After the All-Star Break, the Rockets finally ushered in the game against the Magic, which is a good opportunity for the Rockets to end their losing streak, because before that, the team has lost 7 consecutive losses, plus the team has conceded more than 135+ points in the past 4 games, facing the Magic, which is also the team with the lowest record in the league, the Rockets need to use a victory to give the players a shot in the arm.
And at the beginning of this game, the Rockets did establish a good advantage to play a wave of 14:2 offensive, the team's outside line came to feel bursting, the powerful offensive firepower almost completely suppressed the magic's play, although in the second half of the first quarter the magic found some feel, but the first quarter ended the Rockets established a 5-point advantage at 33:27; but it is very regrettable that from the second quarter of the game, the rocket's situation on the offensive end is sharp, not only did not open the offense, but also frequently lost points on the defensive end. Finally, at the end of the first half, the Rockets let the Magic reverse 51:58; after the second half of the easy side, the Magic was a comprehensive suppression of the Rockets, although there was a brief counterattack during the third quarter, but soon the Magic was suppressed, until the end of the game, the Rockets did not take the lead again, and finally lost 111:119 to the Magic swallowed 8 consecutive losses.
For the loss of this game many fans are sorry, coupled with the core of the team's interior Wood performance is too hot eyes, although he finally bombed the double-double data of 21 points and 11 rebounds, but his 3 of 13 free throws can be said to be one of the important reasons for the Rockets to lose this game, but fortunately, the team's leader show Green performed well in this game, and both ends of the attack and defense have a very strong presence, handing over 23 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals, including 9 of 16 shots, 9 of 3 points, 4 of 3 points, Played a pretty good game, which is also a comfort for the fans.
However, in terms of the long-term interests of the team, the Rockets' loss to the Magic is not a bad thing, and the team's record ranking directly narrows the gap with the bottom of the league, establishing an advantage for the future lottery. Take a look at the league's penultimate team's record rankings, as of today's game is all over, magic 14 wins and 47 losses League penultimate, Pistons 14 wins 45 losses League penultimate second, Rockets 15 wins 44 losses League penultimate third, Thunder 19 wins 41 losses League penultimate fourth, of which thunder has the greatest impact on the Rockets, before today's game did not start, thunder is 18 wins 41 losses, Rockets are 15 wins 43 losses, The two sides only have a 2.5-game difference, but after the Rockets lost to the Thunder to win, the gap widened further, and the Rockets' record is getting closer and closer to the Magic Pistons, which will also make the Rockets' bottom three positions more stable.
If the Rockets win this game against the Magic, not only can not open the gap with the Thunder, but also widen the gap with the Magic Pistons, which is what the Rockets management does not want to see, and this game the Rockets not only make the team closer and closer to the signing, but also the team's list of eyes also handed over excellent data, it can be said that it is a double win.