Beijing time on January 14th, the NBA regular season Rockets challenged the Celtics away from home. Before the game, the Rockets ranked 9th in the Western Conference with 19 wins and 18 losses, while the Green Army ranked first in the Eastern Conference with 29 wins and 9 losses. The Rockets were back-to-back in this game. The news is that Dillon is back. The Greens starting lineup: Holiday + White + Brown + Tatum + Porzingis, the Rockets starting lineup: VanVleet + Jaylen Green + Dillon + Smith + Shen Jing.
In the first quarter of the game, Shen Jing scored first with a throw, and Brown responded with a throw. Then Dillon made two free throws. Bozin and Brown took turns to score. Smith on the Rockets made 2+1, Shen Jing made a layup, Smith made another mid-range shot, and Green The three-pointer soared, the Rockets pressed the Green Army, Brown 2+1, Bozin hit a three-pointer, the game entered a timeout, after Green came back, he succeeded in the mid-range shot, but the Green Army began to exert force, Bozin and White scored consecutive three-pointers to take the lead. Pozin continued to play alone against Shen Jing and easily scored a layup. Green made a three-pointer and White made a layup. The White Devils scored 2 consecutive three-pointers after coming on the court. Tatum dunked with both hands. Jeff hit a three-pointer to help the Rockets go ahead. Horford made a foul. Jeff responded with a hook, Tatum hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the Rockets fell behind by 4 points 31-35 in the single quarter.
Bojin scored 12 points in the first quarter, and the Rockets could not defend themselves inside. In the second quarter, Bullock fired from the outside and Jeff made two free throws. The Rockets took the lead again. Puchalid and Tatum made consecutive three-pointers. Amen made a foul. Smith dunked with both hands. The two teams started a tug-of-war. Horford and Tatum Another three-pointer hit, Tatum 2+1, the Rockets were not to be outdone, the White Devils dunked, Shen Jing scored 4 points in a row, Dillon layup, Green made a free throw, the Rockets bit the point difference, but then the Rockets suddenly lost power, Pozin and Holler Di and White took turns to score, and the point difference reached double digits. Dillon and Shen Jing teamed up to stop the bleeding. Tatum hit a three-pointer, and Brown made a mid-range shot. On the other hand, Van Jordan missed three three-pointers, Horford didn't make any three-pointers, and Green pressed A three-point buzzer beat the iron, and the Rockets 58-69 the Greens at halftime.
halftime data, Dillon 6 points, Smith 7 points and 3 rebounds, Shen Jing 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, Green 7 points and 3 rebounds, VanVleet 2 points and 5 assists, Jeff Green 7 points, Whitmore 8 points and 2 rebounds. For the Green Army, Brown had 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Tatum had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Porzingis had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and White had 11 points and 2 steals.
Change sides and fight again. In the beginning, Bojin blocked Shen Jing, Holiday made a layup, Brown scored 5 points with a three-pointer + hook shot, and the Rockets were in critical condition. Fortunately, Green made a three-pointer to stop the bleeding in time, and Smith also made a throw. With a difference of 13 points, Brown, Holiday and Tatum kept scoring. The Rockets could not defend themselves, and the point difference exceeded 20 points. Van Jordan finally hit a three-pointer, Shenjing made 2+1 under the basket, and then the White Devils also made 2+ 1. Dillon made a free throw, Amen dunked, and the Rockets caught up to 14 points. As a result, Brown, Bozin and Hauser worked hard, and the point difference instantly returned to 22 points. Dillon made two free throws, Brown made a layup, and Puchalid scored a three-pointer. Horford took the cake and the score difference was 27 points. The White Devils committed a foul and then missed a three-pointer at the buzzer. At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets 86-112 the Green Army, and the game lost suspense.
It was garbage time in the last quarter. The Rockets came up with the substitute lineup. The White Devils hit the basket and made 2+1. Holiday responded with a three-pointer, Puchalid made a layup, Hauser hit a three-pointer, and the point difference came to 30+. White Puchalid continued to score points, Landale made a tip-in, and the White Devils succeeded in a jump shot. The Rockets tried their best to narrow the point difference, but the Greens bench kept scoring. Brissett fired from the outside, Mykhailiuk hit another three-pointer, and the Rockets No way, Amen scored a layup and the White Devils scored a jumper. There is no need to watch the rest of the game. Both teams spent time training. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Green Army 113-145.
The Rockets are playing back-to-back games, and their opponent is No. 1 in the league, so it is normal for the Rockets to lose, but the problems exposed deserve attention. In terms of statistics, Shen Jing scored 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 3 turnovers on 8-of-17 shots. On the offensive end, Shen Jing was indeed tough and stood up to stop the bleeding many times. However, Shen Jing’s defensive ability has been controversial and he has almost no rim protection, including In the previous games, Shen Jing was also typical of attacking but not defending. He killed one thousand enemies and suffered eight hundred losses. In addition, Shen Jing made too many shots. Once the ball got into his hands, there was a high probability that it would not come out. Somewhat selfish.Jaylen Green scored 10 points and 3 rebounds, but actually only took 9 shots. He couldn't touch the ball at all in the third quarter. Dillon scored 12 points and was in good condition after his comeback. Smith had 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 turnovers, and was not in very good condition.
Fan Jordan only scored 5 points and 7 assists. His performance was quite poor. The White Devils were pleasantly surprised. He contributed 22 points and 8 rebounds on 7-of-13 shooting. Whitmore played very actively and could shoot suddenly. Jeff Green scored 9 points and Amen had 10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Overall, the Rockets have three major losers, namely Shen Jing who has no defense, Smith who is too inefficient, and VanVleet who scores too few points. Frankly speaking, there is a problem with the Rockets' tactics. The ball is in Shen Jing's hands. They say Shen Jing is like Jokic, but in fact the two have different styles. Jokic is not selfish when playing. Uduka can no longer be stubborn. , Shen Jing’s ball rights should be reduced. After losing to the Celtics, the Rockets' record reached 19 wins and 19 losses, and their ranking is still 9th in the Western Conference. However, the Lakers and Jazz will face off. After this game, the Rockets' ranking may change.
Green Army data, Tatum scored 27 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists on 9 of 17 shots. Brown had 32 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. He played extremely well. Porzingis had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks. White had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks. 13 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Holiday had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. After defeating the Rockets, the Green Army consolidated its position at the top of the Eastern Conference.
