At nine o'clock in the morning on December 14, Beijing time, the Houston Rockets will face the Memphis Grizzlies at home, these two teams that used to be known for their tough defense are now not as brave as they were back then! The fall of the Grizzlies is even more incredible, they were the second in the regular season in the West last season, and they are now at the bottom of the West. After the Rockets brought in Dillon Brooks and Van Jordan in the offseason, the team ushered in a radical change, and now the Rockets have become the upstarts in the West, and their goal for the season is to return to the playoffs. Although the Rockets currently only have an 11-9 record and the tenth record in the West, no one dares to underestimate them anymore!
So far this season, the Rockets have conceded 105.6 points per game and are first in the league, the Rockets are second in the league in defensive efficiency of 108.2, and 22nd in the league in offensive efficiency of 111.7. It can be seen that Coach Udoka's transformation of the Rockets has been quite successful! Although they have not yet played a pleasing conversion of power and defense, the current Rockets are worth looking forward to. The Grizzlies have suffered a series of major injuries, Clark and Adams' two major interior season reimbursements have seriously damaged their strength, and the 25-game ban of star Morant is even more fatal. Fortunately, Morant is about to return from the end of his suspension, and this young team in the West may still be able to make the play-offs. The Rockets sent Van Jordan, Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Smith and Shin Jing to start, while the Grizzlies sent Derrick Rose, Williams, Jaren Jackson, Biyombo and Roddy to start.
At the beginning of the game, Shen Jing came up and played 2+1, Jackson threw in response, Jalen Green then scored 2+1, Williams responded strongly with three points, Roddy pulled up the bar to score the Grizzlies to complete the score overtake, Smith three points also colored, Dillon continued with three points, and the Rockets gradually began to grasp the initiative on the court! Rose threw in time to stop the bleeding, Dillon and Smith attacked one after another, and the Grizzlies quickly paused! Jackson hit the board to stop the bleeding, Ethan scored three points and 100 steps through Yang, and the two sides entered a tug-of-war. The Grizzlies trailed the Rockets by six points at 23-29 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Bullock's three-point kick kicked off, Aldama threw in response, Landale hit a rebound, the Rockets led to 10 points, Eason and Bullock continued to cut points, the Grizzlies were bitten by Aldama to bite the score, Tate and Ethan set off an offensive climax, Rose led the team to fight back, but the Rockets, who had been crazy, did not give a chance at all, and in a blink of an eye, they had taken a huge lead of 19 points! At the end of the first half, the Grizzlies trailed the Rockets by 16 points 43-57.
First half stats: Dillon 9 points, Smith 13 points, Shin Jing 7 points and 9 rebounds, Eason 10 points and 4 rebounds, Tate 5 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Grizzlies Rose had 8 points and 5 assists, Jackson had 15 points and 2 rebounds, and Biyombo had 4 rebounds.
In the third quarter, Jackson came up and played 2+1, Rose hit both free throws, Jackson hit 1 to 3, the Grizzlies set off a counteroffensive climax, Biyombo threw and stopped the Rockets, and the difference narrowed to 6 points! Tate threw and hit to break the scoring drought, and in the next round, Tate made a basket and missed the free throw, Williams hit a three-point shot, and the Grizzlies were crazy! The Grizzlies trailed the Rockets by 1 point 81-82 in the third quarter, and recovered a full 15 points in a single quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Rockets stopped the Grizzlies with a 6-0 attack wave, Roddy's offense stopped the bleeding in time, Ethan completed a shocking four violent dunks, Rose scored the ball with a horse and arrow, Jackson scored a three-point shot, and the Grizzlies were about to get up again! Van Jordan hit a jumper, Smith hit the icing on the cake, and the Rockets regained a double-digit lead! Ethan scored five points in a row to stop the Grizzlies, scoring 25 points and setting a new career high! Jeff Green hit a rebound and the Rockets led to 13 points, and the big picture has been decided! In the end, the Rockets defeated the Grizzlies 117-104 at home to win four in a row.
The home team beat the Grizzlies by 13 points, and the Rockets beat the opponent at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends! This makes people see that their Texas team really stands up! In this game, Ethan God dominated the game, 10 of 16, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 2 of 4 free throws, 25 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, plus or minus +19 crowns! Smith blasted 20 points and 10 boards, Dillon 11 points, Shen Jing 9 + 10, Van Jordan 11 points and 9 assists, Jalen Green only 4 points, Tate 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Grizzlies Jaren Jackson scored 44 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Rose had 19 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Williams had 10 points and 7 rebounds, and Roddy had 9 points, 4 assists and 6 rebounds