In the NBA regular season on January 9, Beijing time, the Rockets started a six-game road trip in the East, and challenged the Miami Heat in the first game. Rockets forwards Dillon Brooks, Tari Eason and Kicker of the Heat are injured. Before the game, the Heat (20-15) was eighth in the East and the Rockets (18-16) were eighth in the West.
Rockets player stats and plus/minus:
Shin Jing had 22 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, shooting 9-of-15, 1-of-2 three-pointers, 3-of-4 free throws, and a plus/minus of -10
Green had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, shooting 2-of-10 from the field, 2-of-8 from three-point range, 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, and had a plus/minus of -11
Smith had 10 points and six rebounds, shooting 3-of-13 from the field, 1-of-5 from three-point range, 3-of-3 from the free-throw line, and had a plus/minus of -11
VanVleet had 32 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks on 10-of-22 shooting, 7-of-14 three-pointers, 5-of-5 free throws, and a plus/minus of -3
Tate had 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, shooting 3-of-8 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, and a plus/minus of -4
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Green had 5 points, 2 assists and 1 block, shooting 2-of-4 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free throw line, with a plus/minus of -9
Amen had 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, shooting 1-of-2 from the field and 3-of-3 from the free throw line, with a plus/minus of -5
Whitmore had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 1 steal, shooting 5-of-8 from the field and 1-of-2 from three-point range, with a plus/minus of +8
Game Overview: The Rockets shot just 41 percent from the field in the first quarter, while the Heat reached 54 percent, and although VanVleet scored 10 points on 3-of-3 shooting (2-of-2 from three-point range), the Rockets still trailed 27-34. In the first half of the second quarter, the Rockets were still suppressed, until the last two minutes, the Rockets completed a wave of 10-2 small climax, at halftime, the two sides fought 59-59, Shen Jing and Jalen Green combined for 11 points and 4 assists in this quarter, but they each had three fouls, Whitmore contributed 7 points and 3 boards in 3 of 4 in the first half, VanVleet 16 points and 4 assists, and the Rockets hit a total of 6 three-pointers in the second quarter.
In the third quarter, the Rockets shot only 40%, the Heat shot 12 of 26, and the Rockets made 10 of 20 three-pointers in the first half only 2 of 9 three-pointers in this quarter, and lost to the Heat by 9 points 23-32 after a single quarter.
At the end of the fourth quarter, the Rockets lost 113-120 to the Heat, with an 18-17 record, and the ranking was overtaken by the Suns (19-17) and fell to ninth in the West.