After winning two consecutive consecutive wins and ending the road trip, the Rockets, who ranked at the bottom of the West, returned to the home court and ushered in the challenge of the Spurs, who ranked eleventh in the West during the three-game winning streak.
In terms of the Rockets, Wood + Schroeder + Gordon are absent at the same time, whether the remnants of the Rockets can defend the home court, Jaylen Green + Kevin Porter Jr. undoubtedly need to stand up.
On the other hand, on the Spurs side, Vassell has returned, and whether the Spurs can continue the winning streak in this campaign has obviously become a major attraction of this game!
Finally, after 4 quarters of competition, with a wave of 15-5 scoring climax, the Spurs, which were mainly anti-guests, comprehensively suppressed the Rockets in the first three quarters and occupied the initiative on the court.
Although Christopher ushered in an outbreak in the final quarter, leading the Rockets to play several waves of counterattacks, Kenjan Martin Jr. missed a three-point draw, and the Rockets had to lose.
The Spurs, who finally withstood the pressure, also narrowly won the Rockets 123-120 on the road, which was worth the trip and also won a wave of 4 consecutive wins!
In this game, the Spurs did not mess up their positions, but played a team performance of 5 people scoring in double figures and all the staff.
In the case of Kelden Johnson + Richardson + Collins and other main players, each performing their duties, the team ace Dezhangtai Murray, and the play of the high tower Peltel, is particularly critical!
Murray exploded in the game, starting 36 minutes, shooting 2 three-pointers on 11-of-18 shooting, a game-high 33 points, plus 7 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Among them, he scored 22 points in the entire first half, not only leading by example, helping the Spurs to open the situation smoothly, but also in the confrontation with rocket double Jaylen Green + Kevin Porter Jr.
Of course, the Spurs were able to beat the Rockets in this game, and the performance of the team's inner line high Tapeltel also played a crucial role.
Peltel was very efficient, starting 25 minutes, shooting 8 of 10 from 8 of 10, and contributing a double-double performance of 17 points, 13 rebounds , 1 steal , and 2 blocks , without personal error.
Rationally speaking, in the face of the Rockets who lacked Wood, Peltel played at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and it can be said that he single-handedly hung the Rockets' inner line!
More importantly, after defeating the Rockets in this game and winning four consecutive wins, the Spurs' regular season record has also improved to 31 wins and 44 losses, which is currently only 0.5 wins away from the Lakers, who rank tenth in the West.
Obviously, judging from the momentum of the Spurs at this stage, it has to be said that in the next schedule, this strong Spurs team does have a great chance to attack the top ten in the West!
On the other hand, on the Rockets side, although the team played a tenacious performance of 5 people scoring double-doubles in this game, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the final quarter, and finally lost the game process with a difference of 3 points, which obviously made the home fans feel sorry.
But for the Rockets, this game, the team is not completely without highlights and gains!
After all, as a young combination that the team focuses on cultivating, the play of Jaylen Green + Kevin Porter Jr. in this game is indeed remarkable.
Jaylen Green fired six three-pointers and scored a team-high 30 points, plus 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block.
And this game against the Spurs, Kevin Porter Jr. also played well, delivering a 26+9+7+1+1 performance.
Although it failed to help the Rockets defend the home court, there is a saying that the cooperation and tacit understanding of Jaylen Green + Kevin Porter Jr. in this game are still eye-catching!
Just in the face of the hot Murray, as well as the huge gap in the strength and depth of the lineup, this campaign worked hard for a whole game, but the failure of Jaylen Green + Kevin Potter Jr., it seems that they can only helplessly hate.