On December 19, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Rockets visited the Pistons home. The Rockets showed a good three-pointer after the opening, quickly establishing a lead through the player's sharp offense, and pulling the gap to double digits in the half game. In the second half, the Rockets still held the initiative on the court, and maintained a point difference of about 10 points with the Pistons. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Rockets played an offensive climax to open the point difference to a maximum of 20 points, and although the Pistons fought back at one point to reduce the point difference to 10 points, the Rockets still maintained the lead until the end of the game.
In the end, the Rockets took the Pistons 116-107 on the road and ended the losing streak. After this game, the Pistons suffered a 14-game losing streak, just one step away from equaling the Rockets' longest 15-game losing streak of the season.
Statistics
Rockets: Seven players on the team scored in double figures, Wood had 21 points and eight rebounds, Gordon had 18 points and five assists, Matthews had 16 points, five rebounds, three steals, 2 blocks, Tate 11 points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals, Christopher 10 points, four rebounds, seven assists, substitute Nuwaba 13 points and seven rebounds, Martin 10 points and 11 rebounds, Shin Kyung had 9 points, five rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Augustine had 8 points and 3 steals
Pistons: Four players in the team scored in double figures, Bay 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Cunningham 21 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals, Stewart 16 points and 8 rebounds, Hayes 8 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists, Diallo 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, substitute Jackson 12 points and 3 rebounds, Garza 9 points and 3 rebounds
The Star of the Field
Wood finished with 21 points and eight rebounds in the game and was the best player on the team. He scored consecutive points at key moments, helping the team to pull away the points gap, pouring out the Pistons' counter-attack momentum and winning the game for the Rockets.
Highlight moments
Gordon took the ball and broke through the layup
Augustine's brilliant martin dunk
Stewart brilliantly passed Diallo to complete the aerial difficulty to move to the basket
Shen Jing broke through with the ball to play 2+1
Shen Jing sent out the cover
Sadiq Bay broke through with the ball to complete the two-handed dunk
Cunningham snatched a quick attack dunk
Game review
At the start of the first quarter, Gordon scored quickly, taking the lead in scoring sports points for the Rockets. Bay broke through to a layup and Stewart scored on a jumper. Gordon responded to a layup, Bay hit from mid-range, rockets hit four consecutive three-pointers, and pistons hit three consecutive three-pointers in a row. Matthews scored on a layup, Diallo scored on a jumper, Tate hit from mid-range and Stewart made a layup. The Rockets hit a 9-2 offensive surge to take a nine-point lead. Lyles scored on a layup, with Augustine and Martin scoring consecutive points. The first quarter ended with the Rockets leading the Pistons 38-30.
At the start of the second quarter, Augustine hit a three-pointer and the Rockets took a double-digit lead. Jackson responded with three points, Shin Kyung scored a 2+1 layup, Nuwaba broke through to score, and Lyles hit a three-pointer. Wood scored from mid-range, Hayes scored on a layup, Tate and Wood hit consecutive hook-up hits, and Jackson scored on a layup. The Pistons scored six straight points to narrow the point gap to within 10 points. Wood scored on a layup, Gordon hit a jumper, Cunningham turned and scored on a jumper, and Gordon broke through to make a layup. Diallo scored consecutively and Christopher hit a layup. At the end of the half, the Rockets led the Pistons 62-49.
Easy side to fight again. Cunningham scored four straight points, Gordon hit a three-pointer, Bay and Wood scored three-pointers and Stewart made a layup. The difference between the two teams is always hovering around 10 points. Christopher hooked up and Hayes hit a three-pointer. The Rockets hit a 7-0 offensive surge, with the point difference stretched to 15 points. Cunningham and Bay hit back-to-back three-pointers and Jackson made a layup. The Rockets were once in a scoring drought, and Martin scored three points to stop the team. Wood made a layup, Bay scored with a dunk, Nuwaba and Shin Kyung completed the match, and Hayes scored on a jumper. The third quarter ended with the Rockets leading the Pistons 88-75.
At the start of the final quarter, the Rockets played a 7-0 offensive climax, successfully widening the point difference to 20 points. Garza made a layup, Jackson scored on a jumper, Shin Kyung made a layup, and Garza made up the basket. Tate scored on a layup, Garza hit a three-pointer, Cunningham scored on a jumper, and Garza scored on a jump shot, narrowing the gap between the two teams to 10 points. Gordon hit a three-point shot to stop the team, Cunningham scored on a jumper, Matthews responded with a key three-pointer, and the Rockets again took a 15-point lead. Lee scored on a layup and Wood scored five straight points to seal the victory for the Rockets. The Pistons failed to narrow the gap to less than 10 points, and the Rockets won the game.
Rockets: Christopher, Gordon, Matthews, Tate, Wood
Pistons: Hayes, Cunningham, Diallo, Sadiq Bay, Stewart
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)