On February 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Suns lost to the Rockets away and suffered two consecutive defeats. In this game, Durant got a quasi-triple-double of 28 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, and missed key free throws, regretting that the team was reversed by the Rockets. Durant reached a milestone moment as he surpassed Anthony (28,289) in total points to move up to ninth all-time, ahead of O'Neal.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Durant assisted Grayson Allen on a jumper to score, and Durant assisted Eubanks on an empty dunk after a jumper and three-pointer missed in a row. Durant picked up the board and fought back to score. Durant made a jumper, Smith pounced on a foul, and he hit both free throws to lead the Suns on a 13-0 run and lead the Rockets by 14 points. Durant was then substituted for a break, and the Suns led by eight points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Durant counterattacked and assisted Bol-Bol for a dunk. Durant's breakthrough was sandwiched by Amen and Aaron Holiday for a steal, and then Amen blocked Durant, which was very regrettable. Durant assisted Bol Bol again and scored on a dunk. The Rockets closed the gap, Durant hit a jumper, and then he was fouled on a driving layup and hit both free throws. Durant hit a three-pointer, and the Rockets played a wave under the leadership of VanVleet, and Durant scored 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in the first half, and the Suns trailed by 5 points.
In the third quarter, Durant connected with Eubanks many times, and the latter dunked and made foul free throws. Durant forced a basket and hit a shot against Smith. Durant faced Smith in a row, faced the Rockets giant, and scored directly. In the case of Booker's poor hand, Durant scored on a jumper and carried the team to close the gap. Durant assisted Booker on a jumper to score, and the Suns trailed by 13 points after the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Durant slipped to the bottom line and scored a layup, Durant caused a foul, he made one of two free throws, Ball hit consecutive three-pointers, and Durant scored a jumper. The two sides fought fiercely until the last moment, and Shen Jing picked up a very important rebound. Finally 4Seven seconds later, Durant missed a key free throw, and the Suns lost.
In this game, the Suns' offense was not smooth enough, and they once relied on Durant to score, although they once overtook in the fourth quarter, they were helplessly defeated by the Rockets and were reversed by the opponent. For Durant, the loss of this game was a pity, and his three-point shot was not touched.
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