In the NBA regular season on January 4, Beijing time, the Rockets faced the Nets at home against the Nets, who had lost four in a row, and the Rockets' defensive titan Tari Eason was suspended for this game, and Dillon Brooks continued to be injured.
Rockets player stats and plus/minus:
格林14分8板4助，投篮15中5，三分9中3，罚球2中1，正负值+17
Shen Jing had 30 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, shooting 11-of-17 from the field, 0-of-2 from three-point range, 8-of-10 from the free throw line, and a plus/minus of +17
VanVleet had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 blocks, shooting 7-of-9 from the field, 6-of-8 from three-point range, 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, and a plus/minus of +24
Smith had 7 points, 11 rebounds and 1 block, shooting 2-of-8 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, and had a plus/minus of +11
Tate had 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, shooting 2-of-2 from the field, 2-of-2 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, and a plus/minus of +17
Whitmore had 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, shooting 4-of-7 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range, with a plus/minus of -4
Holiday had 3 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, shooting 1-of-4 from the field and 1-of-3 from three-point range, with a plus/minus of -3
Amen had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 3-of-6 from the field, 1-of-2 from three-point range, 3-of-7 from the free-throw line, and a plus/minus of +2
Green scored 8 points on 2-of-4 shooting, 2-of-2 three-pointers, 2-of-2 free throws, and a plus/minus of -5
Bullock had 0 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, shooting 0-of-2 from the field, with a plus/minus of -11
Game Overview: In the first quarter, the Rockets shot 50% from the field and hit 6 three-pointers, VanVleet shot 4-of-4 in the first quarter and scored 11 points on 3-of-3 three-pointers, Whitmore entered the regular rotation and hit 1 three-pointer on the court, and the Rockets led 26-22 to end the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Rockets' mistakes exploded, although Shen Jing scored 10 points, but the Rockets still lost to the Nets 23-28 in a single quarter by 5 points, and at halftime, the Rockets fell behind 49-50, and it is worth mentioning that the Rockets made 12 mistakes in the first half, including 4 VanVleet and 3 Jalen Green, and the Rockets shot 37 times in the half, and the Nets 47 times. In the third quarter, the Rockets only made one turnover, shooting 61% from the field, hitting 5 three-pointers, including 2 by Whitmore, Shin Kyung scored 12 points in the quarter, Jalen Green scored 9 points, and the Rockets hit 38-25 in the third quarter, bringing the score to 87-75. The Rockets led by as many as 18 points in the final quarter and ended up easily closing the game.
At the end of the fourth quarter, the Rockets defeated the Nets 112-100 to usher in a second straight victory, and the record of 17-15 continued to rank ninth in the West. The Nets have lost five in a row, with a 15-20 record, and still hold a spot in the Eastern Conference play-offs for the time being.