Injuries stand in the way
Injuries have left the Portland Trail Blazers with less and less hope of a playoff. The team sent away second-in-command McCollum this season, but Lillard was still on the team, which made people very unhappy with the Blazers' management. When the break continues, it is chaotic. Without the courage to break the boat, it is naturally not worthy of the honor of the championship. Today's Blazers, with as many as 9 players lying in the injury list, can be said to be miserable. This game, they have to face the Houston Rockets.
Compared to the Blazers, the Rockets' decision to rebuild came very crisply, and in the past two seasons, they have accumulated a good young talent. Although the leader Jaylen Green is not stunning, he is getting better and better as the season progresses. Porter Jr., who is also among his peers, is also among the best, and if he can get a title this season, then his rise is just around the corner.
There was no suspense in the game
Facing the Blazers with a broken lineup, the Rockets did not have any intention of sparing, the first quarter of the game began, Porter Jr. had 10 points and 2 assists on 3-of-3 shooting, Tate also had 9 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 4-of-5 shooting, Green had 6 points and 1 rebound, Wood did not score, but got 7 points and 5 assists, the Rockets bombed 35 points in the first quarter, and the Blazers only scored 21 points. After returning from the second quarter, the Blazers gradually regained their form, and McLemore scored 8 points and 1 block, leading the team to 31 points in a single quarter.
However, the Houston Rockets also had 31 points in this quarter, and Martin Jr. scored 11 points, 1 assist and 1 steal, so at the end of the half, the Rockets still led the Blazers by 13 points at 66-53. In the second half, the leader green began to show talent, 5 of 7, 5 of 3 three-pointers, 13 points in a single quarter, Wood and Tate each scored 6 points, the team scored 30 points in a single quarter, and the Blazers this quarter, it happened to be 30 points, and the two teams drew again. So at the end of the third quarter, the Rockets' lead was still 13 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the Rockets did not even play the main force, Christopher on the bench shot 4 of 6, with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and Schroeder also had 5 points and 1 steal, helping the team maintain a double-digit lead while time passed minute by minute. Wood played for a while, got 2 points and 1 rebound, and successfully scored in double figures. Eventually the Houston Rockets came on the road with
Green proved himself
Although it is only a rookie season, people have high expectations for the leader Jaylen Green, unfortunately, Green's performance most of the time is not satisfactory. Recently, however, Green has gradually found a state, especially the outside feel, which is very good. In this game, Green played 27 minutes, 9 of 16 shots, 5 of 10 three-pointers, and got 23 points and 3 rebounds, once again proving himself. Under Green's lead, the Rockets scored seven in double figures and hit 19 three-pointers across the team.
Today's Houston Rockets, still familiar with the magic ball play, 83 shots, 45 three-pointers, only 7 shots from the mid-range. In contrast, the Blazers are very pitiful, only 20 three-point shots in the whole game, only 3 hits, it is indeed a limited talent! Spurs veteran Ubanks had 18 points, five rebounds and 1 assist on 9-of-12 shooting, while Watford had 19 points, five rebounds and six assists, the highest point in the team.