Rockets narrowly beat God Plot: Holiday made a free throw with 0.3 seconds Brunson hit a fatal foul

On February 13, Beijing time, the Rockets played against the Knicks at home, and the Rockets suffered from the Knicks' stubborn counterattack to chase the points when they were leading by up to 16 points. Brunson scored consecutive key shots in the final minute to tie the game at 105-103, and Holiday made Brunson foul and free throws in the last 0.3 seconds, and finally the Rockets defeated the Knicks 105-103 to end a four-game losing streak, and the Knicks suffered a three-game losing streak. The Rockets scored 15+ points with five players, Dillon had 23 points and six three-pointers, Smith had 20 points, Shin Jing had 18 points, and Holiday had 18 points. The Knicks scored 15+ points with four players, Brunson with 27 points, and DiVincenzo with 23 points and 5 three-pointers.

In their first meeting this season, the Rockets lost 94-109 at home to the Knicks. In that game, five Rockets scored double-doubles, VanVleet had 24 points and 12 assists, and Shen Jing had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. The Knicks had five players in double figures, with Brunson having 30 points and seven assists and Randle having 31 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

The two sides ushered in the second meeting of the season, the Rockets are missing Adams, VanVleet, Whitmore and Eason 4 players, and the Knicks are missing Randle, Anunoby, Robinson, Washington and Hartenstein. In the first 5 and a half minutes of the first quarter, the Rockets were suppressed by the Knicks inside and outside to fall behind 8-16, but then the Rockets scored more points in a row, responding to a wave of 21-6 offensive, and the Rockets overtook the Knicks by 7 points at 29-22 at the end of the first quarter.

Entering the second quarter of the game, the Rockets continued to score consecutive points, extending their 16-point lead at the beginning of the second quarter, becoming the most Rockets lead in the game. The Knicks fought back to chase the points, and the Rockets won by seven points at 28-21 in the second quarter, and the Rockets led the Knicks by 13 points at 57-43 at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, the Knicks only DiVincenzo scored 16 points and scored a double-double, Brunson scored 7 points and 4 assists on 2-of-11 shooting, and the Rockets had 4 players score in double figures.

Coming back from halftime, the Rockets' offensive efficiency dropped further, they scored only 17 points in the third quarter, and lost by 11 points in the 17-28 quarter, and the Rockets were chased to only 3 points ahead of the Knicks at 74-71 at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters, the Knicks scored three double-doubles, Brunson had 19 points and 6 assists, DiVincenzo had 20 points and Hart had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Four Rockets scored in double figures, with Shin Kyung, Smith and Green all scoring 16 points and Dillon 11.

In the final quarter of the game, in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter, the Rockets also extended their 91-80 lead by 11 points. The Knicks went on a 16-7 run to chase down a two-point lead at 98-96. Dillon hit a key three-pointer, Burks responded with a three-pointer, Shin Kyung hit a key throw, and Brunson made a layup to chase the deficit by 2 points. Brunson hit a tiebreaker with 8.3 seconds left to tie the game at 103-103. Holiday drew Brunson to foul and hit two of three free throws in the final minute to make the Rockets narrowly beat the Knicks.

(Text/Drunken Sleeping)