Green had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, shooting 8-of-20 from the field, 6-of-12 from three-point range, 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, and had a plus/minus of -17
Shen Jing had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, shooting 9-of-18 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range, 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, and a plus/minus of -11
Smith had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, shooting 2-of-5 from the field, 1-of-3 from three-point range, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, and had a plus/minus of -11
VanVleet had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, shooting 4-of-11 from the field, 1-of-3 from three-point range, and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, with a plus/minus of -14
Tate had 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, shooting 3-of-3 from the field and 1-of-1 from three-point range, with a plus/minus of -4
Green had 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 block, shooting 1-of-3 from the field, with a plus/minus of -9
Whitmore had 12 points and 1 rebound, shooting 4-of-7 from the field, 3-of-4 from three-point range, 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, and a plus/minus of +1
Eason had 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals, shooting 2-of-6 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range, 1-of-2 from the free throw line, and a plus/minus of -20
Holiday had 13 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, shooting 4-of-13 from the field, 3-of-8 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, with a plus/minus of -3
Amen had 2 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, shooting 1-of-6 from the field, with a plus/minus of +2
Landale had five points and five rebounds, shooting 2-of-4 from the field and gaining +4 plus/minus
Bullock had 0 points, 1 assist, 0 shots, and a plus/minus of +2
In the NBA regular season on December 28, the Rockets faced the Suns back-to-back at home, Dillon was out due to injury, and Tate took the starter. In the first quarter, the Rockets shot only 9 of 20 and 1 of 6 three-pointers, and Allen of the Suns scored 10 points in a single quarter, and the Rockets fell behind 24-30 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Rockets shot only 39% from the field, while the Suns reached 76% (16 of 21 shooting), the Rockets veteran Gordon scored 17 points and 2 blocks alone, the Rockets Jalen Green scored 12 points in this quarter, the Rockets lost 12 points in the second quarter 31-43, and the Rockets fell behind 55-73 in the midcourt. Green and Shin Jing combined for 18 points in the third quarter, but the Suns still shot 63% from the field in this quarter, and the Rockets lost by 2 points in a single quarter 29-31, and after three quarters, the Rockets trailed by 20 points at 84-104, and the Rockets were powerless to turn the tables 29-25 in the final quarter.
At the end of the fourth quarter, the Rockets lost 113-129 to the Suns and suffered a second straight home defeat, and the 15-14 record continued to rank eighth in the West, but the win was tied by the ninth-place Lakers (16-15), 0.5 wins ahead of the Warriors and Suns. The Suns ended a three-game losing streak and moved up to 10th in the West with a 15-15 record, while the Warriors (15-15) fell to 11th.
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