1月21日NBA常规赛，犹他爵士队客场126-127不敌休斯顿火箭队。 The Jazz's recent hot form has successively killed strong opponents such as the 76ers, Nuggets, and Lakers, which is really impressive. Although the last game lost to the Thunder and broke a 6-game winning streak, the overall performance was not inferior to the Thunder, but the fierce battle reached the final moment, but the overall talent was not as good as the Thunder, and finally unfortunately lost. On the other hand, the Rockets' recent form is relatively average, with six consecutive road trips and five defeats in six games, only winning against the Pistons, which is at the bottom of the league, which is really unsatisfactory. The biggest problem for the Rockets at the moment is the lack of leaders, who can't shake these young players, all of whom want to be bosses, and it is difficult for the team to develop targeted tactics. But fortunately, the Rockets finally ended their difficult away journey, saying that the Rockets were as weak as a worm and as strong as a dragon at home. Let's take a look at the starters of both sides.
Both starters:
Jazz: Sexton, Dunn, Markkanen, John Collins, Von Taecchio
Rockets: VanVleet, Jalen Green, Jabari Smith Jr., Dillon, Shin Kyung
At the beginning of the game, the Rockets quickly entered the state, and Shen Jing scored consecutive inside points to help the Rockets maintain a slight lead.
火箭越打越热，杰伦-格林高高跃起欲隔扣，球幸运弹入篮筐打成2+1，今天火箭打得很积极，回到主场之后精气神都变好了。
随后小史密斯抢断马尔卡宁后反击上篮打进，眼见火箭越打越流畅，爵士直接叫停。
调整回来爵士依旧被压制，惠特摩尔压哨命中三分，火箭领先至7分。
At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets led the Jazz 31-24.
比赛进入第二节，爵士开始发力，克拉克森封盖阿门后，阿巴基再封盖史密斯的扣篮，这波爵士防得很好，密不透风。
The game became more and more intense, and Holiday provoked Kiyont George after a steal and layup, and the two narrowly clashed.
Holladay slapped Markkanen in the face as he scramble, and the referee did not upgrade the penalty after looking back. 这巴掌应该不是故意的，但力度很重，心疼卡宁三秒钟。
火箭火力全开！申京不看人背后传球助阿门上篮打进，火箭领先至14分。
The two sides went back and forth, and at halftime, the Rockets led the Jazz 64-51.
The Jazz improved on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, gradually taking the initiative on the court, and leveling the gap in the middle and late stages of the quarter.
After that, the scores of the two teams were deadlocked, and they fought all the way to 89 to enter the final quarter.
In the final quarter, the score was never opened, and the game entered a white-hot stage. At the decisive moment, Clarkson scored a pull-up jump shot, and Shen Jing hit two free throws on the second offense, and the two sides were tied at 115.
In the last attack, Sexton missed a three-point shot, and the game went into overtime.
In the overtime battle, Shen Jing scored 7 points alone, and the Rockets erased the difference in the last minute.
In the last minute, Smith Jr. made two fouls and hit one of the free throws, and the Rockets overtook him. 而爵士则屡攻不中，连续浪费机会，时间慢慢走完。
In the end, the game ended, and the Rockets narrowly defeated the Jazz 127-126.
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