Live Bar December 19, NBA regular season, Rockets away to challenge the Pistons. The Rockets have recently returned to normalcy after a staggering seven-game winning streak, with a recent two-game losing streak, but the team is still suffering from injuries, and both Gordon and Wood can play this game. The Pistons are making strides toward next year's high picks, having suffered 13 consecutive defeats and the lowest winning percentage in the league. At the beginning, the two sides played against each other, hitting three consecutive points, the Rockets multi-point blossomed to take a 9-2 lead, and the Rockets had an 8-point advantage at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Rockets easily took a double-digit lead inside and outside, the Pistons struggled to catch up, and Gordon and Wood joined forces to help the Rockets maintain their advantage, and the Rockets led by 13 points at 62-49 at halftime. In the second half, the Pistons took the lead in playing 9-3 to narrow the point difference, the Rockets found their form in time, Matthews hit another three points to stabilize the situation, and the Rockets completed consecutive blocking steals in the final stage, still entering the final quarter with a 13-point advantage. In the fourth quarter, the Rockets extended the point difference to 20 points in a wave of 7-0. The Pistons picked up in time, playing a 15-5 attack wave through an aggressive scramble to close the score, the Rockets hit two three-pointers in a row to stabilize the situation, and Wood blossomed inside and outside to score 5 consecutive points to kill the game. In the end, the Rockets took the Pistons lightly on the road, ending a 2-game losing streak while giving their opponents 14 consecutive defeats.

Data from both sides:
Rockets (10-20): Wood 21 points, 8 boards and 2 assists, Gordon 18 points, 5 assists and 2 assists, Matthews 16 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks, Tate 11 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 3 assists, Christopher 10 points, 4 boards and 7 assists, Nwaba 13 points, 7 boards and 2 blocks, Martin 10 points and 11 boards
Pistons (4-24): Cunningham 21 points, 7 boards and 11 assists, Sadiq Bay 23 points, 4 boards and 3 assists, Stewart 16 points and 8 boards, Hayes 8 points, 4 boards and 10 assists, Diallo 8 points, 3 boards and 2 breaks, Frank Jackson 12 points and 3 boards, Garza 9 points and 3 boards
At the beginning of the game, Gordon scored the first goal of the game, the Pistons frequently scored 8 points in a row on the inside line, and the Rockets fired three three-pointers in a row to take the lead. After the timeout, the two sides continued to rain three points, the Pistons also hit three three-pointers in a row, and Matthews, who had just turned to the contract, also had three points, and the two teams were tied. The Rockets continued to exert their strength, multi-point blossom to play 9-2 lead again, the Pistons attacked the inside line to take 5 points in a row and stubbornly bite. Augustine also had three points, and Cunningham hit two foul shots to end the first quarter with the Rockets taking a 38-30 lead.
In the second quarter, Augustine hit another three-pointer, Sagu also played a 2+1 whistle, and the Rockets easily widened the point difference to more than 10 points. Adjusting back to Lyles' three-pointer to stop the bleeding, the two teams then fell into a stalemate, missing consecutive shots. Wood's dunk broke the deadlock, and both teams continued to score points on the inside, but the point difference remained around double digits. Gordon continued to play efficiently, breaking through the layup and then feeding Martin, Diallo caused two fouls and one shot, Christopher pressed the whistle to hit, and the Rockets led 62-49 at halftime.
Easy to fight again, the Pistons took the lead, Cunningham attacked and defended to complete the steal and hit two goals in a row, and after Bei hit a three-point shot, the Pistons hit a 9-3 small climax to stop the Rockets. After the adjustment, Wood's three-point deficit, the two teams began a tug-of-war, Tate continued to attack the inside line, Matthews three-pointers, the Pistons hit two three-pointers in a row to return a wave of 8-0 point difference. Martin hit a three-pointer and assisted on Wood's basket, the Rockets completed consecutive block steals, Sagu high-handedly assisted Nwaba, and then grabbed the rebound in front of the court to make a basket, Hayes hit the stop bleeding, and the Rockets still led by 13 points after the third quarter of 88-75.
In the final quarter, Nwaba scored five consecutive points to help the Rockets play 7-0 to extend the point difference to 20 points. The Pistons continued to scramble for rebounds in the front court to take a second offense to stop the bleeding, and Sagu and Tate successively went inside to stabilize the situation. Cunningham back-passed to assist his teammates to hit a three-pointer, and then he singled it out. After the timeout, Gordon bounced in three-point luck, Matthews also had three points, and the Rockets firmly occupied the initiative on the court. Wood blossomed inside and out to score 5 consecutive points to kill the game. In the end, the Rockets took the Pistons lightly on the road, ending a 2-game losing streak while giving their opponents 14 consecutive defeats.
Both sides started:
Rockets: Christopher, Gordon, Matthews, Tate, Wood
Pistons: Hayes, Cunningham, Diallo, Sadiq Bay, Stewart
(Dream of The Sealed Heart)