In a previously concluded NBA regular season East-West collision, the Rockets lost 117-123 to the Pacers. In this campaign, Jalen Green was once again beaten into the cold palace, Shin Jing cut 30+ sword points at the All-Star in a row, and Haliburton became magical.
In the first quarter, the Pacers showed super offensive firepower, shooting all 6 of them from three-point range, Udoka called two timeouts in 1 minute, the Rockets fought back wildly in the back section, and Ethan steals and dunks to erase the disadvantage. In the second quarter, the Rockets quickly overtook the Rockets, and the Pacers seized the gap between the Rockets' power outage and sent a 6-2 small climax to chase down to 3 points into the second half.
In the battle of different places, Haliburton threw three points in a row to lead the team to regain the initiative with a 14-4 offensive, and the Rockets have been in a passive situation, but the Pacers' hand plummeted in the final quarter to give the Rockets a chance, VanVleet threw to reverse the decline, Haliburton hit a fatal three-point at the decisive moment, and the Pacers captured the Rockets' home court in one fell swoop.
Jalen Green was scrapped, playing 19 and a half points, 2-of-7 shooting, 0-of-3 three-pointers, 1-of-2 free throws, 5 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal, plus/minus -19. Shen Jing showed his edge, scoring 30 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. VanVleet had a rough hand, shooting 7-of-18 from the field, 1-of-7 from three-point range, scoring 18 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals.
Haliburton** output, blasting 33 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. The Pacers also had seven players scoring in double figures, Nembhard had 11 points and six assists, Turner had 18 points, five rebounds and two blocks, Jalen Smith had 12 points and eight boards, Nesmith had 10 points, five rebounds and two assists, Hield had 11 points, five rebounds and five assists, Mathurin had 10 points and four boards, and Isaiah Jackson had 11 points, eight rebounds and three blocks.
So far, the Rockets have suffered an eight-game losing streak against the Pacers. The last time they won against the Pacers was in November 2019.