The Rockets have fallen behind by 20 points and failed to come! The 31 points of the list broke out, and the team boss was in a sluggish state!
Houston vs. Pelicans.
After the win over the Los Angeles Lakers, the Houston Rockets saw another chance in the playoffs, and they are now 11th in the West, 0The Jazz and Lakers, with five wins, are close to the playoff qualification line. This season, the goal of the Rockets is very clear, which is to make the playoffs, get a ticket to the playoffs, and if you can't get it, you have to do your best, and treat this as a kind of exercise for them.
In this game, the Rockets will face the New Orleans Pelicans. And before returning to the playoffs, they also went through several seasons of grinding. Zion and Ingram, two talented young talents, are the backbone of the team, and with the likes of McCollum and Wallan, they are also a team to be reckoned with.
There was a time when it was 20 as a difference.
Zion missed the game, but as soon as the first quarter began, the Pelicans turned the tide, McCollum made 3 of 3 three-pointers, Ingram scored 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, and the whole team scored 33 points, while on their home court, the Rockets only scored 25 points, while Jalen Green made 5 of 7 free throws, only 13 points, 1 rebound and 1 block, and his players were not good enough for his performance. When he came back in the second quarter, Jalen Green scored another seven points, one board and one assist, Van Jordan also had four or four assists, and Whitmore hit two three-pointers, and the whole team scored 29 points alone.
With Wallan dominating the basket, the Pelicans made 5 of seven shots, scored 10 points and 2 rebounds, led the team to 28 points, and at halftime, they left the Rockets' 7 points behind them with a score of 61-54. In the second quarter of the game, the Pelicans' form declined, Ingram scored 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 3-of-7 free throws, while McCollum had 6 points and 3 rebounds, and the team only scored 23 points in the first quarter. The Rockets didn't take advantage of that, Jalen Green had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, but the team only scored 25 points, which only chased the gap to 5 points.
At the critical moment, the Pelicans didn't let them have the slightest respite, and Varland broke out again, he shot three of four and scored 11 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, helping the Lakers end the game with a 20-point advantage for a while. The Rockets continued to chase hard, with Van Jordan scoring seven points and three rebounds and Dillon also having two 3-pointers, but the time was no longer waiting. In the end, the New Orleans Pelicans won 110-99 over Houston.
Continued play in the second pick.
In the playoffs, in the second position, Jalen Green still maintained an excellent performance, he shot 11 of 20, 5 of 12 three-pointers, got 31 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and as the captain, Shen Jing shot 4 of 11, got 10 10 10 5 assists, and was beaten by the opponent without fighting back. And off the bench, Whitmore scored 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting and Amen Thompson had 10 points and six rebounds, and both rookies played well.
The reason why the Pelicans were able to win this game was because of their interior strength. At the end of the game, the Pelicans had 56 rebounds compared to the Rockets' 29, which was irreparable. Varland made 14 of 25 shots and had 25 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists, while Ingram made 9 of 19 shots and also had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. McCollum had 19 games, five rebounds and three assists; Murphy had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist; Marshall had 10 points, seven rebounds and two assists off the bench.