On December 28, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Rockets played against the Suns, and in the end, the Rockets lost to the Suns 113-129 and suffered two consecutive defeats! In this game, Shen Jing scored 24 points, Jalen Green scored 23 points, and Durant got 27 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists, helping the Suns get out of the trough of three consecutive defeats.
The Rockets fought back-to-backs, halting their winning streak with a 117-123 loss to the Pacers in their last game, while the Suns have been even worse lately, suffering a three-game losing streak and finishing in 11th place in the West. In the first quarter, the Rockets started 4-0, the Suns responded 5-0, VanVleet counterattacked, Nurkic scored 5 points in a row, and Shin Jing scored a hook shot, and the scores of the two teams rose alternately. The Rockets, on the other hand, were a bit dumb after scoring 14 points, and the Suns led by nine points. Smith made a free throw to stop the bleeding, VanVleet made a jumper, Allen picked up a basket and the Suns took a double-digit lead. V, Holiday hit a three-pointer to give the Suns a six-point lead at 30-24 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Suns scored four straight points, Holiday made a dashing layup, Gordon hit a three-pointer, and the Suns then led by 16 points. Shen Jing hooked his hand to stop the bleeding, Durant dunked with one arm, Jalen Green pulled three points, Smith turned and jumped, Durant broke through, Jalen Green stopped for three points, Booker returned from mid-range, and the Suns still maintained a advantage of more than 10 points. After a timeout, Shen Jing made free throws to stop the decline, Gordon received the ball and continued to score three points, Smith had three points, Azubuke put in a second attack, and the Suns firmly suppressed, and after halftime, the Suns led the Rockets by 18 points.
In the third quarter, Booker rebounded, Jalen Green made a three-point shot, Booker jumped to the board, Tate dunked with both hands, Nurkic hit the board and put it in, Jalen Green stepped back for three points, Shen Jing stepped on the layup, Allen chased three points and scored three-point, Durant stopped urgently, VanVleet threw in three points, the Rockets struggled to chase points, but they were still firmly suppressed, Booker made a strong three-point shot, the Suns scored more than 100 points, the Rockets made consecutive free throws, and after three quarters, the Suns led by 20 points.
In the fourth quarter, Eason and Whitmore hit three points in a row, Durant responded from the outside, Landale dunked with both hands, Whitmore hit another three-pointer, Little leaned back with high difficulty, Amen shot from the free throw line, and Gordon stopped the Rockets with three points. The Rockets trailed to 13 points after that, and the Suns quickly called a timeout. After the timeout, the Suns still held the lead and beat the Rockets.