On the morning of April 10, Beijing time, the Rockets hosted the Magic. Due to the ups and downs of form, the Rockets suffered a five-game losing streak after winning 11 in a row. Today's game is a good opportunity for the Rockets to end their losing streak. In the end, the Rockets had a firm grip on the initiative from the start, eventually defeating the Magic.
After the game began, the Rockets were not in good shape and were quickly beaten to a 10-2 start. However, they then stabilized the situation and VanVleet scored back-to-back points to return with a small climax to put the score in check. The Magic were forced to take a timeout, and the timeout came back, and the two sides played back and forth, and the Rockets gradually pulled away the score. Lao Fan hit a shot and scored 14 points in a single quarter. The Rockets made one of two fouls in the final attack of the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets led 36-25.
In the second quarter, the Magic team chased consecutive points and narrowed the gap to 6 points. Xiao Jia made a pass error, the Magic team missed the offense, Amen grabbed the rebound and fouled, and then Whitmore fouled, and the Magic team hit both free throws. Xiao Jia scored under the basket. The Rockets lost another rebound, the Magic hit a second offense, and Udoka called a timeout. After the timeout, the Rockets played another wave of 8:2 mini-climax, and the difference was 10 points. At halftime, the Rockets led 63-51.
In the third quarter, the two sides played back and forth, and the score difference remained at about 15 points. At one point, the Rockets stretched the gap to 18 points, but Banchero's 3-pointer narrowed the gap to 15 points. Ingles made two free throws on offense, and Lao Fan hit a three-point shot. Banchero drew a foul on Landale and made both free throws. At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets led 97-82.
In the fourth quarter, the Magic came up with a wave of 6:0 small climax to stop the Rockets. Amen and Xiao Jia made consecutive mistakes, and Lao Fan hit a three-point shot to stabilize the situation. The Magic didn't give up, scoring two points from the basket. Dillon hit a three-pointer. Banchero assisted his teammate to score on a basket, and Jia Jr. returned a three-pointer to color. Lao Fan hit a shot, and it was already 34 points! In the next game, the difference between the two sides remained in double digits. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Magic 118-106 to end the losing streak.