NBA regular season: Rockets lose to Mavericks and miss the play-offs with 5 consecutive defeats Irving scored 48 points Doncic quasi-triple-double

On April 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. In today's Western matchup, the Rockets, who have suffered four consecutive defeats, challenged the Mavericks, who are fifth in the West. The Rockets took a 42-27 lead in the first quarter and led the Mavericks by as many as 22 points at most. The Mavericks, led by Doncic and Irving, began to chase points in the second quarter, and Irving led the team to catch up in the final quarter. Smith of the Rockets missed a key free throw, and Exum hit a three-pointer to tie the game and go into overtime. Irving and Washington led the Mavericks to back-to-back points in overtime, and the Rockets were unable to chase points, and finally the Rockets lost 136-147 to the Mavericks on the road, and the Rockets suffered five consecutive losses, with a record of 38 wins and 40 losses, and completely missed the play-in tournament. The Mavericks' record has become 48-30 and continues to rank 5th in the West!

Data on both sides:

Rockets - Green 21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, VanVleet 24 points and 12 rebounds, Smith 12 points and 9 rebounds, Dillon 29 points, Whitmore 11 points and 4 rebounds, Landale 13 points, Bullock 11 points;

Mavericks - Doncic 37 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists, Irving 48 points and 7 rebounds, Washington 14 points and 13 rebounds, Gafford 6 points, Jones 10 points, Exum 14 points and 9 rebounds, Kleber 9 points.

Star of the game: Owen

Irving played 45 minutes in the game, shooting 15-of-25, including 3-of-8 three-pointers and 15-of-17 free throws, for a total of 48 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. In the crucial final quarter of the game, Irving scored 19 points to lead the Mavericks into overtime, and Irving scored 6 points in overtime to lead the team to the final victory.

Highlights:

Jalen Green hit a layup after passing three defenders in a row

2. Crazy Fight! Van Vleet Jalen Green led the team to a 15-0 win over the Mavericks

3. Three-point rain is falling! Doncic hit a three-point shot, and then the Rockets immediately returned the color

4. The tacit understanding between Green! Jalen Green threw high and connected Jeff Green with an empty dunk

5. Challenge your entire defense! Landale hit a 1v3 strong shot under the basket

6. It's time to make a move! Turn on! Turn around under the basket and throw a shot

7. Give you a big hot pot! Kleber one-armed hat Jalen Green

8. Three-point rain is falling! Doncic Hardaway hit three points in a row and tightened the score

9. Equalize! Irving hit a mid-range shot from a back, and the Mavericks tied it

10. The two sides hit a critical moment! The Mavericks and Rockets took the lead alternately

11. It's overtime! Exum received an assist from Ar and hit a three-pointer to tie the game

12. Win three points!A attracts defense and hits a three-point shot from the outside

Highlights:

In the first quarter, Amen Thompson pushed Kleber in the card position to cause a conflict, and he was subsequently ejected by the second degree maliciously.

Contest Recap:

At the beginning of the first quarter, Green and Dillon hit back-to-back shots to start the game 4-0, Irving and VanVleet hit successively, and Irving then made one of two free throws. Amen Thompson made it 2+1 to extend the lead. After Doncic hit a shot, the Rockets played an offensive climax, Smith hit a shot, VanVleet hit a three-pointer, Green hit a three-pointer, then hit a three-pointer in a row, and then hit a three-pointer again, one scored 10 points in a row to help the Rockets play a 15-0 offensive climax, and the Rockets took a 19-point lead of 24-5. Irving and Exum hit back-to-back free throws to halt the slump, and Amen Thompson and Green answered with four straight points. Kleber and Jones combined to close the deficit 6-0, with Jeff Green and Doncic hitting three-pointers and Bullock and Jones hitting three-pointers. Dillon and Landale hit free throws one after another, Hardaway and Doncic scored in a row, and after Green scored 2+1, Doncic made two free throws for a foul, and the Rockets led the Mavericks 42-27 to end the first quarter, and Green scored 15 points on 6-of-7.

In the second quarter, Irving and Hardy scored four points in a row, and Landale responded with four points. Whitmore and VanVleet hit back-to-back three-pointers, and Landale hit back-to-back shots to extend the Rockets' 10-3 run to a 22-point lead. After Hardy hit both free throws, Landale hit a layup and Kleber and Dillon hit three-pointers. Jones and Doncic hit back-to-back three-pointers to close the gap, VanVleet and Dillon hit back-to-back shots, Irving and Exum responded in quick succession, and Irving made all three free throws to narrow it to 12 points. After VanVleet made one of two free throws, Doncic and Washington scored four straight points to narrow it to nine. After Jeff Green hit a shot to help the Rockets stop the bleeding, Doncic made four consecutive free throws to narrow it to seven points, and after Aaron Holiday hit a three-point shot, Irving hit a toss and then a three-pointer, and with a 27-10 wave at the end of the quarter, the Mavericks chased it to 66-71 to end the first half.

Yibian fought again, Dillon first played 2+1 and then hit a three-point shot, and one person led the team to play 6-2 to expand the lead to 9 points. After Gafford made a shot, Dillon hit another shot, and then Irving and Gafford scored four straight points to close the gap. Smith and Doncic hit back-to-back, Irving and Smith hit three-pointers after VanVleet hit a shot, and Gafford narrowed his shot to five points. After a timeout, Dillon hit one of two free throws, Bullock hit a shot, and the Mavericks' Exum and Doncic scored six straight points to continue to close the gap. After Blake and Doncic hit three-pointers, Green hit both free throws and Hardaway hit a three-pointer to narrow it to one point. After VanVleet made a shot, Doncic scored 2+1 to make it 96-96! VanVleet made a shot, Whitmore hit both free throws, and Landale scored a basket, and the Rockets regained the lead with a 6-0 run. After Doncic hit two free throws, the Rockets first scored a shot by Bullock, and then Whitmore hit both free throws to give the Rockets an eight-point lead over the Mavericks at 106-98.

In the final quarter, Whitmore shot well, Kleber hit both free throws, and Whitmore scored again to extend his lead to 10 points. Irving scored four straight points to lead the team to a 6-0 run to narrow down to four points. After the timeout, Irving and Smith hit three points one after another, after Irving made a shot, Green hit both free throws, and Irving scored four points in a row to erase the difference! Dillon hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding for the Rockets, Jones and Green hit two free throws one after another, and Irving then hit consecutive free throws to complete the overtake! Dillon and Doncic hit three-pointers, Smith and Irving hit successively, Bullock hit a key three-pointer to help the Rockets lead by 2 points, VanVleet made one of two free throws, Irving missed a three-point shot for the Rockets to pick up the rebound, Smith missed two key free throws, Exum hit a three-point whistle, and the two sides went into overtime 129-129!

In overtime, VanVleet hit two free throws first, Irving made a mid-range shot and then drew a foul and hit both free throws, and Exum made a good shot to extend the lead to four points. Dillon's three-point shot narrowed to 1 point, Washington hit two free throws to stabilize the situation, VanVleet and Irving hit layups successively, Washington hit two three-pointers in a row after the Mavericks led by nine points, Doncic hit a layup to reach a double-digit lead, and the Rockets are gone.

Both starters:

Rockets - Green, VanVleet, Dillon, Amen Thompson, Smith;

Mavericks - Doncic, Irving, Jones, Washington, Gafford