In the NBA regular season, the Rockets defeated the Trail Blazers 116-107, handing their opponent a four-game losing streak while earning themselves a valuable victory. In this game, the players on both sides showed good strength, and you went back and forth on the field, not giving in to each other, and dedicated a wonderful duel for the fans. For the Trail Blazers, Henderson had 30 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Banton had 28 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, and Murray had 10 points and 7 rebounds. For the Rockets, Green had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist, Landale 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Holiday 18 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Thompson 17 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists.
At the beginning of the game, the Trail Blazers ended the first quarter with a 24-23 lead thanks to the excellent play of Henderson and Banton. However, entering the second quarter, the Rockets suddenly exerted their strength and played a wave of fiery offense, quickly tying the score and overtaking it. The Trail Blazers were in poor shape during this time, and the Rockets seized the opportunity to stretch the margin to 15 points at one point. Although the Trail Blazers gradually closed the gap at the end of the quarter, the Rockets still led 54-40 into the second half.
In the third quarter of the game, the advantage of the Rockets was even more obvious, and they once widened the gap to 20 points with the excellent play of Green, Landale and Holiday . Although the Trail Blazers launched a counterattack halfway through the game to narrow the deficit to seven points, the Rockets' offensive firepower was still ferocious, and they still maintained an 84-75 lead at the end of the quarter. It is worth mentioning that Henderson of the Trail Blazers scored 16 points alone in the third quarter, including two brilliant three-pointers, to save some face for the team.
Heading into the final quarter, the Trail Blazers didn't give up, and they continued to fight to catch up. Banton played well in the quarter, scoring 12 points to close the gap for his team. However, the Rockets didn't give their opponents too many chances, and they held on to win 116-107 against the Trail Blazers.
It was a really exciting game, the Rockets used their strength and team spirit to defeat the Trail Blazers and send their opponents to four straight defeats! The Rockets players were fantastic, their performance was eye-catching, and people couldn't help but cheer for them! And the Trail Blazers lost the game, but their fighting spirit and attitude of not giving up also deserve our respect. All in all, this game is really enjoyable to watch, and we look forward to the next meeting between the two teams to continue to ignite our passion for basketball!