Jalen Green beat the Bulls by 26 points to win seven in a row! DeRozan shot 15 shots and 11 irons, and Udoka's transformation of the Rockets paid off
On March 22, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and today the Rockets ushered in the challenge of the Bulls at home, before this game, the Rockets had ushered in 7 consecutive wins, facing the Bulls who were ninth in the East, they also wanted to continue to soar, but the opponent was after all DeRozan and Vucevic two All-Stars, and it was not easy for the Rockets to win.
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At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Jalen Green scored two points to win the first place for the Rockets, Dosunm and Craig teamed up to play a wave of 8-2 climax response, Dillon and Green combined to score 5 points, Craig broke through the kill, Van Jordan and Landale scored 5 points in a row, Valkyrie and Dosunmu combined to cut 4 points in response, at the end of the quarter, the Bulls' offense suddenly lost power, Jalen Green seized the opportunity to lead the team to play an offensive climax, and the Rockets directly established a 14-point lead in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Jeff Green hit another three points to help the team expand the lead, DeRozan and Landale sent each other inside kills, Caruso made free throws to stop the bleeding, Zhuang Shen and Dosunmu scored 5 points in a row, the Rockets frequently hit iron on the offensive end, which also gave the Bulls a chance, as Dosunmu hit another three points, the Bulls chased to only 3 points, seeing that the opponent was about to rise, veteran Jeff Green and Amen Thompson scored consecutive points to help the Rockets stabilize the 7-point lead to end the first half.
E-side rematch Caruso and Dosunmu scored 5 points in a row to help the Bulls narrow the gap, Dillon responded with 5 points in a row, Dosunmu hit another three-pointer, Jalen Green responded with three points, Vucevic and DeRozan scored 5 points in a row, Amen Thompson and Dillon scored 7 points in a row to respond, Dosunmu scored three points to stop the bleeding, Jeff Green and Jalen Green combined for 4 points in response, relying on better team play, the Rockets re-established a double-digit lead, and the Rockets led by 11 points after the third quarter.
In the final quarter, Craig and Trey scored 5 points in a row to help the Bulls narrow the gap, Bullock stopped the bleeding with three points, Vucevic killed inside, Jabari Smith and Jalen Green led the team to a wave of 7-0 climax, and the team instantly extended the lead to more than 15 points, although the Bulls fought back after that, but time was no longer on their side, and finally the Rockets defeated the Bulls 127-117 to win 7 in a row.
Dosunmu did his best, and Azan was locked up
After chatting about the game process, let's talk about the players' play, Dillon in this game replaced DeRoza in favor of the turning point, after the Bulls caught up with the difference in the third quarter, because DeRozan fouled Jalen Green, which angered Dillon, the two clashed, and finally Dillon and DeRozan were sent off the court, Azan played this game can be said to be very aggrieved, and got 16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals on 4-of-15 shooting.
Recently, Dosunmu has got enough ball, he played well, 12 of 18 shots in this game, 5 of 7 three-pointers got 33 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, the past two games Dosunmu scored 23 points, 10 assists, 34 points and 9 assists, in White's absence during this period Dosunmu proved himself, this time White returned, maybe the Bulls rebuilt in the offseason, they have found the two cornerstones of the future rebuild, that is, White and Dosunm.
In this game, Vucevic got 16 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists on 7-of-17 shooting, White just came back to 13 points and 3 rebounds, Zhuang Shen scored 9 points and 8 rebounds, Caruso got 12 points, 3 assists and 2 steals on 3-of-10 shooting, this game thought he could limit Jalen Green, but now it is obviously difficult to defend Green who finds confidence, and it can be said that Caruso's defense failed this time.
Green continued his heroic play
Jalen Green shot 10 of 22 in this game, 4 of 12 three-pointers got 26 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, through the game, Green's self-confidence is completely different from before, he began to cash in on his talent, since he learned that his girlfriend was pregnant, Green has led the team to a total of 7 wins and 0 losses, and this Buff blessing is also powerful enough. In this game, Jabari Smith did not play well because of foul troubles, scoring 5 points on 8 shots, and Van Jordan only got 9 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists.
But Udoka showed the results of his transformation of the Rockets, Udoka's best is team basketball and defense, and now relying on an excellent offensive system, any player can stand up and help the team, Dillon scored 23 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, Amen Thompson got 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, Aaron Holiday got 15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist off the bench, and veteran Jeff Green got 14 points and 5 rebounds. Landale finished with 17 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks.
With Shin Kyung's recent injury, Landale has been given more playing time, but he has played well, scoring in double figures in four of his last five games, averaging 2.2 blocks per game, and becoming a top gate. Although the Rockets are still mostly young players, under Udoka's tutelage, their tactical execution and resilience are very good, and the Rockets have been very successful in bringing him in at the beginning.
Speaking of which, what do you have to say about these two teams?