After the disastrous away defeat, the Houston Rockets, whose strength has been greatly reduced, have returned to the home court and ushered in the challenge of the Knicks during the four-game losing streak.
In terms of the Rockets, although Wood continues to be absent, it is fortunate that Eric Gordon is returning, and whether the Rockets can defend the home court in this campaign is undoubtedly both an opportunity and a challenge for Gordon.
On the Knicks side, Barrett hung up the free card, and Derrick Rose got the opportunity to enter the starting lineup, trying to help Randle pick up the victory on the road and end the losing streak!
Finally, after 4 quarters of play, with the excellent play of Randall + Fournier, the Knicks, who were mainly anti-away, in the first half, they overpowered the Rockets and achieved a slight score advantage.
Although after returning from the second half, Matthews ushered in an outbreak in the third quarter, scoring 10 points in a single quarter, and Theis turned the tide on the inside, once helping the Rockets achieve a rebound in the score.
But in the last quarter of the decisive moment, Quakeley began to exert force, the outside line exploded into 5 three-pointers, completely took over the game, and ended the momentum of the Rockets trying to counterattack.
In the end, the Knicks also won 116-103 on the road to the Rockets, which was worth the trip and also gave the opponent rockets a 2-game losing streak!
In this game, the Knicks were all soldiers, playing a team attack of 5 people scoring in double figures and 3 people with 20+.
In the case of Randall + Fournier, the two main players, each performing their duties, the three tigers on the bench quackley + Mitchell Robinson + Miles McBride play, is particularly critical!
In this game, Quacliffe suddenly appeared, came off the bench for 30 minutes, shot 7 three-pointers from the middle and outside of the line, and scored a game-high 24 points, plus 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Among them, in the last quarter, he scored 15 points in a single quarter to usher in a big explosion of heroic performance, not only provided a powerful firepower for the Knicks, but also once became a difficult existence for the Rockets, for the team to win the road, made a great contribution!
In addition, as the inner pillar of the team, the performance of Mitchell Robinson in this game is also indispensable.
Mitchell Robinson was very efficient, shooting 8 shots and 8 shots, and he scored 17 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal and 3 blocks.
More importantly, In this game, Miro has not made a mistake personally, and I have to say that such a performance should indeed let the manager Thibodeau reconsider transferring him back to the starting line-up!
Of course, as the rookie of the team, in the case of Rose's injury in this campaign, the play of Miles McBride, who was in danger, is also remarkable.
McBride lived up to expectations in this game, playing 34 minutes, shooting 2 three-pointers on 6-of-11 shooting, contributing 15 points+ 3 rebounds + 9 assists + 4 steals, and successfully disrupting the Rockets' defensive plans!
On the other hand, the Rockets' performance in this game is obviously disappointing due to the team's 13-point defeat + 2 consecutive losing streaks at home.
After all, in the case of Tate + Theth at the same time cut 20+, the return of Eric Gordon in this game is indeed a bit unsatisfactory!
Eric Gordon was slightly sluggish in this campaign, starting 28 minutes, only 2 of 8 shots were not good, and the outside three-point shot was 4 of 0 and completely lost the crosshair.
He only scored 5 points + 9 assists in the game, and Eric Gordon personally made 4 turnovers, which wasted a lot of great opportunities to chase points!
Rationally speaking, in the absence of core Wood, Eric Gordon can not open the situation for a long time.
In the face of the Knicks who blossomed at multiple points, as well as the fiery Quirkley + Miró + McBride, the Rockets who worked hard for a whole game in this battle obviously had no choice but to admit it!