In an NBA regular season game that ended in the early morning, the Rockets fought 4 quarters on the road, and finally defeated the Pistons 116-107, while the Rockets were 20 points ahead of the opponent at most in the fourth quarter, and finally the garbage time was stubbornly chased by the other side, only to narrow the score to single digits, but the whole game, the Rockets firmly occupied the field advantage shortly after the opening, taking a 38-30 lead in the first quarter, rewriting the score to 62-49 leading by 13 points in the third quarter, and the two sides played a draw in the third quarter. Still going into the fourth quarter with a 13-point advantage, the final quarter began to widen the point difference to 20 points, making the game lose suspense. Although the Pistons are also league fish, the way the Rockets win is pleasing to the eye, and they really play a multi-point blossoming team offensive concept.
In this game, the Rockets scored a total of 7 players in double figures, and among the 9 players who appeared in regular time, only Augustine and Shin Kyung scored single digits, but also scored 8 points and 9 points respectively, almost in double figures. Veteran Gordon once again played an efficient performance dream back to the peak, the newly regular Matthews proved that his contract was worth it, and Nuwaba's state recovery continued to seize the opportunity to prove himself.
Gordon started the game, played 28 minutes, shot 7 of 11, 3 of 4 from three points, and 1 of 2 from the free throw line, very efficiently cut down 18 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 2 steals, becoming a hero for the Rockets to win the ball, and also a needle in the field. The family has an old treasure, and now Gordon is exactly the leader of the Rockets, and he has once again played a state comparable to the peak, constantly improving his trading value.
Matthews had just signed a four-year, $8.2 million regularization contract with the Rockets before this game, officially bidding farewell to the fate of short work, and in this game, Matthews played well again, playing 36 minutes, 6 of 12 shots, 4 of 3 points, cutting 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 block of the offensive and defensive all-around performance, continuing to show the potential to become a high-quality 3D. It is worth mentioning that in the 4-year 8.2 million US dollar contract signed by Matthews with the Rockets, only the first year is fully guaranteed, the annual salary is 2 million, and the next 3 years of the contract are non-guaranteed, which requires him to continue to play a stable performance and ensure that he is not cut by the Rockets, and the contract will be converted to a guarantee contract. It can be said that the Rockets locked in such a high-quality 3D with a contract with almost zero risk and low price, which is really worth the money.
Nuwaba also played well in this game, he played 17 minutes off the bench, 5 of 9, 3 of 3 three-pointers, 1 of 2 from the free throws, contributed a bench-high 13 points, and 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, also offensive and defensive, and for a long time, Nuwaba was abandoned by Silas, until the last few games when the team was short of manpower, Nuwaba was re-enabled, and Nuwaba also seized the opportunity to recover and once again proved that he could contribute on the field. Shows the high quality of a professional player. For the Rockets, the rebuilding team, the 28-year-old Nuwaba is actually difficult to be part of the team's plan, but with his good performance, he is likely to become a chip in the Rockets trade in the future, and also become a defensive puzzle that many playoff teams want to introduce.
Among the other players, Wood scored 21 points and 8 rebounds against the old master, the player with the most points in the team, and also showed his value. Jesse Tate scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Christopher contributed 10 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, the youngster who is considered to be too unique is constantly learning to share the ball under the system of Silas, and Martin Jr. contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds in this game, and the performance is still outstanding. Shin Kyung had nine points, five rebounds and four assists, and Augustine had eight points, one rebound and two assists. It has to be said that today's Rockets have completely shaken off the slump of 15 consecutive losses, and although they will now lose many games, the team's team play on the court shows that Silas's offensive philosophy is effective.