The Rockets hosted the Pistons, the Rockets suffered three consecutive home defeats, while the Pistons ended a 28-game losing streak, this game is full of highlights, the Thompson brothers, the highest draft picks in NBA history, ushered in their first matchup, but unfortunately both came off the bench. At the beginning of the game, the two sides played back and forth, and did not open up too much of a score gap, in the second quarter, the Rockets played a scoring climax to establish the lead, but the Pistons did not give up, and the empty score ended the first half of the game at 55-59 at the end of the quarter, and the Yibian rematch Green and Shen Jing broke out one after another, leading the team to quickly establish a 30-point advantage, the Pistons did not score for up to 5 minutes, the Rockets did not let the main force play in the fourth quarter, and the Pistons also sent substitutes, the game entered garbage time, and finally the Rockets won a big victory at home.
The trio is excellent. Shen Jing: 9 of 13 shots, 2 of 2 three-point shots and 2 shots got 26 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals, plus or minus +20, Shen Jing's performance in the first half was not too good, and he made frequent mistakes in singles under the basket, and was targeted on the defensive end, but Shen Jing suddenly broke out in the third quarter, and scored 20 points and 4 assists in 6 of 6 shots in a single quarter to help the team defeat the opponent in one fell swoop.
Green: 6 of 12 shots, 5 of 9 three-pointers got 22 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, plus or minus +20, Green only scored 5 points in the first half, and there were many mistakes in the second quarter of 3 shots and 0 of 3 shots, and in the third quarter, Green broke out and scored 17 points on 4 three-pointers in a single quarter.
Tate: 6 of 10 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal, plus/minus +15, Tate's scores in this game all came from the basket, and Tate was not afraid to face tall defenders.
Three good. VanVleet: 6 of 11 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers got 15 points, 1 rebound, 7 assists, 1 steal, plus/minus +20, VanVleet scored 12 points in the first half, and helped the team stabilize the score through mid-range scoring, in an offense, Shen Jing and Green made consecutive mistakes, and the Pistons launched a fast break VanVleet used his experience to cause the opponent to attack fouls, and turned around and hit a three-pointer, which fully reflects its own value.
Ethan: 8 of 15 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers got 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals, plus/minus +16, Ethan came off the bench in the first quarter and scored 5 points in a row, full of vitality on the court, but he was still not very confident in his three points and was a little hesitant to shoot.
Jabari Smith: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal on 3-of-7 shooting, 3-of-5 three-pointers, plus/minus +20, Smith returned from injury in this game, shot a three-pointer in the opening game, and was able to contribute in every quarter of the game.
The two had a surprise.
Thompson: 5 of 6 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers got 12 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, plus or minus +10, Thompson broke through the basket in the first quarter and played 2+1, hit three points decisively in the second quarter, and contributed 6 points and 4 assists in the fourth quarter.
Whitmore: 9 points and 4 rebounds on 4-of-5 shooting, 1-of-1 three-pointers, was very excited in the fourth quarter, first hitting three-pointers, and then dunking. The Rockets' two rookies have finally adapted to the pace of the NBA game.