NBA regular season: Green 31 points Rockets lose to Pelicans, Yingge 24+10 White Devils have 5 consecutive double-doubles
On February 1, Beijing time, the Rockets lost to the Pelicans 99-110 at home. Jalen Green scored 31 points. The Pelicans led by seven points at the end of the first half, and then went on a 15-0 run in the final quarter, and although the Rockets narrowed the margin to single digits at one point, they still lost at home. The Pelicans' Zion was injured in the game, with Ingram scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Varland having 25 points and 14 rebounds. Rockets rookie Whitmore scored 17 points off the bench and scored in double figures in five straight games.
Statistics
Pelicans: Valanciunas 25 points and 14 rebounds, Ingram 24 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, McCollum 19 points and 5 rebounds, Murphy III 13 points and 5 rebounds, Marshall 10 points and 7 rebounds, Daniels 9 points
Rockets: Green 31 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 steals, VanVleet 16 points, 5 assists and 2 steals, Whitmore 15 points and 3 threes, Amen Thompson 10 points and 6 rebounds, Dillon 10 points, Shin Jing 10 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Jabari Smith Jr. 0 points (0-of-6 shooting)
The star of the game
Ingram, Varland and McCollum all played well to help the Pelicans beat the Rockets.
Match tidbits
Shen Jing "withdrew the stool" in the opening defense of Varan, causing the opponent to make mistakes.
Highlight reel moments
Jalen Green fast-break split dunk!
Ingram's retreat shot is 2+1!
Shin Kyung shook his opponent with a fake move and hit with a hook hand!
Whitmore came up and hit two three-pointers in a row!
Murphy III is empty with a back buckle!
Green dribbles behind his back, takes off into the air, and flies to blow up the dunk!
Green assists Shin Kyung for a dunk!
Whitmore breaks through and turns and dunks!
Game recap
In the first quarter, Daniels hit a three-point shot, Jalen Green hit a mid-range shot, and a fast-break dunk. McCollum hit a three-point shot, Ingram hit a 2+1, Murphy also hit a three-pointer, and the Pelicans hit a wave of 9-0. Green and VanVleet responded with three points, Shin Jing hit a hook shot, and Green also had a fast break. However, the Pelicans were more offensive, and McCollum hit two more three-pointers in quick succession. Marshall scored on a layup and Hawkins hit a three-pointer to give the Pelicans an 11-point lead. Whitmore hit a three-pointer to end the first quarter with the Pelicans leading the Rockets 33-25 and Jalen Green scoring 13 points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Varland hit a hook shot and Amen Thompson scored on a dunk. Tate also hit a layup and Alvarado hit a three-pointer. Whitmore hit two three-pointers in a row, and Wallan also returned the color on the inside, scoring six straight points. Murphy hit another three-pointer on an empty dunk, and the Pelicans already had a 10-point lead. Green broke through the dunk, Dillon scored on a layup, and Green hit a three-pointer, and he had already scored 20 points. McCollum hit two goals in a row and VanVleet scored on a mid-range shot. At halftime, the Pelicans led the Rockets 61-54.
In the first half, the Pelicans had four players score in double figures, McCollum had 13 points and 3 three-pointers, Valanciunas had 12 points and 7 rebounds, Ingram had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Murphy III had 10 points. The Rockets only had two players in double figures, with Jalen Green with 20 points, two rebounds and two steals and Whitmore with 11 points and three three-pointers.
Yibian fought again, Varland hit a rebound, Ingram scored six points in a row, Dillon hit a three-point shot, McCollum threw and hit again, and the Pelicans stretched the difference to 14 points on a 10-3 run. Shen Jing dunked and scored, Jalen Green scored 5 points in a row, Shen Jing and Ingram exchanged violent dunks, and Jalen Green hit three points again. Whitmore scored on a layup, Amen Thompson hit two free throws, Whitmore dunked again, and McCollum hit a jumper. At the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans led the Rockets 84-79.
In the final quarter, Daniels threw and scored, Alvarado hit a three-point shot, Varland scored five points in a row, Ingram also scored a mid-range shot, and the Pelicans went on a 15-0 run and had a 20-point lead. VanVleet hit a mid-range shot to break the Rockets' scoring drought of nearly six minutes. Dillon hit a three-point shot, but Wallan continued to kill the Rockets' interior and scored consecutive free throws. VanVleet scored five straight points, Jalen Green and Dillon hit three-pointers, and the Rockets narrowed the gap to eight points. Murphy hit a three-pointer, and in the end, the Pelicans beat the Rockets.
Both sides start
Pelicans: McCollum, Daniels, Ingram, Murphy III, Valanciunas
Rockets: VanVleet, Jalen Green, Dillon, Jabari Smith Jr., Shin Kyung