On December 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Rockets challenged the Pacers back-to-back. Green officially returned in this game, his state is also very good, helping the team to keep clinging to the score, and after the third quarter of the game, it is more than 3 points; but the Pacers in the last quarter took a 17-3 lead, and the Rockets only scored 12 points in this quarter and failed to complete the reversal. In the end, the Rockets lost to the Pacers 106-118 and suffered a three-game losing streak.
Green returned from injury in this game and entered the starting lineup, teaming up with Gordon, Matthews, Tate and Wood. After the game began, the Pacers took the lead, but then Green hit 2 consecutive three-pointers to help the team reverse the score; but the Pacers immediately responded quickly, quickly regained the lead, and once established an 11-point advantage; and then Green hit a three-point series to help the team stabilize the situation, trailing by 5 points after halftime. In the second half, the Rockets found the outside touch and successfully overtook the score, but in the final quarter, the team's offense stagnated, scoring only 5 points for more than 8 minutes, and the Pacers opened up the point difference with a wave of attack, and finally lost the game.
On the Pacers side of this game, Sabonis Jr. and Brogdon were absent due to injury, which also had some impact on their strength. But this time the interior of Turner ushered in a big outbreak, facing Wood and Shen Jing, he had the absolute upper hand, 14 of 18 shots, got 32 points and 10 rebounds, don't look at him only sent 2 blocks, but the ability to protect the frame is very good, Wood's continuous interior line impact is fruitless.
In addition to Turner, LeVert had 24 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, Duarte 18 points and Lamb 16 points, five rebounds and five assists.
The Rockets' green played well and felt very hot, shooting 6 of 9 from outside the three-point line to score 20 points. Green had previously suffered a hamstring strain, missed 14 consecutive games, and returned to perform very well, but unfortunately the team still lost the game.
In addition to Green, the Rockets had 5 players in double figures, Wood had 22 points and 8 rebounds, Tate 18 points, Gordon 15 points, Shen Jing on the bench 10 points and 8 rebounds, Augustine 10 points, but unfortunately the team still lost the game. The main reason for the loss was the loss of the inside, only grabbing 28 rebounds, while the Pacers had 47 rebounds and an offensive rebound 15-8 lead.
After playing the third quarter, I thought the Rockets had a chance to win, but in the final quarter, the Rockets played more than 8 minutes and only scored 5 points, directly hit by the opponent. During this period, Wood's choice of a shot made Green very dissatisfied, and he wanted to create a foul on Turner's shot on the outside, but unfortunately the referee did not blow the penalty. This choice of shot, Green had some arguments with him, and Silas on the sidelines kept persuading. Don't look at Green and Wood both got 20+, but they didn't get a single point in the last quarter.