12 goals to cut 37 points! Butler tough guy nature, Gordon 15 points powerless to return to the sky, Wood is the biggest failure!
Beijing time on January 1, the Rockets home to meet the Heat, this game Lowry came back to join hands with Butler, returned to the Toyota Center again, Lowry to the young players to bring "experience", although the feel is sluggish, the whole field 11 in 3 contributed 12 points, the efficiency is indeed the highest in the whole field, making foul skills so that the Rockets will "gain a lot", while Butler slashed 37 points to show the true color of the tough guy, the final stage of the Rockets had the opportunity to equalize the score, helpless team cohesion is too poor, Wood is the biggest failure, Gordon is also powerless, In the end, the Heat won 120-110 against the Rockets to usher in a five-game winning streak.
First look at the data, the Heat Side Butler 37 points and 2 assists, Hiro 16 points 9 boards, Lowry 12 points 3 boards, Gay 17 points 4 boards, Juve Seth 10 points 13 boards, Rockets side Gordon 15 points 4 assists, Green 16 points 3 boards, Wood 18 points 7 boards 4 assists, Tate 22 points 7 boards, Porter 7 points 4 boards, Nwaba 7 points 10 boards.
The first quarter began, the two teams felt hot, Gordon joined forces with Wood to hit two three-pointers, Lowry and Butler were not ambiguous, immediately two three-point responses, Green continued with three-point firepower on the outside line, Butler converted the offense and then took 2 points, just when the score was deadlocked, the Heat bench powered, Gay single-quarter three-pointers in a row to open the score, the Heat a wave of 20-6 to establish an 11-point lead to end the first quarter.
Back in the second quarter, the Rockets were obsessed with outside projection, Porter joined hands with Sagu to hit two more three-pointers, Gay felt the same, constantly killing to expand the advantage, but the Rockets' outside feel slightly declined, the Heat hit a 13-0 climax, once leading by 24 points, the Rockets in the collapse, the veteran Gordon stepped forward to shoot three points, Tate continued to feel also has three points, Green played the strength of the list, even the sudden belt shot and then took 7 points, the first half ended the Rockets 60-74 behind the Heat.
The third quarter continued, Green still hit three more points, Butler stormed the box to create damage, Nwaba joined forces with Gordon to narrow the point gap with three points, but the Rockets' offensive continuity was not strong, and they would relax when they saw catching up with the score, Smith hit two three-pointers in a row to stop the Rockets, Brooks outside the line was able to respond, and the Heat maintained a 13-point lead after the third quarter.
Back in the fourth quarter, Martin even shot with a penalty to get 4 points, the Rockets side of the hottest feel is Gordon and Tate, the two successively hit the basket to chase points, leading the team to play 8-1 climax to close the score, this time Butler stood out, two consecutive 2 + 1, to the young general at the same time, but also help the team to stabilize the advantage, but Hiro and Lowry can provide fire support, Gordon's role is seriously reduced, Potter and Green a mess, can only rely on Tate bitter support, obviously two fists are difficult to fight four hands, and finally the Heat successfully closed the game.
This game rocket is not without a chance to reverse, the last quarter also played an offensive climax, but porter and Wood personal brainless offense buried several good opportunities, the rocket tactical system itself is not clear enough, Wood likes to float on the outside line to shoot three points not to say, but also like their own singles, afraid of poor performance by Shin Kyung to seize the core position, Porter also mentality, 11 in 3 efficiency still dare to single, if the key moment, can give Gordon and Tate more ball rights may be different results may be different, Of course, the Heat team basketball is still efficient, with Butler as the core, Lowry, Hiro and other people firepower output, not to mention the substitute Guy also played an explosive performance.