On December 23, Beijing time, the Rockets faced the Mavericks at home, Irving, Doncic, Isaac, and Lively II hung up the free card, and the Rockets played a second team of the Mavericks, and the results speak for themselves, 122-96 defeated the Mavericks by 26 points, and the Rockets ended a three-game losing streak, with 14 wins and 12 losses and continued to rank 8th in the West.
Shen Jing: Played 24 minutes, 22 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, 8 of 12, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, plus/minus +30, today is a lot of abuse!
Smith: Played 30 minutes, 21 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, 8 of 13, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, plus/minus +37, Smith slashed 34 points and 13 rebounds in the last game, and 55 points and 21 rebounds in two games!
Dillon had 10 points, VanVleet had 10 points, Whitmore had 14 points, Thompson had nine points, and Green had 17 points but was only 5-of-14 shooting 35.7 percent.
Today's game allowed the Rockets to achieve the purpose of training, Udoka arranged 13 rotations, and all 13 of them scored points, including Thompson and Whitmore combined to score 23 points, but only 1 of 8 three-pointers, and more practice is needed.
Jalen Green's shooting percentage fell to a career low, averaging 17.4 points per game compared to 4.7 points less than last season, shooting only 40.1% from the field and 32.9% from three-point range.