Rockets 5 people 15+ narrowly beat!Durant slashed 28+11 in the air, and the Suns' superstar basketball showed drawbacks
On February 24th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, today the Rockets and the Suns ushered in back-to-back games, the Rockets sat at home to usher in the challenge of the Suns, yesterday the Rockets lost to the Pelicans, the Suns lost to the Mavericks, for the playoffs hungry for them, they all urgently need a victory to stop the decline, a vicious battle is inevitable, then let's talk about the game process, and then talk about the play of the players of the two teams.
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At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Grayson Allen scored two points to give the Suns the lead, Van Jordan responded with three points, Booker and Eubanks scored consecutive points to help the Suns play a wave of 6-0 climax, Jalen Green responded with three points, but then the Suns' firepower was still strong, led by Booker and Durant, they once extended their lead to 16 points, but after coming off the bench, the Rockets relied on Amen Thompson's play, and they chased down to 8 points to end the first quarter.
Whitmore and Amen Thompson were still on fire in the second quarter, as the White Devils hit three points, the Rockets chased to only 3 points, Durant stopped the bleeding with three points, Booker scored two consecutive points to lead the team to re-extend the lead to double digits, and then Van Jordan and Jabari Smith hit three consecutive points to help the team catch up with the difference, and at the end of the quarter, with Van Jordan and Jalen Green hitting another three points, they overtook their opponents, and the Rockets led the Suns by 5 points at halftime.
Yibian replayed Eubanks and Shin Jing sent each other inside kills, Jabari Smith and Amen Thompson combined for 5 points to help the Rockets establish a double-digit lead, Durant shot to stop the bleeding, Van Jordan hit another 3 points, Gordon and Booker responded with 5 points, Jalen Green and Jabari Smith responded with 4 points, and after coming off the bench, Whitmore and Amen Thompson scored successively to help the team stabilize the lead, and the Suns trailed by 13 points after the third quarter.
The final quarter showdown Durant opened the personal mode, he hit consecutive shots, Grayson Allen also scored 5 points in a row to help the team narrow the gap to 2 points, with Bol Bol's continuous inside kills, the Suns overtook the opponent, Dillon and Jabari Smith combined to respond with 5 points, and Bol Bol scored 2+1, Shen Jing made free throws, Bol Bol responded with an inside kill, Shen Jing continued to hit both free throws, Durant made free throws to chase down by 1 point, and finally the two sides entered a free throw shootout, and the Rockets finally withstood the pressure, and they defeated the Suns 114-110.
The Rockets' two rookies cashed in on their talents
After chatting about the game process, let's talk about the players' play, this campaign Rockets Shen Jing got 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists on 6 of 15 shots, Jalen Green still played inefficiently, 14 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists on 5 of 13 shots, Van Jordan rarely broke out, 7 of 15 shots, 6 of 12 three-pointers got 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.
The two rookies of the Rockets were also not recognized by Udoka at the beginning of the season, he did not trust the young players, but Whitmore and Amen Thompson relied on excellent play, they used excellent play to win playing time for themselves, the last game the two played very well, this game is still great, Amen Thompson scored 15 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block on 6-of-11 shooting, and if he can develop three points in the future, he will be even better.
Whitmore got 15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-11 shooting, the Rockets won these two in the 23 offseason through the draft, and Jabari Smith did a great job on the defensive end, scoring 22 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
The sun is too dependent on the dual core
The reason why the Suns lost to the Mavericks in the last game and this game behind the Rockets is almost the same, they were suddenly shot by the opponent's three-point shot, and the main reason for their loss was that the outside defense was not good, and at the same time, no one could control the court, the team's offense had no problem with Durant and Booker, but no one could control the court to stabilize the rhythm, plus they could not connect the whole team, which also led to their instability.
In this game, the Suns faced opponents of the Rockets level and played like this, which was disappointing, Durant shot 10 of 22 from the field, 1 of 5 from three-point range and got 28 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, Booker scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist on 7 of 23 shots, and Bol Bol got 25 points and 14 rebounds except for two. Eubanks had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Grayson Allen had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and the two new signings, Thaddeus Young, had 2 points and 8 rebounds, and Royce O'Neal had 1 point, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.
The Suns' blind formation of a strong team finally gave them a bitter fruit, the team's lineup thickness is poor, the lack of a suitable point guard, led to the current situation, if Beal returns, it can indeed strengthen the strength of the Suns, but for now, even if Beal returns healthy, then the Suns are still far from the first-line championship team, and the thickness and defects of their lineup are the biggest problems.