On December 19, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Cavaliers defeated the Rockets 135-130 to win a winning streak, and the Rockets won 2-10 away. This battle is the second game of the Rockets back-to-back, the opening once fell behind 4-13, but the Rockets overtook at halftime, and the Cavaliers once led to 12 points in the third quarter and were narrowed to 1 point, with 7.3 seconds left in the final quarter to tie, Shen Jing missed the overtime and entered the overtime, and the Rockets hit three points in overtime to bury the game.
[Data of the two teams]
Rockets: Dillon 16 points and 3 rebounds, Shin Jing 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Jalen Green 12 points and 6 rebounds (2 of 12), VanVleet 27 points, 17 assists and 8 rebounds, Eason 14 points and 5 rebounds, Jeff Green 15 points, Holiday 14 points.
Cavaliers: Okoro 11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Wade 12 points and 3 rebounds, Strus 15 points, Mitchell 37 points and 66 assists, LeVert 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Niang 10 points, Merrill 19 points and 3 assists, Allen 10 points and 6 rebounds.
[Star of the game - Mitchell]
Mitchell exploded with 20 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, and 37 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists and 1 block in the game helped the Cavaliers reject the Rockets' reversal.
【Trivia】
The Cavaliers are out with four injuries: Jones, Mobley, Garland, and Rubio.
Strus 500+ three-point milestone.
【Contest Review】
At one point in the opening game, the Cavaliers went on a 13-4 run, with Mitchell scoring consecutive points. After a timeout, Jeff Green came on the court and scored 4 points in a row, VanVleet chased a three-pointer to narrow the gap, and after Okoro counterattacked, VanVleet and Jeff Green teamed up to stop the Cavaliers with a wave of 6-. Allen made a basket and Holiday responded with two breakaways, Jeff Green made free throws, Porter hit a three-point shot by Holiday and Merrill hit a three-pointer to give the Rockets a 34-33 lead over the Cavaliers in the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Cavaliers went on an 11-2 run to overtake again, and after Dillon hit a three-point shot, VanVleet made a free throw to increase the score, followed by a wave of 9-2 mini-climax in response to the Rockets' resurgence. After Okoro counterattacked, Dillon hit a three-point shot, Jalen Green hit a three-pointer from the outside, Shin Jing hit a basket to stretch the Rockets to 7 points, and the Cavaliers went on a 7-2 offensive run after a timeout, leading the Cavaliers 59-57 at halftime.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Cavaliers' three-point shots suddenly became quite accurate, with five consecutive three-pointers overtaking the score, Mitchell scored 10 points in 4 minutes, and Strus completed a super long 3+1 (sixth three-pointer). The whole Rockets team began to save more fiercely, Shen Jing scored a basket, Dillon made foul free throws to increase the score, Ethan made a steal and made a foul, Mitchell hit a three-point shot, Ethan appeared on the court to help the Rockets shrink to 2 points, Merrill hit a three-point shot, Ethan broke through and hit again, Mitchell broke through and responded, and Mitchell 2+1 returned after Tate 2+1. After the third quarter, the Cavaliers led the Rockets 99-98.
In the last quarter, Jeff Green scored 2+1, LeVert returned to the color with a backward shot, Jalen Green made a defensive contribution after Jalen Green hit the iron, and Mitchell had some conflicts with Ethan after a 2+1, and Ethan was blown a T. Shen Jing hooked his hand, Mitchell threw high, Jalen Green broke through to make a foul, VanVleet made two shots, Shen Jing basketed down to 1 point after eating Allen, Jalen Green was tripped by two referees to walk, LeVert three-point shot to 6 points, Dillon and VanVleet hit three points in a row, Strus missed three points, Shen Jing made two fouls and one free throw to equalize, VanVleet missed the shot but won the rebound Udoka 7.3 seconds to pause, Shen Jing missed the shot and entered overtime.
In overtime, after Allen dunked Shen Jing's basket, Merrill broke through in a row, and Strus pulled away with three points to stop the Rockets. The Rockets hit the iron with three consecutive shots in this wave, Mitchell forced the attack and then opened it to 9 points, the Rockets were capped again, Shen Jing hit a three-point difference of 6 points The last 9.7 seconds, VanVleet grabbed a three-pointer, Ethan steal and was blown foul The referee watched the replay and blew the foul without the ball The game ended.
[Both teams start]
Rockets: VanVleet, Jalen Green, Dillon, Smith, Shin Jing;
Cavaliers: Okoro, Mitchell, Strus, Wade, Allen;
Text/Yan Xiaobai