Rockets fight pelicans again
James Harden's days at the Brooklyn Nets were not pleasant, and the Houston Rockets are now unsatisfactory, messing up for a year, getting a pick, and selecting Jaylen Green, but it didn't bring much change to the team. Barnes of the Raptors and Mobley of the Cavaliers have helped the team get on the winning track, but Jaylen Green is still on the way to proving himself. In this game, the Rockets will face another team full of talent, that is, the New Orleans Pelicans.
Although Zion is still in injury suspension with no news of a comeback, the team traded mcCollum, who led the team to a three-game winning streak, including a 13-point win over the Rockets in the last game. Now that the two teams are playing again, will the Houston Rockets complete their revenge, or will the New Orleans Pelicans continue to continue the winning streak?
There was no suspense in the game
At the beginning of the first quarter, the two teams played their scoring talents to the fullest, Wood had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Porter Jr. had 12 points and 1 assist, Sagu also had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, but the head of green did not score a point, the team scored 30 points in a single quarter, but the Pelicans scored 35 points, Ingram got 8 points and 1 block on 4-of-5 shooting, and Hayes had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. After returning from the second quarter, Green finally started scoring, scoring 5 points on 2-of-3 shooting, but the Rockets' offense began to decline, scoring only 23 points in a single quarter.
In such a situation, the Pelicans naturally will not miss the opportunity, Ingram 3-of-3 and then 8 points and 1 rebound, the Pelicans at the end of the half, 64-53 lead the Rockets 11 points. In the second half, Ingram had 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 2 blocks, but the team only scored 22 points, but the Rockets only scored 23 points, of which Porter Jr. and Green and Wood all scored 5 points, and the Rockets still trailed by 10 points. After returning from the final quarter, the Pelicans quickly pulled the gap to 15 points, stopping the Rockets.
After the timeout returned, the Rockets still did not have a very good counterattack, the point difference remained in double digits, and the time passed by minute by minute, accompanied by the final whistle, and finally the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Houston Rockets 110-97 and successfully won four consecutive games.
The dark horse of the west surfaced
After a wave of 4 consecutive wins, the Pelicans are only 4 wins away from the Lakers Clippers, they also got McCollum in the trade, and when McCollum plays, the strength of this team can definitely go up to a higher level, the most important thing is that this team also has a talented Zion Williams, once returned, then the strength of the Pelicans, absolutely can not be underestimated. I have to say that the Lakers should be careful, and the Pelicans will also grab a playoff spot. Ingram shot 11-of-17 and had 26 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and five members of the team scored in double figures.
The Rockets lost again, and it was reasonable to say that the three-game losing streak continued to maintain the bottom position in the West, and Porter Jr. hit 7 three-pointers, got 27 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and was the best player on the team. Although Wood had 19 points and 9 rebounds, he shot only 5-of-15 from the field. Sagu had 11 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, and Green had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, which was still unsatisfactory for a leaderboard.