On January 2, Beijing time, in the 33rd round of the NBA regular season, the Houston Rockets (15-15) sat at home to face the Detroit Pistons (3-29), the Rockets played momentum at home, the whole team was full of firepower, and played a very smooth offense, and finally the Rockets defeated the Pistons 136-113 at home to end the three-game losing streak.
The Rockets played team basketball
Smith: Hit a three-pointer in the first quarter, hit a three-pointer in the middle of the second quarter, and hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner in the third quarter.
He finished the game with 9 points, 6 rebounds and 1 steal on 3-of-7 shooting. In this game, he did a good job of 3 of 5 in three-point shooting, and the defense was also changed to good.
Shen Jing: Scored a mid-range jumper in the first quarter, hit a strong shot under the basket in the second quarter, then broke through and hit a throw, scored a dunk in the basket at the end, scored 2+1 under the empty cut basket in the third quarter, and played a difficult 2+1 in the middle section.
Played 27 minutes in the game, 9 of 13 got 26 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals, and the efficiency of this game was very high, taking what he wanted under the basket and dominating the basket.
Green: In the first half of 5 shots, he only hit a three-pointer in the first quarter with a cover, scored 5 points in 1 of 5 in the first half, adjusted in time in the second half, came up in the third quarter and hit a three-pointer, then counterattacked and hit a pull-out, and then hit consecutive three-pointers, and performed well in the third quarter.
He finished with 22 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal on 6-of-12 shooting in the game, and he was 5-of-9 from beyond the three-point line in this game.
Tate: In the first quarter, he came up to the basket and hit a layup, then made a steal and broke through to score, and in the second quarter, he broke through to score inside, and then grabbed a rebound under the basket and hit a layup.
He finished with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal on 6-of-10 shooting in the game. The performance of this game was decent, and it basically met expectations.
VanVleet: In the first quarter, he felt good, he scored 7 points in a row, he hit a three-pointer in the second quarter, and he hit a three-pointer in the third quarter.
Played 26 minutes in the game, 6 of 11, scored 15 points, 1 rebound, 7 assists and 1 steal, the game was easy and enjoyable, and he didn't even sweat.
Ethan: In the first quarter, he came off the bench and was in good shape, first scoring a basket under the basket, then scoring a three-point shot at the top of the arc, then stealing a dragon dunk to score, and coming up in the second quarter to break through and hit.
He hit a three-pointer in the middle of the third quarter, and hit consecutive layups in the fourth quarter, scoring 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals on 8-of-15 shooting in the game. The offensive end of the game was open, and he did a very good job on the defensive end, and his ability to steal was really fierce.
Amen Thompson: At the end of the first quarter, he broke through to make a layup to make 2+1, hit a three-point shot in the second quarter, and scored under the basket in the fourth quarter.
He played well in the whole game with his brothers, scoring 10 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals in 5 of 6 in the game.
Jeff Green: Broke through the baseline in the second quarter and scored a backhand dunk, played 8 and a half points in the game, and got 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 1-of-2 shooting.
In this game, the Rockets relied on the very ferocious offensive firepower in the third quarter, played the Pistons 47-25 in a single quarter, won the Pistons by 22 points in a single quarter, and went directly into garbage time in the fourth quarter. The Rockets played a very fluid team basketball game in this game, and the overall performance was perfect. The next game for the Rockets will be at home against the Nets.