Sports New Season On February 10, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Raptors sat at home to face the Rockets. In this high-profile game, the Rockets entered February with a record of just 1 win and 3 losses, and the only victory was against the Raptors. However, history doesn't simply repeat itself, and the Raptors showed great team strength and individual heroism in this game, and finally narrowly beat the Rockets to complete their revenge.
From the very beginning of the game, the Raptors showed a strong desire to win. Almost every one of their starters contributed, and they went on a 34-20 run to take an early lead. The Rockets, by contrast, had a lackluster starter, scoring just 22 points in their starting half, not even as good as Barrett and Quickley. That left the Rockets in a huge mess in the first half, as they trailed by 13 points heading into the second half.
After returning from halftime, the Rockets still showed no signs of recovery. Conversely, the top-performing model, Moore, also withdrew from the competition with a sprained ankle, which was undoubtedly another heavy blow to the Rockets. However, in the face of adversity, the rocket did not give up. In the final quarter of the game, they finally found their senses, and scored four consecutive three-pointers in the middle of the quarter to quickly narrow the difference. In the countdown stage, Dillon hit another three-pointer to chase down one point to see hope, but the Rockets finally missed the three-point shot and failed to perform a miracle.
In this game, the Rockets' Dillon had 20 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Smith had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, Shin Jing had 7 points and 7 rebounds, and Jalen Green had 7 points and 2 rebounds. Amen had eight points, nine rebounds and three assists, Aaron Holiday had 12 points, three rebounds and five assists, Jeff Green had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists, Whitmore had 17 points and three rebounds, Tate had four points and three rebounds, and Bullock had six points and three rebounds. The Raptors' Barrett had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Barnes had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, Poeltl had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, Trent had 8 points and 3 assists, Quickley had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Bruce Brown had 11 points and 3 rebounds, Dick had 6 points, and Jonte Porter had 7 points and 3 rebounds.
Although the Rockets performed well in the game, they failed to capitalize on their chances in key moments. The Raptors relied on team cooperation and stable play to narrowly defeat their opponents to complete revenge. This battle is of great significance to both teams, and it also shows the difference in strength between the two teams. The Rockets need to do better on both the defensive and offensive ends to achieve better results in future games. The Raptors, on the other hand, will need to continue this consistent performance in order to meet the challenge of stronger opponents.