On March 22, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Rockets, the league's penultimate team, played at home to the Wizards. The Wizards led by 23 points in the second quarter, and the Rockets went on a frantic counterattack after which they not only filled the big hole, but also led by double digits for a long time in the final quarter. In the end, the Rockets ended a five-game losing streak with a 115-97 upset double kill.
Field data
Wizards: Porzingis 22 points and 13 rebounds, Hachimura 16 points and 8 rebounds, Pop 13 points.
Rockets: Wood had 39 points, 10 rebounds, 14-of-18 (8-of-9 three-pointers) in athletic warfare, and set career-high points and three-pointers. Jaylen Green 17 points, Gordon 15 points and Porter 11 points.
The Star of the Field
Rockets center Wood finished with a team-high 39 points and 10 rebounds to lead the team to a comeback.
Highlight moments
Porzingis snapped
Wood partition buckle
Gordon hit a three-pointer
Game replay
In the first quarter, Porzingis made consecutive free throws, and the eight village bases blossomed inside and outside, and the Wizards started the game 7-0. Porter scored five points in a row for the Rockets, yamura and Porzingis continued to attack strongly, and the Wizards extended the point difference to take a 24-15 lead. The Rockets blossomed more, the Wizards did not want to show weakness, Garford finished the layup after the dunk, and Smith scored 5 points in a row. The first quarter ended with the Wizards leading 39-26.
Entering the second quarter, Keyspert made up the basket, Porzingis dunked, and the Wizards continued to extend the lead. Matthews hit a three-pointer for the Rockets, Porzingis took consecutive free throws to give the Wizards a 23-point lead at 54-31. Wood hit a three-pointer, Porter hit a retreat jumper, Tate 2+1, Green scored five straight points, and the Rockets trailed by 11 points. Yamura bench jumpers followed by a quick-on dunk, Porzingis dunked again, Wood responded with a dunk, and Green hit a three-pointer. At the end of the first half, the Wizards led 63-51.
Easy side fought again, Eight Villages scored under the base basket, Wood and Gordon shot three points in succession, and the Rockets chased the difference of 8 points. Keyspert hit a three-pointer for the Wizards, Tate and Porter each played, and the Rockets trailed by seven points. Porzingis received a dunk in the air, and Wood teamed up with Gordon to lead the Rockets to continue chasing points, and after Wood dunked, the Rockets trailed by 4 points. The Wizards' feel slipped, wood hit a three-pointer in a row, and the Rockets trailed by one point 76-77. The Wizards went 6-0 and Green scored consecutive fast layups. The third quarter ended with the Wizards leading 83-80.
In the final quarter, Smith committed a malicious foul at the first level, Schroeder hit all three free throws and Matthews hit a three-pointer. Porzingis suffered a technical foul, Schroeder hit a free throw, Green hit a three-pointer, and Schroeder hit a jumper to give the Rockets a nine-point lead. Pope and Neto scored successively, and the Rockets also led by 13 points at 8-0. Keyspert hit a three-pointer, Porzingis hit a row of free throws, Wood hit a 3-pointer in a row, and the Rockets led by 12 points in the final three minutes. The Wizards made mistakes, Wood tapped and attacked 2+1, the Wizards hit piecemeal, Wood hit an unreasonable three-pointer, Gordon also had a three-pointer, and the Rockets led by 20 points. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Wizards.
Both teams started
Wizards: Porzingis, Hachimura, Kispert, Pope, Neto
Rockets: Wood, Gordon, Jaylen Green, Porter, Tate