NBA regular season: Nets narrowly beat Rockets to end three-game losing streak Thomas 37 points White Devils 19+9
On January 28, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Nets narrowly defeated the Rockets 106-104 to end their three-game losing streak, the Nets took a 20-point lead in the first quarter 35-15, and led by up to 28 points in the first half;
Statistics
Rockets: Jalen Green 19 points and 10 rebounds, Dillon 19 points and 5 rebounds, Shin Jing 15 points and 11 rebounds, VanVleet 12 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds, Whitmore 19 points and 9 rebounds
Nets: Thomas 37 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Finney-Smith 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Bridges 19 points and 5 rebounds, Claxton 10 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, Dinwiddie 10 points and 9 assists
Best in the game
Thomas scored 37 points on 11-of-19 shooting, contributing 11 points in a single quarter in the first and second quarters, adding three points at critical moments in the final quarter and hitting two free throws in the final minute, which became a big contributor to the Nets' refusal to reverse
Highlight reel moments
The Nets countered Claxton with an empty dunk
Bridges hit an open three-pointer
Bridges throws a mid-range shot
Thomas hit a three-pointer on a pullup
Bridges lost his balance and still scored the ball
Dillon cut in the middle of the alley
Dillon scored with a hard throw
Van Jordan chased three points
Thomas forced Dillon to score on a layup
Tate whistle throw
Whitmore countered and set the hotel on fire
Nets low-level service error, Amen Thompson steals and hits a three-pointer
Game recap
In the first quarter, Claxton scored two goals in succession at the beginning, Thomas broke through the layup, Bridges chased three points, and the Nets stopped the Rockets 11-2; 。
In the second quarter, Aaron Holiday scored 2 points after the Rockets lost power again, the Nets 12-2 instantly led to 28 points, Shen Jing scored to stop the bleeding, Thomas leaned back and shot, and then Finney-Smith responded to Whitmore with three points; after the timeout, Jalen Green hit two three-pointers in a row, and then Thomas forced Dillon to score a layup, Finney-Smith hit another empty three-pointer, the Nets 8-2 opened the gap again, Van Jordan stopped the bleeding with three points, Dillon threw hard, Van Jordan scored another 2 points, Dillon flew to steal and destroy the Nets' last attack, the Rockets were still behind by 20 points at halftime 40-60, and Thomas scored 11 points in a single quarter。
Yibian fought again, the Rockets chased 16 points 4-0, Dinwiddie hit two free throws and Finney Smith hit three points to attack Shen Jing, Jalen Green made two three-pointers to help the Rockets chase 15 points, and then the Nets regained the lead to 20 points 7-2, the two teams frantically attacked, Bridges and O'Neal three-point attack on the Rockets, the last attack in the third quarter, Tate scored on a whistle throw, and the Rockets fell behind by 18 points at 70-88 after the third quarter.
In the last quarter, the Rockets stopped the Nets 7-2, Thomas made three free throws from the outside, Whitmore and Amen Thompson continued to lead the team to fight back, 8 minutes 08 seconds The Rockets chased 11 points, Dinwiddie broke through the layup, Whitmore threw hard, the Rockets offered a "slashing tactic", Claxton missed 4 consecutive free throws, Whitmore dunked, Hit a long-range three-point and assist Tate to help the Rockets chase 5 points; Whitmore hat but Van Jordan made a mistake, Thomas scored three points, Van Jordan made a difficult layup, Jalen Green made a fatal mistake, Dillon made six fouls, Shen Jing made two free throws and the Nets made a bottom line service error, Amen hit three points in 7.1 seconds, Thomas hit two free throws, penalty shootout, Van Jordan hit two free throws, Shen Jing grabbed a rebound and made a foul, but unfortunately missed the tie with two free throws, and finally the Nets won the game thrillingly.
Starting lineup
Nets: Bridges, Thomas, Claxton, Dinwiddie and Finney-Smith
Rockets: VanVleet, Dillon, Shin Jing, Jeff Green and Jalen Green