On December 12, 2023, Beijing time, in today's NBA game, the 10-9 Rockets faced the 3-18 Spurs at home, the Rockets were 9-1 at home, and the Spurs have lost 16 in a rowRockets starters: VanVleet + Jalen Green + Dillon + Smith + Shin Jing, Spurs starters: Sochan + Branham + Vassell + Keldon + Wembanyama. Spurs let Wembanyama play center, what will he do?
In the first quarter of the game, Sochan and Branham started 5-0, VanVleet scored 5 points in a row to tie the difference, Wembanyama scored three points, Shen Jing made a layup, Branham made a layup, the Spurs stopped the Rockets 10-7, after the timeout came back, Smith scored 4 points in a row to exceed 1 point, Wembanyama throws, Tate and Holiday respond, the Rockets lead by 3 points, Osman, McDermott score in a row, the Spurs exceed 5 points, Jalen Green, Shen Jing scored, Jones made free throws, and the Spurs led 21-19 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Osman made a layup, Jeff Green scored continuously, Eason and Thompson also scored together, the Rockets overtook by 5 points, Wembanyama dunked, Smith and Jeff Green responded, the Rockets led by 10 points, Keldon, Branham, and Vassell scored, Jeff Green, Jalen Green, and Shen Jing responded, with a difference of 8 points, Branham and Vassell chased the difference to 2 points, the Rockets paused, and after the timeout, Jeff Green and VanVleet scored, and Vassell shot, and the Rockets led 51-47 at halftime.
Jeff Green had 12 points and 2 boards in the half, VanVleet had 10 points, 2 boards and 2 assists, and Shin Jing had 6 points, 4 boards and 2 steals, but he shot 2 of 8, Jalen Green had 7 points and 2 boards on 2 of 7, and Smith had 6 points, 5 boards and 3 assists. For the Spurs, Wembanyama had 7 points, 6 rebounds and 5 blocks on 3-of-7 shooting, and had an excellent defensive performance, Branham had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Vassell had 8 points and 4 boards, and Keldon had 8 points and 4 boards.
In the third quarter of the game, Dillon tossed, the Rockets led by 6 points, Vassell, Wembanyama, and Keldon tied the difference, Shen Jing and Smith played 8-0, the Rockets led by 8 points, Keldon and Wembanyama scored, Tate and Holiday responded, the difference was 9 points, Osman, Wembanyama scored, Holiday responded with three points, and the Rockets led 69-62 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, McDermott scored three points, Ethan scored in a row, the Rockets led by 8 points to stop the Spurs, after the timeout came back, Vassell chased the difference to 4 points, Ethan scored in a row, Collins and Blenham chased the points, the difference was still 4 points, Shen Jing hooked his hand, Wembanyama made a basket, the difference was still 4 points, Van Vleet, Ethan, Shen Jing expanded the difference to 11 points, Sochan scored 5 points in a row, VanVleet, Eason responded, the difference was still 11 points, there were 27 seconds left in the game, the suspense had been lost, and then the two sides did not score again, and the Rockets defeated the Spurs 93-82, 10-1 at home, which can be called the home of the devil. The Spurs suffered a 17-game losing streak, setting a team history for a losing streak.
Ethan scored 18 points, 14 rebounds and 2 steals in 8 of 16, plus or minus +12, scored and rebounded a personal record this season, creating a big surprise, Shen Jing scored 15 points, 9 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals in 6 of 12, plus or minus +10, but made 6 turnovers, VanVleet 16 points, 6 boards and 5 assists, Smith 9 points, 12 boards and 5 assists, Jeff Green 12 points and 2 boards, Jalen Green got 7 points and 3 boards in 2 of 10, plus or minus -14, and performed awkwardly.
Wembanyama had 15 points, 18 boards, 3 assists and 5 blocks on 7-of-15 shooting, Branham had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Vassell had 14 points and 6 boards on 5-of-16 shooting, and Keldon had 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals on 3-of-14 shooting.
After the Rockets win, they moved to seventh in the West, and the Suns became eighth in the West, and the Rockets are expected to be big dark horses this season.