In the last game against the powerful Hawks, in the opponent's core Trae Young cut 44 points and Murray cut 39 points, the Rockets were stunned to rely on the strength of the whole team, completed a 16-point comeback, and won their fourth win of the new season, which greatly boosted the morale of the team.
After winning against the Hawks, the Rockets had their own back-to-back games against the Thunder! The Thunder and Rockets are both rebuilding teams, but the Thunder are obviously much better than the Rockets, with an 8-11 record, and the team has Alexander, the leader who has fully played, and they have a good chance to win two straight against the Rockets.
Both teams are back-to-back, but the Rockets are home and clearly have some advantages! Sure enough, the Thunder, who flew from Chicago to Houston, showed their opening fatigue, repeated attacks without success, and were directly played by the Rockets to a perfect start of 14:4! Alexander found his form, scored consecutive points on inside and outside shots, led the team to 9-0 to close the gap, and the two teams also played evenly in the first quarter, and the Rockets led slightly at 23:22.
But in the 2nd quarter, the Rockets' offense broke out en masse! First, Matthews fired from the outside, Ethan sent the assist, and the Rockets 2nd team took the initiative! Then Green, Porter Jr., Shen Jing, Smith broke out inside and outside, the team cut 42 points in a single quarter, while the Thunder's offense did not improve much, and scored 22 points again in a single quarter, and was also pulled by the Rockets with a 21-point advantage, occupying the absolute initiative!
With a 21-point lead at halftime, the Rockets saw the prospect of a victory, and the team didn't waste a chance in the second half! Gordon, Green still feel hot, in the outside continuous rush, Porter Jr., Martin continue to attack the inside to score points, the Rockets play focused and reasonable on the court, without giving the Thunder a chance to catch up, the difference between the two sides has always remained above 20 points.
In the final quarter, the Rockets were a little slack in the big lead, but the Thunder's offense was clearly unable to turn the situation around, and the Rockets still firmly held the absolute lead of the score, and the Rockets defeated the Thunder 118-105 to win two straight games.
2 consecutive wins, this is the first consecutive victory since the new season of the Rockets, the team has achieved a breakthrough of 0, and their performance has indeed improved a lot! Especially in this game, the Rockets played a long-lost team basketball, with 6 people on the team scoring doubles, 6 people smashing 106 points, and the collective storm.
As a veteran of the team, Gordon played 27 minutes, 5 of 7, including 4 of 6 of 3 points and efficiently cut 15 points! Green broke out in this game, scored 28 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists, not only the offensive firepower, but also the passing was presentable, driving the team's offensive rhythm! Porter Jr. has 16 points and 6 assists, and of course has 5 turnovers, if he can control his mistakes, his performance will be even better! Matthews scored 11 points and became a sharp knife on the bench.
Of course, the most outstanding performances are Smith and Shen Jing! After Smith scored 21 points in the last game, the game continued to erupt, cutting 15 points and 13 rebounds of 2-double statistics, whether as an outside high-altitude battery, or impact inside, and defensive end, all performed wonderfully, and he gradually cashed in on his talent, and has a good chance to become a superstar in the future.
Shen Jing was even more explosive, in 35 minutes of playing time, 10 of 17, cut 21 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, almost everything he could do on the court! Score, grab, block, steal, including using passes to drive teammates! Shen Jing made a beautiful head-to-head pass on the field, which was completely the shadow of Yao Ming back then, and also had the strength to succeed Yao Ming!
After Shen Jing entered the starting lineup this season, it was playing better and better, averaging 15.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 blocks per game, offensive, organizational, defensive, very comprehensive, and very good feeling, shooting rate as high as 54.5%, although 3 points are only 23.5%, but also has the ability to score outside, cultivate well, he is definitely expected in the future.