On March 22, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Rockets played at home against the Wizards. The Rockets' recent state has fallen into a slump, suffering from 5 consecutive defeats; the Wizards beat the Lakers in the last game, they also took the initiative at the beginning, once taking a 23-point lead, but in the second half, the Rockets frantically counterattacked, and the last quarter of the single quarter exploded a 35-14 offensive attack, successfully completed the reversal. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Wizards 115-97 at home, ending a five-game losing streak.
In this game, Gordon made a comeback and entered the starting lineup. But in the first quarter, the Rockets were still passive, the Wizards bombed 39 points in a single quarter, and the second quarter once opened the point difference by 23 points, and thought that the Rockets had to account for this game again. But in the second half of the game, the storm suddenly changed, the Rockets launched a crazy counterattack, the Wizards felt sluggish, of which the last quarter was only 14 points, the Rockets shot consecutive shots, in the second half played the Wizards a 64-34 attack wave, successfully reversed the score, and pulled the point difference apart, the process is also very crazy.
From trailing by 23 points at one point to winning 18 points at the end, the Rockets played a momentum, and the home fans finally witnessed a good reversal. In this game, the Rockets felt hot outside the three-point line, shooting 51.3% of the 39-of-20, which is higher than the two-person shooting rate; in contrast, the Wizards shot 6-of-29 three-pointers, shooting only 20.7%. The inside line, which was at a disadvantage in the past, was not too far behind this time, and only lost 3 rebounds, which is the result of the team's efforts.
The Rockets were able to complete this big counterattack, but also thanks to the outbreak of the inside Wood, this time his hand feels very hot. Wood played 36 minutes, shooting 14-of-18, 8-of-9 from three-point range and 3-of-3 from the free throw line, and had 39 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists. 39 points is a new career single-game scoring record, and 8 three-point shots in a single game are also a career high. In addition, Wood became the second player in Rockets history to have at least 35 points, 10 rebounds, and at least eight three-pointers in a single game, the first being Harden (5 times).
In addition to Wood, the Rockets also played well, with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists on 7-of-14, a plus-minus +28 team-high. Porter Jr. had 11 points and four assists, and Gordon scored 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting from three. After beating the Wizards, the Rockets are still at the bottom of the league, with a record of 18 wins and 54 losses, followed by the Pistons and Magic, and these three teams are basically locked in the bottom three teams of the season.