Live Bar Jan. 1, the Rockets, who suffered five consecutive defeats, sat at home to meet the Heat with four consecutive wins, and with lowry's comeback, he and Butler ushered in a long-lost game of the same game. The Rockets had a good start in the first quarter and maintained a slight advantage, but the Heat welcomed the Odds in the rotation stage, Gay came off the bench with three consecutive three-pointers to rewrite the script, and the Heat hit five three-pointers in the first quarter and sent a 20-6 offensive move to open the score. The Second Quarter Heat situation was good and continued to fire, a wave of 13-0 offensive in the middle of the quarter was the biggest 24-point lead of the game, fortunately, the Rockets' recovery in the late state did not let the game lose suspense early, driven by Green's 7 consecutive points, the Rockets responded to the 20-6 offensive climax and chased the point difference to 14 points into the second half. The Heat's offensive in the second half was obviously not as strong as in the first half, and the Rockets began to fight back on the ground to continue to eat into the point difference, and a wave of 8-1 offensive at the beginning of the final quarter narrowed the point difference to 6 points to rekindle the suspense, but at the critical moment Butler scored 8 points in a row to withstand the pressure, and then Hiro and Lowry both won the heat to hold the victory. In the end, the Heat shot down the Rockets on the road to usher in a five-game winning streak, while the Rockets suffered six consecutive losses.
Both sides of the data
Heat (23-13): Butler 37 points, 2 assists, Hiro 16 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, Juventus set 10 points and 13 rebounds, Gay 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Martin 11 points and 6 rebounds, Lowry 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Silva 2 points and 7 rebounds.
Rockets (10-26): Green 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Gordon 15 points and 4 assists, Wood 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Tate 22 points and 7 rebounds, Porter 7 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Nwaba 7 points, 10 rebounds, Christopher 7 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
The first quarter began with two teams coming up to open a wave of efficient attacks that can be called bulletless, the Rockets side of Gordon and Wood two three-point team to open the situation, the Heat is Lowry and Butler return two three-pointers, the opening attack of the two teams are evenly matched, Green also hit a three-pointer on the outside shortly after, but the Heat did not follow the opponent to blindly attack the outside line, instead led by Butler continuously impacted the basket attack and opponent around. The Rockets had the upper hand in this wave, and Christopher came off the bench with three points. However, everything changed with the appearance of the Heat's replacement Gay, the youngster came on and hit three consecutive three-pointers to rewrite the script, and soon after Highsmith and Hiro also contributed two three-point shots, the Heat ended the first quarter with a 20-6 offensive 20-6 attack.
The Rockets continued their outside offensive style at the beginning of the second quarter, Porter and Sagu hit three consecutive points to grab the Rockets, but the Heat have been implementing the way of playing under the basket, Gay and Stauskas have made fouls to go to the free throw line, and as the Rockets' feel declines, the Heat have widened the point difference to 24 points with a wave of 13-0 attacks. The Rockets found their hand in time when the situation was about to collapse, Gordon and Tate's two three-point shots were timely rain, and at the end of the period, Green scored 7 consecutive free throws to carry the team, and the Rockets returned a wave of 20-6 offensive to recover part of the disadvantage. At halftime, the Heat led the Rockets 74-60.
Returning from rest, Green continued to hit long-range shots from the outside, while the Heat side was constantly pounding into the paint with Butler and Hiro to take the lead. However, this quarter's tug-of-war Heat did not have the absolute upper hand in the first half, on the contrary, the Rockets found a feel in the case of the situation, Nwaba and Gordon then both hit three points, the Rockets forced the disadvantage to near 10 points waiting for the opportunity to counterattack. In the final moments, both teams found the feeling to start the attack, the Heat on the Side Haysmith hit two consecutive three-pointers to withstand the Rockets' onslaught, and the Rockets also had two three-pointers, and the Heat still maintained a 13-point advantage at the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter, the Rockets took the lead, Martin Jr. scored a key 4 points with consecutive free throws, and with Gordon and Tate constantly pounding the basket to score goals, the Rockets' opening 8-1 offensive narrowed the point difference to 6 points to rekindle the suspense. However, at the critical moment Butler continued to play a tough 2+1 to stabilize the situation, but you have Butler and I also have Tate, who also took 5 points in a row to fight back, but at the critical moment Butler had a helper, Hiro and Lowry both took points to re-establish a double-digit lead, and during this period, the Rockets could only rely on Tate, and the time that was consumed was the key, and the Heat then steadily closed the game. In the end, the Heat shot down the Rockets on the road to usher in a five-game winning streak, while the Rockets suffered six consecutive losses.
Both sides started
Heat: Hiro, Lowry, C-Martin, Butler, UteSevien
Rockets: Green, Potter, Gordon, Nwaba, Wood
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