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On December 17, Beijing time, the Rockets lost 103-116 to the Knicks and suffered two consecutive defeats. The team trailed by 16 points 33-49 in the second quarter, but ultimately failed to complete a super reversal, and four "accidents" rewrote the outcome of the game.
Tate had 20 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists
The Rockets attacked quite well at the start of the game, with Gordon leading Matthews, Tate and Theis and Martin Jr. to tackle baskets in a row, always able to bite the point difference, but the first accident came.
First, the Knicks' three-pointer was unexpectedly accurate.
The Rockets are able to eat and drink on the inside and work very the defensive end, but the Knicks are ridiculously accurate in the first quarter, Randle, Quickley and McBride hit 2 three-pointers each, the Knicks 7 of 11 three-pointers in the single quarter, the Rockets 2 of 11 three-pointers, plus the Knicks 8 of 8 free throws on the free throw line, the Rockets 3 of 2 of 3, the team fell behind 9 points 30-39.
Second, Augustine and Shen Jing are accidentally lost.
Augustine contributed 4 points and 3 assists on 1-of-5 shooting
Augustine and Shin Kyung are the dual core of the Rockets bench, the game against the Hawks is the two of them together, but after today's debut, Augustine was targeted by Quickley, Shin Kyung was targeted by Robinson, the two were only 2 assists in the entire first half of the first half but there were 4 turnovers, the Rockets once fell behind by 16 points 33-49, and Tate stepped forward in the predicament.
Shin Kyung contributed 1 point, 1 assist and 4 turnovers on 0-of-3 shooting
Facing Randall, Tate completely froze him with excellent confrontational ability and defensive awareness, limiting the opponent to 2 of 6 in a single quarter and only scoring 5 points to contain the Knicks offensive leader, on the offensive end, Tate also had 8 points to score, plus bench Christopher 8 points in the single quarter, the Rockets chased the halftime score to 51-57, but the third accident came.
3. Brooks was injured unexpectedly.
As the team's starting quarterback, Brooks contributed 3 points and 1 steal in the first quarter, did not play again from the second quarter, and then gave the news from the front, his calf discomfort will not play again, the team originally lacked Porter, Green, House and other 3 outside lines, Augustine's performance in this game is still sluggish, Brooks can not play, the Rockets are overstretched.
Gordon had 5 points and 9 assists
But the Rockets are really tenacious, easy to fight again, Tate and Theiss jointly played to contribute 10 points, Matthews finally hit a three-pointer in the 5th shot, and twice caused a three-point foul penalty basket to contribute 10 points in a single quarter, the Rockets still once chased the score to 74 draws, but the fourth accident came.
Fourth, Tate accidentally got into foul trouble.
Tate's ability to limit Randall was the key to the Rockets' ability to level, but in the following game, Tate was whistled twice in a row, and the individual 4 fouls were in foul trouble, and his game allowed the Knicks to ease the offensive pressure and then lead 84-82 into the final quarter; and at the beginning of the fourth quarter when Tate led the bench, he was again blown to foul the individual 5 fouls, and the Knicks fixed the score at 102-87 to make the game suspenseful.
Theth had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks
At this point, Tate 20 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Theth 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, the Rockets once wiped out the 16 points difference in the case of the final rout, as mentioned above, four accidents caused. The Knicks' divine three-pointer in the first quarter established an advantage, Augustine and Shin kyung unexpectedly lost both, Brooks also injured, plus Tate was blown by the referee at home to get into foul trouble, so that the Rockets had to swallow the bitter fruit of two consecutive defeats.