After a narrow home win, the Washington Wizards took a break and faced the Rockets during their eight-game losing streak.
In terms of the Wizards, Bill + Kuzma is in hot form, and whether the Wizards can take advantage of the chase and win 2 consecutive wins at home has also become a major attraction of this game.
On the other hand, on the Rockets side, Wood + Kevin Potter Jr. returned from the ban, and the Rockets are also poised to make a big fuss on the road and end the losing streak!
Finally, after four quarters of fighting, with the excellent play of Bill + Kuzma, the Wizards played at home, although in the first half, once overwhelmed the Rockets and achieved a slight score advantage.
But after returning from the second half, Wood + Jaylen Green felt hot in the third quarter and led the Rockets to a wave of counterattack frenzy, instantly reversing the situation on the court.
Although in the final quarter of the showdown, Pope + Neto played a heroic role and once leveled the point difference, but Kevin Porter Jr. hit the whistle for three points, completely ending the suspense of the game.
In the end, with Kevin Porter Jr.'s killer, the Rockets also narrowly defeated the Wizards 114-111 on the road, which was worth the trip at the same time, and finally ended the decline of 8 consecutive losses!
This game against the huge pressure to rush to the away, the Rockets swept away the previous downturn, played a 5-man scoring double-double, multi-point blossom team performance.
In the case of Gordon + Tate + Ken Young Martin Jr. + Jaylen Green and other main players, continuing their stable performance, the return of Wood + Kevin Porter Jr. play in this game is particularly critical!
Wood was very efficient in this game, starting 31 minutes, shooting nearly 70% of the 8-of-12 shots, and even bombarded the team's high 22 points, plus 11 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals.
Among them, in the third quarter, his brave performance of scoring 8 points in a row not only helped the Rockets successfully open the score gap, but also became a difficult existence for the Wizards to solve!
Of course, the Rockets were able to win this game, and kevin Porter Jr., who was questioned in the previous game, also played a crucial role.
Although Kevin Porter Jr. did not shoot high in the whole game, he only had 9 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals in the whole game, and also had 4 personal turnovers.
But in the final quarter, he was able to withstand the pressure and score a three-point shot against the defense, which was indeed eye-catching, and at the same time did not live up to the trust of the team management, and made a great contribution to the Rockets to win the game!
I have to say that although in terms of personal personality, Kevin Porter Jr. is still a little worried, but at the age of 21, the cultivation value and development ceiling he has shown are indeed worth the Rockets to continue to bet on him!
On the other hand, on the Wizards side, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the second half of the game, and finally suffered a game performance, which obviously made it difficult for the home fans to accept.
After all, Kuzma played well, scoring 24+9+2+1+1 in the whole game, hitting the key three points in the last quarter of Pop, and contributing 26+6+2+3+2 in the whole game, The play of Avdia in this battle really needs to be studied!
In this game, Avdia was slightly sluggish, starting 32 minutes, shooting less than 20% of the 12 shots, and the outside three-point shot was only 1 of 7 shots completely lost the crosshairs.
The whole game also only handed over 8 points + 8 rebounds + 1 assist of the individual performance, did not provide the necessary firepower and vitality for the team, and even on the defensive end, it once became the target of the Rockets!
In the case that Beal received 6 fouls in the whole game and sat on the bench early in the last quarter, facing the Rockets, who were all soldiers, and Kevin Potter Jr., who sent out the killer, the Wizards who worked hard for a whole game seemed to have no choice but to hate.