Prove yourself against your old club! Did the Rockets fail to show his ability on the offensive end?

In the previous NBA regular season, the Houston Rockets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies at home 124-109. After this game, the Rockets, who had won 5 consecutive games, improved their record to 5-2, and their ranking rose to 3rd in the Western Conference; the Grizzlies, who suffered 4 consecutive losses, saw their record drop to 3-6, and their ranking fell to 13th in the Western Conference.

Although the Grizzlies lost the game, the team's starting center Jock Landale actually performed well against his old club. Landale played 20 minutes and 32 seconds, shooting 4 of 7 from the field and 3 of 4 from beyond the three-point line. He scored 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block. He also had 2 turnovers and 3 fouls, with a plus-minus of -9. On the offensive end, Landale also showed quite good outside shooting ability with a limited number of shots and seized the opportunity to score some points. Not only that, Landale is also very active on the defensive end, and he can also have a certain effect on defense. Overall, Langdale was a relatively reliable player for the Grizzlies in this game. It's just that the performance of other players was too disastrous, and his efforts could not help the team turn the situation around, but he himself had worked very hard.

In the NBA regular season last season, Landale played a total of 42 times on behalf of his old club, the Houston Rockets, in 82 games, averaging 11.9 minutes per game. According to statistics, he had 4.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.2 blocks, 0.5 turnovers and 1.2 fouls, shooting 53.3% from the field, 42.3% from the three-point range, and 67.5% from the free throw line. In the playoffs, Langdale had no way to appear in the team's rotation. He only got one chance to play in total, and his playing time was only 4 minutes and 51 seconds. During this period, he made 1 of 2 shots and scored 2 points. No other data was recorded. Since the start of this season, Landale has averaged 23.9 minutes per game in the first 9 games, averaging 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game. He also has 1.2 turnovers and 3.3 fouls. His field goal percentage is 58.7%, his three-point shooting percentage is 59.1%, and his free throw percentage is 80%.

Due to the Grizzlies' internal injuries, Landale, who joined the team with a minimum salary contract this summer, directly became the team's starting center. With the increase in playing time and shots, Langdale's data has also exploded compared to previous seasons. In fact, from the Rockets' perspective, they have not been able to realize Langdale's potential in the past two seasons. Langdale is clearly capable of taking on more responsibilities on the offensive end, but his playing time has been inconsistent and he has been unable to exert his value. From the standard of a minimum-salary player, Landale's role is even higher than that of Clint Capela, whom the Rockets signed with a large sum of money this summer.