Shin Kyung is back, and the Rockets beat the Knicks at home! Did you finally win?
On the morning of February 13, Beijing time, the Rockets returned to their home court against the Knicks after four defeats. In this game, the main center of the Rockets, Shen Jing, returned, and the Rockets returned to their hometown in good shape. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Knicks 105-103, ending their four-game game.
Shortly after the opening game, the Rockets relied on a breakaway from Deron to score, and Brunson also scored their first goal. DiVincenzo scored back-to-back points to keep the Knicks at 7-3. DiVincenzo scored another goal. Dillon's first three-pointer went into the Rockets. Shin Kyung's continued presence in the restricted area allowed the Knicks to bomb in the restricted area, and finally let the Rockets trail their opponents by 6 points. Učević couldn't help but shout a timeout, it was his last chance. Shen Jing didn't score a goal, so she gave up her defense and replaced Green and Longdale. Jalen Green missed all four three-point attempts, giving the Knicks a chance to attack. Delon hit a three-pointer and Green also hit two free throws to tie the score at 3 points. Shin Kyung scored a successful attack, and the Rockets scored nine points in a row to regain the lead. Shin didn't get a free throw, and was then fouled on a defense and made it 2+1Holiday and Xiao Jia made three three-pointers in quick succession. In the first quarter, the Rockets ended the game with a score of 29:22.
In the second quarter, the Rockets continued to attack, and the whole team was active and grabbed good rebounds. The gap between the two sides has also remained around 7 points. With nine minutes left in the second quarter, the Rockets replaced Jonathan Williams, who played well in the game. Shen Jing, under the cover of Xiao Jia, quickly went to the blue, and the Rockets won by 13 points. Amen received Shin Kyung's response and passed the ball in from behind, but unfortunately failed. Shin Kyung delivers a penalty for Amen. With the Rockets taking two huge leads as a result of the Knicks' lengthy timeout, Amen gave Green a high foul and made a free throw to stretch the margin to 16 points. DiVincenzo hit a three-pointer after the break, and Brunson also hit a three-pointer. DiVincenzo was sent off for a 3-point foul before halftime, but he was awarded another penalty after the referee objected. In the first half, the Rockets led 57-43.
In the third quarter of the game, Brunson hit two shots and made a foul. Next, make another three-pointer. With Shin Kyung's shot, the Knicks' three-pointer also scored, and the gap between the two sides narrowed to 7 points. After the game, Shen Qing scored another three-pointer, but it quickly became 2+1. The other goal came from Jalen Green. The Knicks made three three-pointers to cut the gap to four. After Di Vincenzo scored two goals, the gap between the two sides was reduced to two. Shin Kyung made a foul and made two free throws in a row to help stabilize the situation. Jalen Green also had a 2+1 goal, but the Knicks still held on to their attacking rebounds in the next game to keep the gap between the two sides at around 3 points. The Knicks fought back against Brunson's foul. I think the Rockets controlled the game again. Once they have an advantage, they become easy and it is difficult to be convincing if they maintain a ten-plus point advantage all the time. Amen Thompson missed the second free throw. Amen grabbed the opposition's pass. After three quarters, the Rockets had a 74-71 advantage by a narrow margin.
In the fourth quarter, Holiday scored nine consecutive points, widening the gap between the two sides to nine points, leaving the Knicks completely speechless. In the end, after Holiday made a penalty, the Rockets defeated the Knicks.