On October 29, Beijing time, the Rockets and jazz, the two western rivals, launched a regular season contest. The Jazz finished first in the regular season last season. This season, the Jazz's current record is 3-0, temporarily second in the West. The Rockets, on the other hand, aim to rebuild.
The two teams staged a wonderful duel in this battle. The Jazz, relying on excellent defense and sharp offense, once held a 26-point lead in the first half. The Rockets, under the continuous scoring of Jaylen Green and others, struggled to chase points. At halftime, the Jazz led 61-40.
At halftime, the Jazz led the Rockets by 21 points
Ingles went on a 14+3 run, and the Jazz led the Rockets by 21 points! Gobert 8+9, Jaylen Green 2 of 12!
In the first quarter, Theis scored from a back-throw, Royce O'Neal hit the board, Bogdanovic hit a long-range shot, and Conley hit a mid-range shot. Jaylen Green scored two free throws and Gobert responded with a dunk. Jaylen Green hit a layup, Gobert scored a free throw, and the two teams played on the court, both difficult to score. Porter Jr. hit 2 free throws to break the deadlock. Mitchell scored on a layup and responded. Porter Jr. slammed in a three-pointer, Wood hit a board hit, Mitchell threw a shot to score, assisted teammates to score two points, and the Rockets requested a timeout.
Rockets Jaylen Green
Ingles hit a long-range shot and Shin Kyung returned the three-pointer. Mitchell hit a 2+1, Ingles hit a board hit and hit another three-pointer, and the Jazz went on a 15-3 run to extend the gap to 11 points. Tate made a layup and broke the scoring drought for the Rockets. Conley hit a free throw, Gobert slammed it, and the Jazz continued to widen the gap. Gobert made a strong attack in the penalty area, creating a foul on Tate, the former hitting all 2 free throws. At the end of the first quarter, the Jazz led 32-18.
In the second quarter, Augustine hit a three-pointer, Jaylen Green made 1 of 2 free throws, and the Rockets chased four points in a row. Clarkson hit a long-range shot, Pascal hit a 2+1, Jaylen Green scored 2 goals, Pascal returned the long-range shot, Ingles also hit a long-range shot, Pascal pulled a shot, and the Jazz hit a 14-2 mini-climax, extending the point difference to 22 points.
Jazz Joe Ingles
Wood scored on a jumper to stop the bleeding for the Rockets. Ingles blasted in a three-pointer, Eric Gordon hit 2 free throws and Whiteside returned the dunk. Clarkson hit a three-pointer and the Jazz held a 26-point lead. The Rockets, once again, were stopped. O'Neal steals and Mitchell failed. Jaylen Green scored from the basket to stop the bleeding for the Rockets. Whiteside singled Wood to complete the dunk. Wood was blocked by Whiteside, Gordon and Green hit layups in succession, Theis played 2+1, and the Rockets chased 7 points in a row. Gobert hit 1 goal and Green hit 2 of them. Gobert suffered a technical foul and Gordon hit a free throw. Bogdanovic scored four points on consecutive free throws, and at halftime, the Jazz led 61-40.
In the first half, the Jazz blossomed at many points and achieved a national soldier. Jazz forward Joe Ingles has been particularly good. Ingles, who played 13 minutes off the bench half, shot 5-of-8, 4-of-6 from three-point range and 0 free throws to get a full statistic of 14 points, 3 boards and 2 assists. Ingles, who feels hot on the offensive end, shoots 63 percent from the field and 67 percent from three-point range. Ingles, who scored the most three-pointers in the half, achieved a rampage. Ingles is the hero of the Jazz's big score ahead of their opponents.
Ingles
Jazz interior giant Rudi Gobert played 16 minutes in the halftime, shooting 2-of-3 and 4-of-6 from the free throw line, scoring 8 points, 9 boards and 1 assist. As a defensive gatekeeper, Gobert has a strong presence on the field. At the same time, Gobert's rebounding protection ability was also evident in the first half. Gobert's huge deterrent in the box is the key to the Jazz's ability to guard the interior.
Gobert and Mitchell exchanged on the pitch
Rockets rookie Jaylen Green, who played 20 minutes in the halftime, shot 2-of-12, 0-of-7 from three-point range and 7-of-8 from the free throw line, and had 11 points, 2 boards, 1 steal and 1 block. Green, on the offensive end, doesn't feel good. Jaylen Green, who shot just 17 percent in the first half, was even more unattractive in his three-point shooting percentage. Still, Green remained aggressive. He constantly punched the inside line, using lethality to create fouls to score points. However, in the face of the Jazz's multi-point blossoming, Green seemed a little overwhelmed.
Half-time stats for both teams
Rockets: Jaylen Green 11 points and 2 rebounds, Tate 2 points and 3 rebounds, Wood 6 points and 5 rebounds, Thethys 5 points, Porter Jr. 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Gordon 5 points and 2 rebounds, Sagu 3 points, Augustine 3 points
Jazz: Gobert 8 points and 9 rebounds, Mitchell 7 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Conley 3 points, Ingles 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Bogdanovic 7 points and 3 rebounds, O'Neal 4 points, Clarkson 6 points and 3 rebounds, Pascal 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Whiteside 4 points and 3 rebounds.