On January 4, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Rockets defeated the Nets 112-101 to win two consecutive victories and send the Nets to five consecutive defeats, after which the Rockets stabilized the ninth place in the West. The Rockets led by 4 points in the first quarter, the Nets overtook by 1 point in the second quarter, the Fire Three Crazy 38-25 in the third quarter, and the Rockets pulled away to 18 points in the final quarter with a wave of 20-14 and then the game ended quickly.
[Data of the two teams]
Rockets: Smith 7 points and 11 rebounds, Shin Jing 30 points and 8 rebounds, Jalen Green 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, VanVleet 21 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds, Amen 10 points and 6 rebounds, Whitmore 11 points and 2 rebounds.
Nets: Cayo 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Claxton 12 points and 13 rebounds, Bridges 1 point and 4 rebounds, Dinwiddie 11 points and 5 assists, O'Neal Jr. 13 points and 4 rebounds, Sharpe 10 points and 11 rebounds, Thomas 0 of 7.
【Star of the field - Shen Jing】
Shen Jing is taking what he wants under the basket, Sharpe and Claxton are not his opponents at all, he has 26 points in the third quarter, 33 minutes in the game, 30 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block (shooting rate 64.7%)
【Trivia】
Eason was unable to play with a sore left leg after the game against the Pistons. Dillon continues to miss with a right oblique strain.
In the second quarter, Shin Kyung pushed Claxton and was blown a T.
Watfodra dragged Jalen Green to the ground and hit his head on the ground, and the referee did not escalate the penalty after watching the replay.
【Contest Review】
At the beginning of the first quarter, VanVleet's three-point hand was extremely explosive, both bottom corners were in the middle of the corner, and the left side was also 45 degrees, he scored 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in a single quarter, Shen Jing faced Claxton's athletic talent There is a big gap, Zhao Si picked up 10 rebounds (3 frontcourt rebounds) in just 9 minutes, and his rebounding is the key to the Nets not being pulled away. The scoring sharpeners of both teams, Jalen Green made 1 of 6, and Bridges made 1 of 4, and the Rockets led the Nets 26-22 after the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Nets played a wave of 11-2 to complete the overtake, O'Neal Jr. counterattacked with two steals and counterattacked with 10 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 2 steals in a single quarter, Jalen Green not only couldn't shoot but also made consecutive low-level mistakes, and the Rockets sent the Nets 14 points with 12 turnovers in the half, but fortunately, Shen Jing scored 4 of 5 in a single quarter, 2 of 3 free throws and 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block, VanVleet hit three points again, and the Rockets were only overtaken by 1 point at halftime 49-50.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Shin Jing hit two baskets under the basket, Finney Smith also broke through, and Ohashi also hit a dry pull, but as Jalen Green and VanVleet hit consecutive three-pointers to overtake the Nets, Vaughn had to take a timeout. The Rockets played a wave of 15-2 climax to complete the overtake, with 3 minutes and 31 seconds left, Jalen Green made two fouls and hit one of the two free throws, and the White Devils just came on the court and immediately came to stop the Nets with a three-pointer. Amen Thompson completed a quasi-buzzer-beating three-pointer and a big hat for the Nets to give the Rockets an 87-75 lead over the Nets after the third quarter.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Whitmore broke through, Cayo responded with a violent dunk, Cayo also completed a three-pointer, Amen Thompson completed a 2+1, Sharpe put the ball under the basket, Cayo made a foul free throw to increase the score, Jeff Green hit a three-point shot, Sharpe made two fouls and made two free throws, and Amen made two fouls and then came with a three-pointer. With 6 minutes left, Udoka replaced the main team, 5 minutes and 28 seconds Shen Jing assisted Tate for three points, Smith Jr. came with a three-pointer, VanVleet came with a three-pointer, and the Rockets stopped the Nets with three three-pointers in just one minute. Cayo returned a three-pointer, and then Shin Kyung made a foul after hitting a basket and the game went into garbage time.
[Both teams start]
Rockets: VanVleet, Jalen Green, Tate, Smith Jr., Shin Kyung;
Nets: Dinwiddie, Bridges, Cayo, Finney-Smith, Claxton;
Text/Yan Xiaobai