On January 17, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Rockets challenged the Kings away, which was the second time the two teams met in 3 days, and the kings won easily in the last game. This time the Rockets came with revenge, and from the beginning they came up with a 13-0 offensive attack, once taking a 16-point lead, but then lost power, and were reversed by the opponent by 5 points after halftime. In the second half, the two teams were caught in a tug-of-war, and in the last quarter, rocket Matthews became a surprise soldier to help the team take the lead, and the Kings fought back, but unfortunately missed three consecutive points. In the end, the Rockets defeated the King 118-112 and completed their revenge.
The Rockets continued their previous starting lineup for this game, with Green, Porter Jr., Gordon, Tate and Wood. After the game began, they took the lead in the form, achieving a perfect start of 13-0, but unfortunately failed to continue, leading by 8 points in the first quarter; in the second quarter, the Kings found their touch, bombed 39 points in a single quarter, successfully reversed the score, and scored 5 points after halftime. In the second half, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, the Rockets had the upper hand with a three-pointer, but the Kings then played a 13-2 offensive attack, and after playing in the third quarter, they also led by 3 points; in the last quarter, Fox was expelled, the Rockets seized the opportunity to occupy the initiative on the court, the Kings fought back, helpless to miss opportunities in the last moment, and finally the Rockets won the game.
The Kings still had a chance to complete the reversal in this game, but unfortunately they failed to grasp the last moment, plus the core Fox was expelled. In the fourth quarter, Fox defended Matthews a bit too much, was directly blown for a level 2 malicious foul, directly expelled, this blow penalty also made head coach Gentry very dissatisfied. Without Fox, the Kings could only rely on Hield, who also hit 2 three-pointers, but had no choice but to stand up to many opponents, and finally failed to complete the reversal.
In this battle, the Rockets played well as a whole team, and they also withstood the opponent's counterattack at the key moment. The Rockets scored in double-doubles with 6 rockets in the game, Wood had a double-double of 23 points and 14 rebounds, but he made consecutive mistakes in the last moments and almost buried the game; Porter Jr. had 23 points and 7 assists, hitting a key three-pointer; Green had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and snatched an offensive rebound worth thousands of dollars in the last minute.
Veteran Gordon made another contribution at a critical moment this time, Porter Jr. missed a three-point shot, Green jumped high to grab the offensive rebound, and then handed it to Gordon. The latter was unhurried, facing the Kings' defense, easily breaking through the basket and scoring a layup, extending the lead to 4 points and ensuring the victory in advance. Gordon's performance this season is still very good, and now the Suns are very interested in the veteran, or to start early, don't be robbed by other competitors, he deserves a first-round pick.