On February 24, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Rockets narrowly defeated the Suns 114-110 at home, and the team completed a 16-point reversal and successfully completed revenge. Shin Kyung had 17 points and 12 rebounds, Smith had 22 points and 16 rebounds, Amen had 15 points, and Whitmore also had 15 points, and the two rising stars performed well. On the Suns' side, Durant scored 28 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, missed key free throws, and surpassed Anthony in career total points to usher in a milestone, but it was still difficult to save the master, Booker scored 25 points.
This is the second meeting between the two sides this season, after the Suns beat the Rockets on the road, but the Suns lost to the Mavericks yesterday and the team has dropped to seventh place in the West and needs to win if they want to finish in the top six. The Rockets, on the other hand, have lost six of their last seven games and are four miles away from the play-off spotsWith a five-win margin and a widening gap, the team still wants to keep their play-off hopes alive, and the team needs to go all out to win this game.
In the first quarter of the game, the Suns, led by Booker, the team exploded into a wave of 16-6 offense in 4 minutes, and then VanVleet responded with two three-pointers, and Amen hit the basket in a row. At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets trailed the Suns by eight points, 20-28. In the second quarter of the game, the Rockets connected with three points from the outside, 7 of 13 from the outside in a single quarter, and the Suns couldn't prevent it at all, VanVleet and Jalen Green teamed up to score 19 points, leading the team to a 37-24 offensive attack in a single quarter, outscoring the Suns by 13 points. At the end of the half, the Rockets had overtaken the Suns by 5 points, and the team regained the initiative.
Smith, Whitmore and Amen hit the basket in a row, and VanVleet was also able to hit a three-pointer to add to the cake, and the team scored 32 points in a single quarter, outscoring the Suns by 8 points. After the first three quarters of the game, the Rockets' advantage came to 13 points, and the team completely opened the gap. In the final quarter, the Rockets' offense was inaccurate again, and in the first 10 minutes, the team was hit by a 28-16 offensive wave by the Suns, and the team's lead was only 1 point. At the critical moment, Shen Jing made a foul and hit both free throws, Durant assisted Bol to eat cake, Shen Jing hit the free throw line again, and the score gap was still 3 points, and then, Booker also made two free throws, the Suns were only 1 point away, Smith scored two free throws, Durant did not seize the opportunity, the free throws were missed, the game lost suspense, and finally the Rockets reversed the Suns at home and completed revenge.
From trailing by as many as 16 points to completing the comeback in only half a quarter, the Rockets performed very strongly in this game, they are no longer the team that was taken away by the opponent's wave, when the score was behind, they had the resilience to beat the game back, and when the team led to double digits, in the face of the Suns' crazy counterattack, the team also withstood the pressure and won the game smoothly. For the Rockets, who have lost streak recently, this win is what they need, and they hope that after winning this game, the team can keep it up and retain the chance to impact the play-offs. **10,000 Fans Incentive Plan