On March 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Rockets defeated the Trail Blazers and won 9 consecutive victories. The Rockets' record came to 36-35, only 0.5 wins away from the Warriors in 10th place in the West, and the two teams won the same number of games, and the Rockets temporarily lost one more game, and the competition for the Western Conference play-offs became more and more exciting.
In this game to defeat the Trail Blazers, the Rockets won not easily, as soon as the first quarter came up, the performance of the whole team was average, and was once led by the Trail Blazers, the Rockets' Landale scored 11 points in a row, contributed 15 points in a single quarter, and led the team to lead by 3 points in the first quarter. However, the Rockets scored only 19 points in a single quarter in the second quarter, and were once again surpassed by the Trail Blazers. In the third quarter, the Rockets rebounded, led by Jalen Green and others, and launched an 18-2 attack wave, they outscored the Trail Blazers by 13 points in a single quarter, while withstanding the impact of the opponent in the final quarter and successfully won the victory.
Jabari Smith Jr. was suspended for one game because of a fight in the game, and Landale started in his place in this game, and it was clear that Landale's start worked well, with 15 points in the first quarter and 19 points in the half without turnovers, and in a difficult situation for the team, Landale stepped up, which also had a comeback from the Rockets in the second half.
The Rockets have won 9 consecutive games, making their win rate not only exceed 50%, but also infinitely close to the Warriors, which is very likely to squeeze the opponent out of the top 10 in the West. According to the rules, the teams ranked 7-10 participate in the play-offs, and it is clear that this is the goal of the Rockets.
Previously, Yang Yi praised the performance of the Rockets, saying that they would surpass the Warriors and qualify for the play-offs in a winning streak, for reasons including momentum, state, physical fitness, unity, etc., the Rockets are significantly stronger than the current Warriors, so this celebrity is optimistic about the prospects of the Rockets.
Now it seems that the Rockets have won all the last 9 games, whether they are facing strong opponents or teams with average strength, whether they are in the lead or once behind, they can win, and the spirit and on-the-spot play of the Rockets team have played a top-level performance, and it is indeed very likely to come from behind, surpass the Warriors, and qualify for the play-offs in the final sprint of the regular season.