into stuff slow. I thought …
Amen Thompson pointed to tempo, decision-making, and defensive lapses as key factors after the Houston Rockets dropped Game 1 of their first-round series 107-98 to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night at Crypto. com Arena. “We thought we were getting into stuff slow.
I thought we could have been faster,” Thompson said. “Yeah, I wanted us to be faster. ” The Rockets struggled to consistently generate early offense against a disciplined Lakers defense that forced Houston into half-court sets.
Thompson stressed pace as a clear adjustment point heading into Game 2. “Just get it out off makes, off misses, get it out,” he said. “When me and Reed are in there, playing fast is to our advantage.
So just doing that I feel like it’s going to change a lot. ” TalkBasket This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: “We thought we were getting into stuff slow. I thought …