On January 30, Beijing time, the 2023-24 NBA regular season was in full swing, and a key battle in the West began, with the Houston Rockets hosting the Los Angeles Lakers. The Rockets lost their last game to the Nets and swallowed their 24th game and are currently in 11th place in the West. The Lakers have beaten the Bulls and Warriors in a row to win two in a row, and are currently in ninth place in the West with 24 wins and 23 losses. In this game, the Lakers played with all the main forces, and Smith from the Rockets also returned, and he also faced the whole team.
In the first quarter of the game, the Rockets were full of firepower and blasted out high scores! The Rockets made 4 of 9 3-pointers in this quarter, but the interior efficiency was quite high, and the shots were basically under the basket, conceding a total of 4 shots, and the whole team scored 42 points! Conclusion - Green scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 2-of-2 free throws in the first quarter, leading the Rockets' scoring tide, and other players blossomed more, Whitmore also scored 12 points, leading the Lakers by 11 points in the first quarter;
In the second quarter, the rocket continued to exert its strength, and scored another 36 points in a single quarter! In this section, the Rockets increased the number of shots from the outside, but the hits were average, only 3 of 12, and they still relied on the inside line to score; In this quarter, the interior shot is still under the basket, although the shooting rate has declined, but it still quickly widens the difference; Only James Mei and Russell are in normal condition for the Lakers, and the highest scores of other players do not exceed 6 points, and the Rockets lead 78-60 at halftime to 18 points!
Yibian fought again, the Lakers suddenly lost power in this section, and the Rockets took the opportunity to continue to open up the difference! In this quarter, the Rockets mainly relied on the inside line to score, conceded a total of 4 shots, Shen Jing was very efficient in this quarter, 4 of 6, all 4 shots were under the basket, and he scored 9 points, plus 3 rebounds and 1 assist; At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets led 108-84 to 24 points;
At the beginning of the last quarter, James took the lead in assisting Hachimura to hit a 3-point shot, and the Lakers narrowed their score; Hayes cut the dunk and continued the firepower, Jalen Green broke through to the layup at the critical moment, Shen Jing made a rebound, Dillon hit the board, and a wave of 6-0 stretched the difference to 25 points! Lao Zhan hit a 3-point shot to stop the bleeding, and the Lakers sounded the horn of counterattack! After that, a wave of small climaxes will be divided into chases to only 13 points! But in the end, the Rockets withstood the Lakers' comeback and beat the Lakers 135-119.
Statistics: Rockets: Smith 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Dillon 17 points and 3 boards, Shen Jing 31 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, VanVleet 3 points, 4 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 steals, Jalen Green 34 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, Jeff Green 5 points and 2 boards, Whitmore 20 points and 6 boards, Tate 7 points;
Lakers: Davis 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, James 23 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Russell 23 points and 5 assists, Reaves 8 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Hachimura 16 points and 5 boards, Prince 5 points and 3 boards, Vanderbilt 3 points, Wood 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, Hayes 9 points and 2 boards, Christie 7 points and 6 boards. Sports Warm Winter Creation Season