After a three-game losing streak and a hasty road trip, the Rockets, who were in desperate need of a win, returned home and ushered in the Challenge of the Raptors during the seven-game winning streak.
On the Rockets side, Silas changed sides again, Matthews entered the starting lineup, and the Rockets tried to defend the home court through a small lineup and a surprise victory to stop the losing streak.
On the other hand, on the Raptors side, VanVleet is absent due to injury, and the Raptors, who lack the main heart of this battle, can continue the winning streak, Siakam obviously needs to come forward!
Finally, after 4 quarters of play, with a wave of 15-4 scoring climax, the Raptors, in the first half, they countered the main force to press the Rockets, occupying the initiative on the court.
Coupled with the return of the second half, in the third quarter, Trent Jr. + Anunoby + Boucher felt hot, and the Raptors took advantage of the chase, and the point difference was once stretched to 12 points.
Although at the final final moment, Wood + Kevin Potter Jr. successively sent out their efforts to lead the Rockets to chase points, but the little Trent began to take over the game, and the Rockets could not chase the points, so they had to lose.
In the end, the Raptors also won 139-120 on the road to the Rockets, which was worth the trip to win 8 consecutive wins, but also gave the opponent Rockets 4 consecutive losses!
In this game away from home, the Raptors can be described as all soldiers, playing a 5-person scoring double-double, multi-point blossoming team offensive, and comprehensively crushing the Rockets at both ends of the attack and defense.
In the case of the main forces such as Anunoby + Boucher + Banton, each performing their duties, the play of the two core Siakam + Little Trent is particularly critical!
In this game, Siakam was very efficient, starting 31 minutes, shooting nearly 70% of the 13-of-19 shooting, and delivering 30 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Among them, in the second quarter, his heroic performance of scoring 21 points in a single quarter not only helped the Raptors and quickly opened the score gap, but also became a difficult existence for Silas to solve at both ends of the attack and defense!
Of course, the Raptors were able to win big in this game, and the performance of Tigers' Gary Trent Jr. also played a crucial role.
In this campaign, Trent Jr. was full of firepower, hitting 6 three-pointers on 15-of-26 shooting, not to mention, and bombing a game-high 42 points, plus an all-round performance of 1 rebound, 4 assists and 5 steals.
The key performance of Trent Jr. in this game not only provided the Raptors with a strong outside firepower, but also successfully affected the trend of the game almost single-handedly!
In addition, after cutting the luxury data of 42+4+5 in this game, Trent Jr. also became the 10th in the history of the league, and the player who can score 40 points and 5 steals and hit 5 three-pointers in a single game can be said to have set a great personal record!
More importantly, after defeating the Rockets in this game and winning 8 consecutive wins, the Raptors' regular season record has reached 31 wins and 23 losses, ranking sixth in the East.
Rationally speaking, unlike the downturn at the beginning of the season, at this stage, this strong Raptors team is not only back on track, but also has become a team in the East that cannot be underestimated!
On the other hand, on the Rockets side, the team was completely suppressed in this game, and finally swallowed a 19-point rout + 4 consecutive losses, which obviously disappointed the home fans.
After all, although Kevin Porter Jr. played well, he won a full performance of 30+3+8+1, and Wood + Jaylen Green + Matthews have won.
But rationally speaking, in the face of the crazy Little Trent, and the huge gap in the strength and depth of the lineup, the Rockets, who have completely collapsed at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, seem to have no choice but to admit it!
As for whether the downturn of the Rockets team can be improved after the team completes the transaction and several new signings led by Schroeder are all integrated into the team, we obviously have to wait and see!