In the game between the Rockets and the Pelicans, the main players of both sides played in this game, and the Rockets led the Pelicans by 2 points at 26:24 in the first quarter, but the Pelicans led by 4 points in the first half at 27:21 in the second quarter. The two sides played about the same in the third quarter, but at the end of the fourth quarter, the Rockets opened up the Pelicans at 27:20, and finally the Rockets completed the reversal of the Pelicans and won the game by 2 points at 106-104.
For the Pelicans, Zayn Williamson contributed 28 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists on 11-of-16 shooting and 5-of-10 free throwsBrandon Ingram contributed 19 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks on 6-of-12 shooting and 7-of-9 from the free-throw lineTre Murphy contributed 14 points, six rebounds and two steals on 4-of-11 shooting, 3-of-7 three-pointers and 3-of-3 free throwsCJ McCollum contributed 13 points, five rebounds and two assists on 4-of-19 shooting, 2-of-7 three-pointers and 3-of-4 free throwsJonas Valanciunas contributed 10 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and six turnovers on 5-of-11 shooting.
In this game, Varan had too many fouls and mistakes, which could not limit Shen Jing's offense at all, resulting in being reversed by the Rockets. And Cai En's overall performance is good, and his defense is still like scum, he has not improved after playing for so many years, and the ceiling is like that. In this game, the Pelicans are just slightly inferior to the Rockets, and after losing this game, the Pelicans are 0 behind the Mavericks5 wins difference, but it is still in seventh place in the West, and the impact is still not big.
For the Rockets, Alperen Shenjing contributed 37 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists on 11-of-21 shooting and 14-of-17 free throwsJabari Smith Jr. contributed 26 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists on 10-of-14 shooting, 4-of-5 three-pointers and 2-of-3 free throws, while Fred VanVleet contributed 10 points and three assists on 3-of-11 shooting and 2-of-7 three-pointers.
In this game, Jabari Smith Jr. and the outburst of nerves are the key to winning this game, and the outside line is all crotch-pulling, especially Jalen Green, who only scored 9 points on 2-of-8 shooting in this game. At present, the Rockets have played 27 games, accounting for nearly 1 3 of the schedule, and as a result, Jalen Green has regressed greatly this season, both in terms of shooting percentage and scoring, from 22 per game last season1 point dropped to 17 per game this season1 point, just this performance, not to mention the cornerstone of the team, you can't get the top salary, and even after the contract expires, it is estimated that the Rockets will give a low-cost contract, Jalen Green loves it, after all, at this level, other teams don't want to rob.
On the contrary, Jabari Smith Jr., who was not in good shape in his rookie season, has made great progress, not only has his score improved, but also his shooting rate and three-point shooting rate have also increased significantly, from last season's 4 percent shooting rate + 3 percent 3-point shooting rate, to this season's performance of nearly 5 percent shooting rate and nearly 4 percent three-point shooting rate, Jabari Smith Jr. is already a qualified playoff-level insider, worthy of his position last season, the Rockets really don't lose him in selecting him, after all, the progress is too great.
And what really filled this game was Shen Jing, who completely beat the Pelicans inside, so that he and Jabari Smith Jr. dragged the outside line of the game to win the game. 53 this season3% shooting averages 20 per game4 points 92 plates 52 assists, currently leading the team to the top eight in the West, he is likely to be an All-Star this season, the Rockets are going to have their own All-Star rookie for a long time.
The game won by the Rockets is crucial, after all, if they lose this game, they may fall to the ninth place in the West, and they will be opened up by the Pelicans by 1 win difference, but after winning this game, they are currently 0 ahead of the Lakers, who are ninth in the West5 wins, 10th in the West, the Warriors, 1 win, and only 0 behind the Pelicans, who are seventh in the WestWith a difference of 5 wins, the Rockets can finally breathe a sigh of relief after winning this game.
It is estimated that the Rockets will lead the team with Shen Jing as the main and Jabari Smith Jr. as the auxiliary duo in the future, and the outside line can be replaced, and maybe the record can be further improved if it is replaced with a better one.