On January 5, Beijing time, the Kings defeated the Rockets 126-114 at home to win a long-lost second consecutive win, and the Kings' last consecutive wins dated back to December. In this game, the Rockets led by 9 points in the first quarter, the Kings won 14 points in the second quarter to achieve a rebound, the Kings had led to 9 points after the third quarter, and the difference between the two teams in the last quarter has been hovering around 10 points, and in the last 1 minute, the Kings still firmly controlled the overall situation and finally the Kings reversed the victory.
The game is clearly a backcourt showdown, with the Kings having Fox, Halburton, Buddy Hield, Andiveng Mitchell, and the Rockets having Kevin Potter Jr., Jaylen Green, Matthews and Eric Gordon. After playing the whole game, it felt like Fox crushed the Rockets backcourt double star, and Fox's recent performance was really good.
In the first quarter, Fox was 6 of 6, 1 of 3-pointers and 1 of 15 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal, 6 of 6 in the first single quarter of the season; 7 of 10 in the first half with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists; Rockets Green had 3 of 9 in the half, 3 of 3 of 3 for 3 points and 7 points; Kevin Porter Jr. scored 4 of 8 in the half, with 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Fox's performance in the first half had finished crushing the Rockets double.
In the third quarter, Fox was 4-of-7, 1-of-2 from three-point range, with 9 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, and in the third quarter, Fox scored 27 points (21 points per game this season), Jaylen Green continued to play iron in 6, and Porter Jr. made 2 of 4. Fox, who gave the ball to Halliburton in the final quarter, made just one shot, 33 minutes out of 11 of 18, 2-of-4 three-pointers, 28 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds.
Jaylen Green scored 11 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds in 32 minutes, 5-of-18 and 1-of-6 three-pointers, shooting 27.8 percent from the field.
Porter Jr. shot 7-of-15 and 1-of-6 from three-point range, scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, shooting 46.7 percent from the field.
In fact, before this game, Daron Fox was deeply involved in the trading vortex, according to yahoo sports reporter Chris Huan Enshi reported that Fox had aroused great interest in the trading market, and he was a star player who could be sent away before the trade deadline. The Kings boss has approved all the operational possibilities of the team to improve the team's strength, and there are currently no non-selling items in the Kings lineup.
Sources also revealed that Philadelphia and the King have discussed Fox's deal with Ben Simmons in recent days, but not yet. If the Kings were just using Fox as Simmons' trading chip, Philadelphia wouldn't be too interested, implying that Fox would only be one of Simmons' assets, and they would need to add more chips. Fox's recent competitive form is getting better and better, and if he can really be sent to Philadelphia to join Embiid, then Philadelphia's combat effectiveness will inevitably increase greatly. (Philadelphia are hoping to get rid of Harris' contract in Simmons' deal, which is a tough point.)
Text/Yan Xiaobai