The Rockets have been on a hot streak recently, with successive victories over the Thunder, Nuggets, Spurs, Grizzlies, and Grizzlies, winning a wave of five consecutive wins, and the team's ranking has also jumped to 7th place in the West, becoming a force to be reckoned with in the league.
The Rockets played very well, but then they had a big test against the Eastern Conference powerhouse Bucks!The Bucks previously had an 18-7 record, ranked second in the East, and under the leadership of Antetokounmpo and Lillard, the team is also very strong, and they have the possibility of winning the championship this season, and they have a better chance of winning this game against the Rockets.
The Bucks have the upper hand, and that quickly showed in the game!Lillard felt hot, shot 3 points from the outside, broke through with the ball, and made many steals to the Rockets to fight back, scoring 15 points, 5 assists and 2 steals in 5 of 6 in a single quarter, which completely drove the team's offensive rhythm, and the Bucks also scored 33 points in the first quarter!Fortunately, the Rockets felt good in this game, Green, Shen Jing, and Brooks blossomed more, and they only trailed by 5 points in the first quarter, and they were not opened up by the Bucks too much.
Portis continued to hit the Rockets' interior line, and Brother Alphabet also began to exert his strength, and continued to score points with sudden free throws, and the Rockets' bench lineup was a little silent, and the Bucks took the initiative on the court, widening the difference to 13 points!Seeing that the situation was not good, Jalen Green began to exert his strength, 3 points from the outside, broke through and hit, and scored 9 points alone, leading the Rockets and the Bucks to maneuver on the court, without being expanded by the opponent again, trailing the Bucks by 11 points at halftime, maintaining the suspense of victory and defeat.
After the half-time break, the two teams continued to compete on the field!Lillard hit a 3-point shot, Brooks replied, Brother Alphabet hit the basket, Shen Jing scored on the inside, Middleton even mid-range, Green, VanVleet also colored, the two teams went back and forth, the score rose alternately, no one bargained on the court, but relying on the advantage in the early stage, the Bucks still maintained a 9-point lead in the 3rd quarter.
Trailing by 9 points, the Rockets were in a bad situation on the court, but the team did not choose to give up, Brooks and Jeff Green blossomed more, led the Rockets to catch up on the court, narrowed the difference to about 5 points, and saw the possibility of a reversal!But at the critical moment, Middleton stepped up and scored consecutive points on inside and outside shots to defend the advantage for the Bucks!At the critical moment, the competition on the court fell into a white heat, and the excited Udoka and Brooks both received technical fouls, and we failed to achieve a reversal, and finally lost 119-128, and the five-game winning streak came to an abrupt end.
9 points regrettably, the Rockets lost this game is a pity and helpless, mainly because the performance of the Bucks Twin Stars is too hot, and the ** data of 65+22 is cut together, completely dominating the game!
Brother Alphabet's performance in this game was not very strong, and even under the excellent defense of the Rockets, he still slipped a little, but Brother Alphabet is Brother Alphabet after all, relying on his strong personal ability, he still scored 26 points and 17 rebounds with 2 double-doubles, which caused huge trouble to the Rockets at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
Lillard is even more dreamy of returning to the top of the game, feeling hot from the first quarter, scoring 15 points in a single quarter to establish a lead for the Bucks!In the whole game, Lillard played 37 minutes, shot 11-of-19, including 5 3-pointers, scored 39 points, and handed out 11 assists, completely driving the team's offensive rhythm and becoming the best player in the game.
With the Rockets losing to the Bucks, the five-game winning streak came to an abrupt end, and the Lakers also became fishermen, overtaking the Rockets and climbing to 8th place in the West, while the Rockets were successively surpassed by the Lakers and Pelicans and fell to 9th place in the West.
The Rockets' current record is not bad, with 13 wins and 10 losses, 0With 5 wins, the Clippers are only 1 win away from the 6th-place Clippers, but in the increasingly fierce battle for the rankings, the Rockets still lack experience and stability, and the team needs to continue to improve to have a better chance of getting a playoff ticket.