On December 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Rockets challenged the Cavaliers away. Today's Cavaliers have a new look, has been in the top eight in the East, this time they took the initiative at home, quickly pulled the point difference apart, established a 19-point lead in the first quarter, fell behind to 32 points in the second quarter, and left the Cavaliers 38-69 after half-time.
The Rockets suffered massive injuries in this game, with Porter Jr., Green and House continuing to be absent, and Gordon and Wood were also absent due to injuries. Silas also had no choice but to line up the starting lineup of Augustine, Brooks, Matthews, Tate and Theis.
After the game began, the Rockets were able to bite the score at the beginning, but after achieving 10-14, the Cavaliers blasted a wave of 21-6 attacks, pulling the point difference apart in one fell swoop. In this process, the rocket head coach Silas also suddenly left the game, the team also completely lost the main bone, the attack continued to hit the iron, can only watch the Cavaliers will be the point difference step by step, the first quarter 16-35 behind.
In the second quarter of the game, the Rockets' offensive end was still sluggish, the Cavaliers played more and more smoothly, and the point difference was further widened. Without Gordon, without Wood, the Rockets had no main offensive points, and head coach Silas was not there, and the game was also very chaotic. At one point, the Rockets would narrow some points, but the defensive end could not make an effective limit, and with Garland breaking through the layup in the final moments, the cavaliers led the Rockets 69-38, a full 31 points ahead.
The Rockets, who lacked major generals, failed to show better morale this time, and were completely suppressed by the opponent on the field, and the No. 16 show Shin Kyung became the only bright spot in the first half, scoring 9 points on 4 shots and 3 of 3, which was already the rocket's highest score in the half.
The Dark Horse Cavaliers in the East continued to run wild, establishing a 31-point lead in the first half, and this season is really not to be underestimated, with Garland scoring 17 points and O'Corro 11 points.