In the NBA regular season, the Rockets beat the Spurs 128-124 on the road, ending a three-game losing streak. The result of this game is still quite surprising, after all, the Rockets' recent state is not very good, fortunately, this time the whole team finally found its touch, there was no scoring drought, and resisted the Spurs' counterattack in the last quarter. In fact, the offense of both teams in this game is good, and it is a pity that the Spurs lost 252 points.
In this campaign, the Spurs' offensive end is still good, the whole team up to 7 people scored in double-figures, of which Murray got a triple-double of 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, scoring a new career high, and it is also his seventh triple-double this season. It is also the third player in Spurs history to have a 30+ triple-double, the first two being Ervin Robertson and David Robinson.
In addition, Peltel had 13 points and 6 rebounds, Walker 11 points, Diop 11 points and 6 rebounds, Forbes on the bench 21 points, Johnson 18 points and Vassell 12 points.
The Spurs have really played very well in this game, and have played irregular games, and we all know that Popovich hates three-pointers, but in this game they actually shot 46 three-pointers and hit 17 goals, which is still very uncommon for the Spurs. Interestingly, as the Rockets who shot a lot of three-pointers in the league, they only made 36 shots this time and hit 16 goals. Seven scored in double figures, hit 17 three-pointers, shot down 124 points, and finally lost the game.
It also reminds fans of the Rockets in 17-18, and if you score 124 points and lose the game, then the opponent must be the Rockets. It's just that this time the Rockets are not what they used to be, and it has become very difficult to win a game, and this time they can win mainly because the players are in excellent condition. Veteran Gordon played 32 minutes, shooting 9-of-10, 6-of-7 from three-point range and 7-of-10 from the free throw line to score 31 points and +11 plus-minus. This is definitely Gordon's hottest battle, 10 shots to get 30+, which is really too efficient.
In addition to Gordon, the Rockets were able to withstand the opponent's counterattack in the final quarter, thanks to the play of Porter Jr. In the league-eye Green's outside feel is not good (6-of-0), he carried the team, hit 3 consecutive three-pointers in key moments, helped the team take the lead, and scored 12 points in the final quarter. He played 30 minutes in the game, shooting 6-of-10 and 3-of-5 from three-point range, with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Head coach Silas also made changes this time, no longer to let Green and Little Porter play together, but to stagger the playing time of the two, the effect is still good, depending on whether he can continue.