On January 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Rockets away to Philadelphia, the rocket's two core Wood and Porter Jr. were banned by the team. The Rockets trailed by 10 points at the start of the second quarter, but at the end of the first half, the Rockets countered by 1 point, and the Rockets lost 41 points in the third quarter to be overtaken by 11 points. The Rockets still could not stop Embiid from leading the team to wreak havoc in the final quarter, and in the end, the Rockets lost 113-133 to Philadelphia and suffered eight consecutive losses, and in the past 11 games, 1 win and 10 losses, Philadelphia won four consecutive wins.
Statistics
Rockets: Wood was banned with Porter Jr., Matthews had 23 points and seven rebounds, Tate had 14 points and five assists, Gordon had 14 points, Green had 12 points on 3-of-12 shooting, Martin Jr. had 11 points and eight rebounds, Christopher had 13 points and Nouaba had 12 points.
Philadelphia: Embiid 31 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 blocks, Harris 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Kolkmaz 24 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, Curry Jr. 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Joe 18 points.
The Star of the Field
Embiid contributed a triple-double of 31+15+10, showing the all-round attribute of both attack and passing, leading Philadelphia to win four consecutive games with the Rockets, and also giving the Rockets 8 consecutive losses. Embiid finished his first triple-double in nearly three seasons and the third triple-double of his career.
Highlight lenses
Tate Snap.
Martin Jr. snapped up the buckle.
Harris gliding dunks.
Embiid's inside dunk.
Game review
The Rockets lacked Wall, Wood, Potter Jr., Brooks and many other players, and Philadelphia lacked Powell, Sebel and Maxi. The Rockets trailed 3-7 at the start of the first quarter, the Rockets' first three points were all free throws, Green made a layup and Matthews made three free throws, and Gordon scored four points on three points. Kolkmaz returned with a three-pointer, Tate hit inside the line, Ande city regained the lead with a wave of 7-0, and Matthews tied the score 3+1. Embiid scored five straight points with a Tomahawk dunk, Martin Jr. dunked back, Joe hit a three-point shot with Reid's inside line, and the Rockets made 5 of 6 consecutive fouls. Milton hit two free throws and Embiid, Christopher and Niang made a three-pointer, Gordon made two free throws and Martin Jr. made up the dunks, and the Rockets trailed Philadelphia 30-34 in the first quarter. The Rockets shot 7-of-23 in the first quarter, and Embiid shot 13+5+4 in the single quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Joe scored six consecutive points to gain a 10-point advantage with 2+1 and three points, and Nuwaba's three-pointer and Tate dunked back, and the two teams continued to bite the score. Danny Green scored two consecutive three-pointers to take advantage of nine points, Christopher hit a goal inside, Drummond received a dunk in the air, and Martin Jr. dunked and three-pointers to stop Philadelphia. Matthews trailed a three-point deficit, Embiid hit inside, Matthews returned with a layup, Harris glided dunks, and Christopher also completed the dunks. Embiid scored four straight points, and Green scored three straight points to match Matthews' three-point deficit by one. Kolkmaz hit inside and Gordon hit the board to give the Rockets a 63-62 lead over Philadelphia in the first half. Both teams scored in double figures in the first two quarters, with Matthews 17+6 and Christopher 11 points, Embiid 19+10+4 with Kolkmaz 11 points, Curry Jr. scoring 0 points on 0-of-6 and Harris scoring 6 points on 3-of-10.
Embiid hit the first three-pointer, Kolkmaz hit 2+1, the Rockets hit the inside to score, Curry Jr. broke the scoring drought, and Matthews maintained a 70-70 draw on three points. Philadelphia blossomed with a 12-1 run to take a double-digit lead, with Tate scoring four straight points and Corkmaz hitting two free throws from the field with Niang on a three-pointer. Matthews hit two free throws, Embiid hit inside, Theis three-pointer and Martin Jr. went down a layup to eight points, and Philadelphia extended the advantage 6-0. Green scored seven points in a row with a dunk in the air and two free throws, Milton and Joe each hit a three-pointer, Tate scored four consecutive points, Drummond hit two free throws, the Rockets lost 12 points 29-41 in the quarter, and the Rockets trailed Philadelphia 92-103 at the end of the third quarter. Matthews led the Rockets 23+6 in the first three quarters to a double-figure, a Philadelphia three-man in double-figures, Embiid 29+14+9 and Kolkmaz 22+7.
Three and a half minutes before the final quarter, Philadelphia blossomed a 7-1 17-point advantage, Gordon responded with a three-pointer, Harris hit a mid-range shot, Nuwaba quickly attacked the dunk, and Harris responded with a dunk. Gordon hit another three-pointer, Curry Jr. broke through to the layup, Nouaba hit inside, Philadelphia hit a 6-0 run to take a 19-point lead, and Embiid has reached a triple-double. Philadelphia replaced Embiid, the game has lost suspense in advance into garbage time, and finally Philadelphia won four consecutive victories with the Rockets, and the Rockets suffered 8 consecutive losses.
Both sides started
Rockets: Green, Gordon, Matthews, Tate, Theis
Philadelphia: Curry Jr., Colkmaz, Danny Green, Harris, Embiid
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)