The Rockets narrowly won by 2 points to end the losing streak!Shen Jing scored 29 points, and VanVleet 20+12 won the victory
The NBA regular season continued, and the Rockets narrowly defeated the Pistons 112-110 on the road, and the team completed a 12-point comeback to end a two-game losing streak. Jalen Green scored 28 points in this game, Shen Jing scored 29 points in 12 of 19, VanVleet scored 20 points, 12 assists and 0 turnovers, and led the team to a 10-0 offensive harvest game at the end of the final quarter, Smith had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the four main players performed very well.
Both teams have not been in good form recently, and after the Pistons ended their 28-game losing streak, the team has fallen into a losing streak again, and has lost 6 games in a row. The Rockets, on the other hand, have lost two games in a row, and this is their third game in a six-game losing streak, and the team wants to make the playoffs this season, and this is a game they must win against the bottom team in the league.
In the first quarter of the game, Ivey and Duren scored 4 points in a row, Smith responded with a mid-range shot, Stewart hit a three-pointer, VanVleet made a steal and assisted Smith to score a layup, and Shen Jing also had a back layup, and the Rockets led the Pistons 10-9 at the beginning. Then, Shin Kyung scored five straight points, Knox and Ivey teamed up to respond to a 7-0 attack, Green got rid of the defense and scored a layup, and then caused a foul, and made both free throws, and the Rockets maintained a five-point lead. At the end of the quarter, the Pistons came out of their way, and Burks, Bagley and Levers teamed up to launch a 13-2 run, and at the end of the first quarter, the Pistons led the Rockets by seven points at 30-23.
In the second quarter, Osar scored a quick layup, Burks also had a three-pointer, and the Pistons built a 12-point lead. Green made two free throws to stop the bleeding, and then even hit a long-range shot, scoring 8 points in a row, helping the Rockets narrow the difference, Ivey converted the offense and scored, Shen Jing scored a strong attack inside, Green threw and hit again, and then completed the rebound again, and scored 16 points in 6 of 10 in a single quarter, completely ushered in the outbreak, with the help of Green, the Rockets tied the score at halftime, and the two teams returned to the same running line.
Yibian fought again, both teams performed very well on the offensive end, Ivey hit a three-pointer when he came up, Green also had a three-point after losing his balance, Stewart scored easily under the basket, VanVleet hit a three-point shot, Shen Jing singled Duren to hit, Smith scored a three-point defense against the defense, Ivey completed a rebound, Whitmore hit an open three-pointer, and Hayes converted the offense to score. In the entire third quarter, the Rockets scored 33 points and the Pistons scored 36 points, and the difference between the two teams was only 3 points, which was a very small gap.
In the final quarter, Smith and VanVleet scored four points in a row, Avila scored a layup, Shin Jing also had a hook hand, Duren hit a tough basket, and the Pistons maintained a two-point lead. Burks hit three points, Shen Jing scored 4 points in a row to respond, Duren opened Shen Jing's defense and scored hard, VanVleet scored 2+1, and then hit three points and shots, and then scored 8 points in a row to help the team overtake 3 points, the Pistons missed consecutive shots, VanVleet assisted Shen Jing to complete the dunk, Stewart responded with three points, VanVleet did not continue the three points, there were 6 seconds left in the game, and the Pistons fell behind by 2 points. In the last attack, Ivey missed three points, and the game lost suspense, and finally the Rockets narrowly defeated the Pistons by 2 points, and the team completed a 12-point reversal.
In the face of the lack of two main players, the Rockets did not perform well, and the team's offense did not play, and at most it fell behind by 12 points. But fortunately, VanVleet stepped forward at the critical moment, not only scored 8 points in a row on the offensive end, but also assisted Shen Jing to complete the dunk, while the Pistons lacked players like VanVleet, and there were continuous mistakes at critical moments, and finally the Rockets won the game on the road without danger, ending the previous two consecutive defeats, and VanVleet became the hero of the victory.