VanVleet hit a new high with 37 points, and Green scored 14 points on 17 shots and was sluggish
Jialu takes stock of sports
2024-04-10 10:28Posted in Jiangxi Sports Creators
On April 10, Beijing time, the Rockets defeated the third-ranked Magic at home 118-106, ending the longest five-game losing streak of the season. The Rockets took the lead at the beginning of the game, leading the Magic by 19 points at most, although the Magic narrowed the gap to single digits several times in the second half, but the Rockets withstood the pressure and the team won the game smoothly, ending their losing streak, which was the Rockets' 39th victory this season.
In terms of rankings, the Magic are in third place in the East and have been in very good form recently, beating the Rockets by 30 points in their last meeting. The Rockets have confirmed that they will miss the play-offs, ranking 11th in the West, and the team has suffered a wave of 5 consecutive defeats, whether it is the overall strength, or recent performance, or the record of the match, the Magic have an advantage.
However, the Rockets played better than the Magic in this game, especially in the first quarter, VanVleet took the lead in breaking out, he scored 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting in a single quarter, Smith and Jalen Green combined to score 13 points, and under the leadership of these three players, the Rockets scored 36 points in the first quarter, leading the Magic by as many as 11 points.
In the second quarter of the game, the offensive and defensive performance of the two teams returned to normal, Banchero, Big Wagner and Isaac led the team to chase points, but the Rockets played the performance of all the soldiers, and the team was always able to respond, and the two teams scored only 1 point in a single quarter, and the Rockets still held a 12-point lead, with an obvious advantage.
In the second half of the game, the Rockets played better and better, VanVleet once again found his shooting crosshairs, he scored 11 points in a single quarter of 4 of 6, Dillon hit a three-pointer from the outside to add icing on the cake, Jalen Green and Smith combined to score 13 points, the team exploded again in a single quarter with 34 points, and beat the Magic by 3 points. After the first three quarters of the game, the Rockets' lead came to 15 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the Magic did not give up, and Fultz scored consecutive baskets to help the team narrow the score gap to single digits. But Smith hit a three-pointer, Amen scored a layup, and VanVleet also hit a shot, the Rockets took a double-digit lead again, and the Magic team was powerless to recover, and finally the Rockets took revenge on the Magic at home, and the team ended its five-game losing streak.
VanVleet scored a season-high 37 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in this game, hitting 6 three-pointers from the outside, and he became the biggest contributor to the team's victory and found his crosshairs. Jalen Green scored 14 points in 6 of 17, and his state was sluggish again, and at the critical moment in the final quarter, Jalen Green was not on the court, and his performance was not satisfactory, Amen got 13 points and 8 rebounds in 6 of 7, while Smith got 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Dillon scored 15 points, and the team's starting five scored in double digits, and the overall performance was stronger than that of the Magic team.