In a recent NBA regular season game, the Rockets fought hard at home for four quarters to end a 123-112 upset victory over the Grizzlies, ending a 12-game losing streak.
There is a clear gap between the two teams, the Grizzlies are currently in third place in the West, while the Rockets are at the bottom of the West, and after the opening, the Grizzlies have always had the upper hand in the first half, leading by 14 points at one point in the second quarter, and at the end of the half, they led the Rockets by 10 points at 62-52.
It seems that the suspense of this game has not been much, but at the beginning of the third quarter, the Rockets suddenly exploded on the offensive end, bombarding 40 points in a single quarter, with a 40-30 offensive attack, at the end of the third quarter, the score was tied to 92-92, and the two sides returned to the same running line and entered the decisive battle in the fourth quarter.
In the final quarter of the game, the Rockets opened the score to a 7-point advantage, and the Grizzlies stubbornly chased the score, but the Rockets always had someone to stand up and score at key moments, which ensured that they always had a slight lead, and when there were 3 minutes and 30 seconds left in the game, the Rockets led by 5 points at 113-108, but after the timeout came back, Jaylengo Renault had a 3-point shot, and Porter Jr. counterattacked on the layup, directly pulling the point difference to a 10-point advantage, and the balance of victory was directly tilted towards the Rockets. In the end, the Rockets seized the opportunity well, withstood the opponent's counterattack and won the following gram.
For the Rockets, the team has no record requirements this season, and the most important thing is to be able to get the highest possible draft picks, which is also doomed, they will lose most of the games. Before this game, the team had suffered 12 consecutive defeats, and facing a fierce opponent, swallowing 13 consecutive defeats seemed inevitable. However, in this game, the off-town trident Wood, Porter Jr. and Jaylen Green simultaneously threatened, and under their leadership, the team finally reversed the victory over the opponent, giving the home fans a valuable victory that has been missing for a long time.
And to be able to beat such a strong opponent, the Hugh City Trident performance is indispensable, Wood, Porter Jr. and Green combined to contribute 81 points, 23 rebounds and 10 assists, the credit is great.
Wood played 37 minutes, shooting 8-of-12, 4-of-7 three-pointers and 8-of-11 from the free throw line, efficiently cutting down 28 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks. Porter Jr. recovered from the game, shooting 11-of-21, 4-of-11 from three-point range and 3-of-5 from the free throw line, contributing 29 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.
Green played 35 minutes in the game, shooting 8-of-17, 2-of-7 from three-point range, 6-of-9 from the free throw line, contributing 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and was impeccable in addition to his unstable 3-point shooting. Compared with the ups and downs of the beginning of the season, in the past month or so, Jaylen Green's performance has begun to give Hugh City fans hope. At the same time, after this game, he also set a new milestone in team history.
In the past 16 games, Jaylen Green has scored in double figures in 16 consecutive games, officially surpassing Yao Ming's 15 consecutive double-figures in his rookie season, becoming the rookie in team history who has scored the most consecutive doubles since Francis in the 1999 season.
For the 19-year-old star, being able to get on track at the end of the season and start showing off his talent is obviously what the Rockets want to see most. It is believed that with the accumulation of his game experience and the improvement of technology, the Rockets will also begin to taste sweetness from him in the next few seasons.