Without Kuzma, the Washington Wizards took revenge on the Los Angeles Lakers, and Porzingis ruled the last quarter, once again showing the talent of unicorns. Although the Wizards are in eleventh place in the East, they are 4.5 wins away from the Hawks in the East, and there are only 12 games left in the season, so it is almost impossible to qualify for the play-offs. In this game, the Wizards will challenge the Houston Rockets away, the penultimate team in the West, and Kuzma continues to be absent.
The Wizards showed their strength in the first quarter, Porzingis got 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks, Hachimura shot 4 of 4 and was 10 points and 4 rebounds, and the team bombed 39 points in a single quarter, completely ignoring the Rockets' defense, after all, the Rockets' defensive efficiency, the league's penultimate first. The Rockets scored just 26 points, and Wood had just one shot. After returning from the second quarter, Wood gradually developed, scoring 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 2-of-4 shooting, the Rockets scored 25 points in a single quarter, and the Wizards only had 24 points, so at the end of the half, the point difference returned to 12 points.
In the second half, Wood finally ushered in an outbreak, shooting 6 of 7, 3 of 3 from three-point range, and 15 points and 6 rebounds in a single quarter, which was unreasonable. Under Wood's leadership, the Rockets fired another 29 points in a single quarter, successfully narrowing the point gap to 3 points. After returning from the last quarter, Wood's feel continued, shooting 5 of 6, 4 of 4 three-pointers, and a LOGO three-pointer, and took 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in a single quarter. The Rockets blasted down 35 points in the final quarter, while the Wizards scored just 14. In the end, the Houston Rockets beat the Washington Wizards 115-97.
Wood scored only nine points in the first half, but in the second half, Wood scored 30 points, which became the key to the team's reversal. In this game, the Rockets once trailed by 23 points, but finally won 18 points, an unparalleled reversal that ended the team's five-game losing streak. Wood shot 14-of-18 from the field, 9-of-8 from three-point range, and had 39 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, which was simply unstoppable. Jaylen Green also had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Porter Jr. had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and Gordon had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
With a 23-point comeback, the Rockets finally won! Wood scored 8-of-9 from three and blasted 30 points in the second half. On the Wizards side, although Porzingis had 22 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks, he was helpless and met a three-point wood. Yamura started the game and also had 16 points, eight rebounds and two assists, with Pope and Kispert both scoring 13 points. After the game, Wood said: "It's the kind of game that will make me feel good, and it may be the one I've had the happiest of the season.