On the morning of February 3, Beijing time, the Rockets faced the Raptors at home, and the Rockets who were fighting at home were full of firepower from the beginning, firmly occupying the advantage, and finally defeated the Raptors. In this game, Rockets rookies Amen Thompson and White Devil Whitmore both broke out, scoring 19 and 25 points, both setting career highs.
In this game, the Rockets started to seize the Raptors' weak ability to protect the frame, and took turns to impact the basket to score, although the three points were not accurate, but they also played a wave, and at the end of the first quarter, the Rockets led the opponent by 14 points at 37:23. In the second quarter, the Rockets continued to gain momentum, and the Raptors' offense did not improve, and at halftime, the Rockets led by nearly 20 points at 66:47. Amen Thompson played well in the first half, using his impact ability to score frequently, scoring 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting in the first half.
In the third quarter, the Rockets continued to extend their lead, and the margin soon exceeded 20 points. However, after the big lead, the Rockets' boys still relaxed a little, and the Raptors chased the difference to 19 points. However, after the timeout, the Rockets were unable to continue to extend their advantage, and the difference was 15 points. Amen Thompson made one of two free throws, and Shin Jing made both free throws. Thompson converted to score on a dunk, and the Rockets stretched the margin to 20 points. Shin Kyung and Whitmore hit three-pointers to put the deficit to 26 points. In three and a half minutes, the Rockets beat the Raptors 16-0. At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets led 102-72.
In the fourth quarter, the whole quarter became garbage time. The Rockets also sent a bench lineup, but the score difference did not change much, basically maintaining around 30 points. Whitmore played well, not only scoring a career-high 25 points, but also dunking the elder Green on his back. Subsequently, the Rockets switched to a pure bench lineup led by Boban. In the end, the Rockets won 135-106.