The Houston Rockets have won two in a row after beating the Pelicans on the road in their last game, and are currently in 8th place in the West with 15 wins and 12 losses, and are still very hopeful of getting a ticket to the playoffs. The Rockets then went into a seven-game home streak with the Indiana Pacers coming up with the first visit. The Pacers lost six of their eight games after losing the midseason finals and dropped all the way to eighth place in the East. After losing to the Magic in his last home game, Haliburton's form finally began to pick up, scoring 29 points and 15 assists.
In the first quarter of the game, the Pacers took the lead on the outside, hitting 3 points and hitting 6 times in 9 shots, while the Rockets had an average outside feel, only 1 of 5 shots, and then decisively gave up the outside line with a poor feel and turned to impact the inside. Shen Jing scored 6 points on 3 shots from 3 shots under the basket in the first quarter, and had 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and Jalen Green was in a slump again in the quarter, scoring 3 points on 1-of-3 shootingHaliburton was 2-of-3 in the quarter, with 4 assists and 1 steal, and the two teams were tied at 33 in the quarter
In the first half of the second quarter, the Rockets felt better, and the inside and outside forces opened up the difference, but then the Pacers began to chase the points and gradually catch up. The Rockets made 3 of 6 3-pointers in this quarter, and they were very efficient inside, only missing 3 shots, hitting 9 shots, and scoring another 34 points in a single quarter;Shin Kyung showed the strength of the interior in this quarter, making all 3 shots under the basket, scoring 2 times, getting 4 free throw opportunities, and scoring 8 points on all hitsA. Holiday was the Bench Wonder Shot, scoring 8 points on 3-of-5 shooting in the quarter, including two 3-pointersAt halftime, the Rockets led by three points at 67-64
Yibian fought again, the situation changed suddenly in the third quarter, the rocket suddenly lost power, and the Pacers took advantage of the situation to overtake and widen the difference;In this section, the Rockets fell into heavy snow on the outside line, and all the 3-pointers were lost!And the Pacers hit 5 3-pointers, and the competition on the outside line alone was 15 points worse!In the absence of an advantage in interior scoring, the Pacers scored 36 points in the quarter, opening up an 11-point deficit in one fell swoopHaliburton continued his red-hot run in the quarter, hitting 5-of-9 shooting, including 3 3-pointers to score 13 pointsThe Rockets only had Shen Jing's hand**, scoring 9 points in 3 of 5, and the other players failed to continue their firepower;To defend their home court, the Rockets need to be strong in the 4th quarter!
In the final battle, the rocket really sounded the horn of counterattack!VanVleet took the lead in breaking through the layup to make it 2+1, and then went to the layup to continue to score 2 points, and Smith made a pull-up jumper, and a wave of 7-0 chased to only 4 points!At the critical moment, Jackson stopped the bleeding with 2 free throws and 2 free throws, but the Rockets had already gained momentum, and Shen Jing made a rebound to make it 2+1, a 3-point difference!Turner made 2 of 2 free throws, A-Holiday continued with 3 points, Turner also had 3 points, Shin Kyung assisted Eason to respond with a dunk, and Smith also had an empty dunk, a 1-point difference!
At the critical moment, Haliburton hit a step-back jumper, Hield continued to score 3 points, and the difference opened up again!Shen Jing hit a back-to-back shot to stop the bleeding, Ethan hit a dunk to equalize, VanVleet threw a shot, and the Rockets completed the overtake!After the timeout, the Pacers scored five straight points to retake the lead, and finally the Rockets fought back and lost 117-126, ending a two-game winning streak.
Statistics: Shen Jing on the Rocket's side had 30 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, and scored 30+ in 2 consecutive games to set a new personal career record!VanVleet had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, Dillon had 9 points, Jabari Smith had 10 points and 6 boards, Jalen Green had 5 points and 2 assists, Eason had 16 points and 8 boards, Aaron Holiday had 15 points and 3 boards, Tate had 5 points, Thompson had 7 points and 4 boards, and Jeff Green had 2 points
On the Pacers' side, Haliburton had 33 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Nembhard had 11 points and 6 assists, Turner had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks, Jalen Smith had 12 points and 8 boards, Nesmith had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Hield had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Mathurin had 10 points and 4 boards, Jackson had 11 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Toppin had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Sports Premiere Creation Challenge