2 points to lose! The bottom of the league almost killed, Mr. 130 million scored 8 points, and the Rockets escaped

On January 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Pistons hosted the Rockets. The two sides battled fiercely to the final stage, and the Pistons led by five points in the final three minutes. But at the critical moment, they were overtaken by the Rockets with a wave of 10-0 attacks. Ivey's last-minute three-pointer missed the game, and the Pistons lost 110-112.

In this game, Pistons champion Cunningham continued to be suspended, and the team's second scorer Bogdanovic also failed to play. However, the Pistons played surprisingly well as a team. In the first quarter of the game, the Pistons scored 30 points and led the Rockets by 7 points. In the second quarter, the Rockets found their state, playing 32-25 in a single quarter, and chased the score to 65 at halftime. In the third quarter, the two teams entered a state of offense, with the Pistons scoring 36 points in a single quarter and the Rockets scoring 33 points. In the last quarter, the two sides entered a decisive battle, and entered the final half of the quarter, with the two sides tied at 98.

At the critical moment, the Pistons scored consecutive points, and at one point took a 5-point advantage at 107-102. But then the Pistons fell into a scoring drought, VanVleet scored 8 points in a row at a critical moment, Shen Jing dunked violently, and the Rockets went on a 10-0 run to lead by 5 points at 112-107. In the final period, Stewart hit a three-pointer, the Rockets VanVleet missed, and the Pistons had a chance to kill. But Ivey's three-pointer came out of the basket, and the Rockets eventually escaped and won 112-110.

In fact, the Pistons have played well in the last few games without Cunningham. But at critical moments, they are all lacking. In the previous game against the Kings, the Pistons once scored 47 points in the first quarter. As for the Rockets, VanVleet's performance of scoring 8 points in a row at critical moments made people feel that his three-year, $127 million contract was worth it. In the whole game, Rocket Smith had 19 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, Shen Jing 29 points and 6 boards, Jalen Green 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and VanVleet 20 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.