Back to the bottom of the West
The Houston Rockets are back in the bottom of the West, and although that wave of seven consecutive wins surprised everyone, the team's goal is still to swing after returning to reality. Jaylen Green didn't show the potential of a superstar, and maybe in time he'll be an All-Star, but it's clear that it's going to be a long time coming, and the Rockets should continue to mess up instead of waiting. In this game, the Houston Rockets are facing another team that is trying to rebuild, that is, the Indiana Pacers.
Trying to mess up, but not really, the Pacers' core lineup is still outstanding. Sabonis Jr. is arguably the most perfect interior in the small-ball era, turner also has three-point ability, and with the combination of Brogdon and Le Vere's backcourt, such a lineup does not play out results, which is really surprising.
The rocket collapsed at the end of the section
Sabonis Jr. was absent from the game, and in this case, Turner had 9 points and 5 rebounds on 4-of-5 shooting in the first quarter, Duarte also had 8 points and 1 assist, LeVert sent 7 assists although he shot 0 of 2, the team blasted 36 points in a single quarter, and the Rockets only scored 28 points, including Wood 10 points and 3 rebounds, Jaylen Green 6 points, 1 steal and 1 block. After returning from the second quarter, Green had 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Sagu had 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, and the Rockets scored 30 points in a single quarter.
The Pacers' offensive feel began to decline, turner and Le Vere each scored eight points, the team scored 27 points in a single quarter, and at the end of halftime, the Rockets were still five points behind the Pacers 58-63. In the second half, the Rockets' offense became better and better, Green scored 8 points and 1 assist, Wood and Gordon each scored 7 points, and the team scored 36 points in a single quarter, successfully surpassing the Pacers by 3 points. In the final quarter of the game, the Pacers directly played a 13-3 attack wave, again surpassing 7 points, and the Rockets had to call a timeout.
After the timeout returned, the Rockets still did not find a feeling, only 12 points in a single quarter, while the Pacers scored 27 points, and finally won 118-106 against the Rockets, successfully giving their opponents a three-game losing streak.
Green's comeback debut was stunning
This is the first game of Jaylen Green's return, still can not bring a victory for the team, but Green's performance is indeed very amazing, the whole game played 25 minutes, 7 of 14 shots, 9 of 6 three-pointers, got 20 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, the scoring efficiency is very good. Wood also had 22 points, eight rebounds and two assists, Tate had 18 points, four rebounds and one assist, Gordon had 15 points, five assists and three steals, Sagu on the bench had 10 points, eight rebounds and three assists, and Augustine had 10 points, 1 rebound and one assist.
The Rockets players performed very well, but the final collapse, only 12 points were scored, and the whole team only had 28 rebounds, such a number of rebounds, it is almost impossible to win. The Pacers' Turner had 32 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks, Duarte had 18 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, LeVert had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, lamb had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and the team grabbed 47 rebounds, 19 more than the Rockets. And the Pacers had 27 assists, compared to the Rockets' 16.