Scoring 17+5+3 caps and 1 break! The Rockets veteran supports the inside line, renews his contract this summer, and keeps him with an increase of 8 million yuan.

The 6 playoff games between the Rockets and the Warriors actually caused the most headache for the Warriors, neither the Rockets' defender Jaylen Green, nor Alperen Shinkyung, nor Van Vreet, who performed poorly in the first three games. The Rockets' tall center Adams, who is the target of fear for the Warriors.

In the playoffs, Adams played all 6 games. With his help, the Rockets went from 1:3 behind to two consecutive games to the current 3:3. Although Adams lacks the ability to attack independently in the interior, he can score points with frontcourt rebounds and score points, and can also catch passes and "eat cake". During the game, we saw Shin Kyung sending a wonderful pass to Adams many times. The two Rockets' tower connections made the Warriors unable to defend.

More importantly, Adams formed the Rockets' double tower lineup with Shin Kyung on the court, which directly faced the Warriors' shortcomings and made the Warriors' inside line unable to defend at all. And on the offensive end, if the Warriors defenders break through, they will face Adams' block. So on both offense and defense, Adams can be said to have dominated the inside, and the double tower lineup formed by him and Shin Kyung has become an important guarantee for the Rockets to win.

Because the Rockets performed very well in the interior, veteran Van Vreett was able to suddenly explode after three games. So, from Adams' performance in this series, we can see how important he is. We can see from Coach Cole's "cutting Adams" tactic. Coach Cole clearly stated that he would "cut" Adams off the field, but Adams still used his stable free throw to keep himself on the field, especially in the previous game.

I believe everyone also watched that game. Under the influence of Warriors players' frequent use of the "cut Adams" tactic, Adams made 9 of 16 free throws in the game, with a shooting percentage of more than 50%. Uduka trusts Adams infinitely and keeps him on the court. Even if some balls failed to hit the penalty, the Rockets still chose to trust him. So, what is causing the Warriors the most headache now is not Shin Kyung, Van Vreet and Jaylen Green, nor Amen and Dillon Brooks, but their inside player Gaota Adams. Adams is not on the court, and the Rockets have completely adopted two sets of tactics. When Adams was on the court, the Rockets obviously had an absolute advantage.

So, no matter whether the Rockets can win the tiebreak or not, Adams must stay in the team. Because next season, the double tower combination of Adams and Shin Kyung will inevitably appear more in the regular season and even in the playoffs. If the Rockets want to go further, they must use such inside combinations more.

Adams' annual salary this season is 12 million, which is also the last year of his contract. Adams will be a full free agent this summer's offseason. It is said that many teams have taken a fancy to Adams' performance in the playoffs and want to sign him at a high price. Among them, the Lakers are even more coveted by Adams' performance.

However, the Rockets should strive for Adams and make every effort to renew his contract and keep him on the team. Adams is not actually old. He is only 31 years old and his golden period is about 3-4 years left. So if the Rockets want to keep Adams, even if the Rockets increase their annual salary by 8 million, it is not expensive to keep Adams with an annual salary of about 20 million. After all, Adams' performance in the playoffs is really critical for the Rockets.