After the Rockets lost, Uduka confirmed Amen, Durant took the initiative to take responsibility, and made new demands by the way.

The Rockets lost the game against the Thunder and did not get a good start. For the Rockets, it is actually possible to find team problems early in the season. Of course, this game is not an ugly loss, there is still a lot of content. In addition, what we want to say is that after the Rockets lost, there was also a lot of information worthy of attention. After the Rockets lost, Uduka confirmed Amen, and Durant took the initiative to take responsibility and made new demands.

As one of the core members of the team, Amen also tried his best in this game. It was also very worrying to leave the field at the end of the game. So what’s going on with Amen now? Uduka also confirmed it after the game. Judging from the information given by Uduka, Amen suffered from calf cramps. As far as calf cramps are concerned, it's obviously a result of working too hard and the players exerting too much energy. Of course, don’t worry too much about this situation. The next games will not be a big problem.

In fact, after Amen left the game, the Rockets' problems were also exposed. The first is perimeter defense, which is really next level, which makes Alexander very comfortable. The second is that there is indeed a shortage of players at the point guard position. After Amen went down, Shepard came up. Not only is Shepard's defense very tight, but he is also a tool man on the offensive end and cannot execute Uduka's tactical intentions at all. Therefore, this team really cannot do without Amen, there is no doubt about this.

As the core of the team, Durant tried his best in this game, but he really couldn't play in the end. When Durant talked about the game after the game, he took the initiative to take responsibility without any cover-up. Durant admitted that he missed free throws in regular time and finally fouled to give his opponent the lead. In fact, Durant was right, this free throw really changed the direction of the game. But there is no way around it. Even a veteran like Durant cannot guarantee a 100% shooting rate.

It is worth mentioning that Durant also put forward new requirements for the team. Durant bluntly said that we end the game as a team. No one expects to throw in key goals in every anxious game. Durant's meaning is very clear. To put it bluntly, he must play team basketball instead of pinning his hopes on himself. In fact, Durant is not wrong. If the Rockets want to be stable and long-term, they must play team basketball instead of going down the same old path.

In general, the season opener against the Thunder also allowed the Rockets to get some verification, and they gained a lot from losing. For a team like the Rockets that wants to compete for the championship, it must try and make mistakes early and plug the team's loopholes in advance. After all, the competition in the Western Conference is fierce, and there is no time to do this in the later sprint. In addition, the Rockets' point guard position does need to be changed.