In the NBA regular season on January 22, Beijing time, the Rockets hosted the Celtics. The Rockets ended a three-game losing streak yesterday with a 127-126 overtime win over the Jazz, while the Celtics lost 100-102 to the Nuggets two days ago, ending a 20-game winning streak at home. In this game, the Celtics substitute center Horford and starting guard Holiday were absent, and the Rockets were absent from Eason, VanVleet, and Smith, and the starting lineup was: Amen, Green, Whitmore, Dillon, and Shin Jing.
Game Overview: In the first quarter, Green Army center Porzingis contributed 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting, and the Rockets shot only 40%, trailing by 10 points at 25-35 in the first quarter. Although the Rockets shot more than 50% in the second quarter, they shot 9 fewer shots than the Green Army (10-of-19 for the Rockets, 14-of-28 for the Greens), and the Rockets trailed by 15 points at 55-70 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Rockets played an 11-5 start, narrowing the gap to 9 points, and after the pause, the Green Army fell behind by 17 points on an 8-0 wave of the Rockets, but they immediately returned the Green Army with an 11-0 wave and chased the score to 77-83 again, and the Rockets were still 10 points behind 90-100 at the end of the third quarter. In the final quarter, the Rockets played a 10-3 start again, chasing the score to 90-93 and only 3 points behind the Green Army, after the Celtics scored 5 points in a row, the Rockets trailed by 8 points and entered a timeout, 3 minutes and 19 seconds, after Holiday hit a three-point shot, the Rockets fell behind 99-107, after which the Green Army scored consecutive points, and the Rockets finally failed to turn the tables and unfortunately lost.
Rockets player stats and plus/minus:
Shen Jing had 24 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 6 turnovers, shooting 10-of-18 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line, with a plus/minus of -12
Green had 16 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, shooting 7-of-18 from the field, 1-of-6 from three-point range, 1-of-3 from the free-throw line, and a plus/minus of -8
Dillon had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals, shooting 8-of-23 from the field, 5-of-15 from three-point range, and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line, with a plus/minus of -14
Whitmore had 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block, shooting 2-of-7 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range, 0-of-2 from the free-throw line, and had a plus/minus of -15
Amen had 15 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, shooting 5-of-10 from the field, 0-of-2 from three-point range, 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, plus/minus -8, a career-high number of rebounds, a career-high of 10, and a career-high scoring of 14 points
Holiday had 12 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, shooting 5-of-8 from the field and a plus/minus of +5
Williams had 5 points and 3 rebounds, shooting 2-of-6 from the field and a plus/minus of +3
Landale had 3 3-pointers and 3 rebounds, shooting 1-of-2 from the field and plus/minus +6
Tate had 2 points and 2 blocks, shooting 1-of-2 from the field and plus/minus -2
At the end of the fourth quarter, the Rockets lost 107-116 to the Celtics, and their record of 20-22 remained 11th in the West.