12月21日NBA常规赛，亚特兰大老鹰队客场134-127击败休斯顿火箭队。 While the Rockets have struggled on the road this season, they have been excellent at home, and they are now on an impressive 11-game winning streak at home. In contrast, the Hawks have been in poor form lately, and their last game against the Pistons, who are at the bottom of the league, was disappointing. The two teams have opposite styles, the Rockets are good at defense but not smooth offensively, while the Hawks are offensive but weak defensively, and it is a-for-needle matchup. However, on the whole, the Rockets have a greater advantage, the Rockets' lineup is more introspective, the defense is tougher, and the offense has not lost too much, not to mention that this battle is still at home to meet the enemy, under the infection of the home atmosphere, it is estimated that the Rocket Youth Army will usher in an outbreak, and the game is still very interesting. Let's take a look at the starters of both sides.
Both starters:
Rockets: VanVleet, Jalen Green, Dillon, Smith Jr., Shin Kyung
Hawks: Trae Young, Murray, Hunter, Saddiq Bey, Capela
比赛开始，老鹰攻势猛烈压制火箭，特雷-杨三分出手后盯着裁判，球命中并造成狄龙犯规，这球火药味拉满了！
Bogdan hit a three-pointer, and the Hawks hit seven three-pointers in the first quarter, leading the Rockets by 10 points.
首节战罢，老鹰命中8记三分，以39-29领先火箭10分。
The game entered the second quarter, the Hawks continued to firepower, Bogdan hit another three-pointer, and the Hawks widened the gap to 15 points at 44-29.
Capela ate Smith on the inside, hit a hook shot and drew a foul.
The Rockets were suppressed by fire!Sadiq Bey hit a three-pointer and caused Smith to be fouled, and the referee's review escalated to first-degree malice.
Capela made an offensive foul and Jeff Green fell to the ground.
半场战罢，老鹰77-65领先火箭。
After returning from the break, the scene changed dramatically, and Smith Jr. continued to play efficiently and scored 13 points in a single quarter.
VanVleet also continued to score 10 points in the second quarter, and the Rockets dominated the game on both ends of the floor.
The Rockets outscored their opponents by 14 points and led by 2 points into the final quarter.
In the final quarter, the Rockets suddenly lost power, and the Hawks played a wave of 30-9 to lead by 18 points.
But the Rockets did not give up easily, and Dillon, who rarely played in the first three quarters, turned on the scoring mode, hitting three three-pointers in a row to score 13 points alone, helping the team close the gap to 4 points in the final 1 minute.
In the decisive moment, Saddiq Bey's outside three-pointer stopped the bleeding for the Hawks, and Trae Young threw and hit another shot to kill the game completely.
In the end, the Hawks defeated the Rockets 134-127 to win two in a row.
Jabari Smith Jr. played 41 minutes in this game, shooting 8 of 14, including 4 of 7 three-pointers, 14 of 14 free throws, and scored 34 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 blocks. 攻防两端都极其强硬，这场比赛表现太出色了，可惜还是输了！
VanVleet played 44 minutes, shooting 10-of-20, including 3-of-7 from three-point range and 9-of-9 from the free-throw line, for 32 points, 4 rebounds, 15 assists and 1 steal. 洪荒之力都使出来了，尽力了！
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