In the NBA regular season on January 28, Beijing time, the Rockets challenged the Nets away. The Rockets had just beaten the Hornets in the last round, and their form has picked up. Smith and Eason continue to be sidelined. In the face of the Nets, who have lost three in a row recently, whether the Rockets can win consecutive games depends on how Jalen Green and Shin Jing play.
Starting lineup
Rockets: VanVleet, Jalen Green, Dillon, Jeff Green, Shin Kyung
Nets: Dinwiddie, Thomas, Bridges, Finneysmith, Claxton
Game recap
The game started with the Nets getting into the groove quickly, opening with a wave of 11-2 for the Rockets. Directly stop the rocket. VanVleet finally pulled up a layup to score two points, and Finneysmith hit a three-pointer to continue the difference. Whitmore hit two free throws and Bridges hit two points to put the margin at nine. The Rockets' offense was dumb, and the Nets took the opportunity to widen the margin to 21 points. VanVleet finally scored 1 point on a free throw. At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets trailed by 20 points.
Holiday scored two points in the second quarter, Danny Smith scored a tough layup, the Rockets still had no one able to score, Toas hit the net with three points, O'Neal's three-pointer also scored, and the Nets extended their advantage to 28 points. It was VanVleet who finally scored the Rockets' 20th point with a free throw, and the Rockets trailed by 27 points at 47-20. Jalen Green's three-pointer finally came in, and Finneysmith hit a three-pointer to give the Nets a 20-point lead at halftime 60-40.
Yibian fought again, Shen Jing walked the baseline into the air, Finney Smith hit consecutive three-point shots, and the difference remained at 22 points, Jalen Green scored 6 points in a row to close the difference, Dinwiddie easily broke through and scored, and Bridges made 1 of 2 free throws. Holiday made a one-stop basket, Jalen Green hit two free throws, and the difference remained at about 20 points, and Tate's buzzer-beating layup hit the end of the third quarter, 88-70 The Rockets trailed by 18 points.
Bridges threw and hit in the final quarter, Tate scored a strong attack under the basket, and Dillon chased a three-point shot to stop the Nets directly, narrowing the gap to 13 points. Whitmore hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and VanVleet started to shoot again, which hurt morale. Whitmore deducted 2 points for the conversion, bringing the difference to 9 points. The Rockets began to cut shark tactics, cut Claxton, it really worked, and missed 4 free throws.
Whitmore's confidence came out, and he shot a three-point shot at the top of the arc, and the difference was only 6 points. Nets timeout. Back Bridges made 1 of two free throws, and Thomas hit a three-pointer to stabilize the situation. If the rocket makes continuous mistakes, you can't understand what the rocket is playing. If Van Vliet fights like this, it will really become the biggest cancer of the rocket. The game was truly dramatic, the Nets passed the ball directly to Amen, who hit a three-pointer and the Rockets trailed by one point with 7.1 seconds. With Shen Jing hitting 1 of two free throws in the final moment, the Rockets finally lost to the Nets 104-106.
Statistics
Nets: Finney-Smith 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Bridges 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals, Claxton 10 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, Dinwiddie 10 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists, Thomas 37 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, O'Neal 6 points and 6 rebounds, Dennis Smith 5 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals
Rockets: Jeff Green 2 points and 2 rebounds, Dillon 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Shin Jing 15 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, VanVleet 13 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, Jalen Green 19 points and 10 rebounds, Amen 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, Whitmore 19 points and 9 rebounds, Tate 6 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Aaron Holiday 6 points and 3 rebounds
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