On November 26, the NBA regular season continues, with the Rockets vs the Hawks. The Rockets got into the game faster after the start of the game, and they suppressed the Hawks in the first quarter to take a 38-33 lead. The Rockets relaxed in the second quarter and were overtaken by the Hawks, trailing 69-72 at halftime.
Smith hit a three-pointer at the start of the game, Martin Jr. scored on a layup, and the Rockets went on a 5-0 start. Murray hit a jumper, Green dunked to score and blow Young to make it "2+1", Fernando dunked, Martin Jr. also dunked to give the Rockets a 12-5 lead. Murray hit a jumper, Porter Jr. also dunked, Smith made two fouls, Hunter made a three-pointer, Smith also had a three-pointer, Collins made two fouls, Garuba made two fouls, Griffin hit a three-pointer, Martin Jr. cut and scored, and the Rockets led 23-14. Hawks Griffin hit two consecutive three-pointers, Green responded to the hit, Martin Jr. dunked again, blowing Yang hit a three-pointer, Green broke through and scored, Martin Jr. cut in the score Kaminsky cut in, blowing Yang Zao fouled two free throws, Porter Jr. hit "2+1", blowing Yang and scoring a layup. Garuba made two fouls and hit both free throws, and Holladay broke through to score to give the Rockets a 38-33 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The Rockets' lineup changed this game, and we saw that Shin Kyung did not play and was replaced by Fernando. The Rockets quickly got into shape after the game started, suppressing the Hawks all the way. Martin Jr. on the Rockets' side was impressive, and he was very active after starting the game, making multiple dunks and empty layups. Martin Jr. was very active in grabbing rebounds, grabbing 7 at halftime, including 3 frontcourt rebounds. Martin Jr. gave fans the impression that his physical fitness was excellent, and today's game also showed it.
The core of the current Rockets team is, of course, Jaylen Green, who continued to explode today, scoring 17 points, four assists and four rebounds at halftime. Green's style of play is now getting steady, which the Rockets desperately need.
The Rockets also broke out with Garuba, who had seven points, four rebounds and three assists at halftime. Especially for rebounds, Garuba grabbed all frontcourt rebounds. And he made multiple kills, took 8 free throws, hit 7 and dominated the inside.
The Rockets slipped a little in the second quarter, so the score was overtaken by the Hawks, who trailed 69-72 at halftime.