Rockets 4 people 20 but unfortunately lost, Green scored 30 points, and the Warriors won!
On February 7, local time in Beijing, the NBA's regular season was played again, Houston vs. the Pacers. In this battle, both teams performed very well, and after the game, the Rockets still held the initiative in the game, but in the second half, the Rockets made a mistake and were overtaken by the Pacers. In the end, the Rockets lost 132-129 to the Pacers.
In the first quarter, both sides were in good shape, with Smith and Nes Smith both scoring three-pointers, while Brooks also had two three-pointers, allowing the Rockets to overtake their opponents with a score of 11-5. Turner made two consecutive free throws to break the goal drought, Shen Jing made a violent dunk on the big forward, and the Pacers started to attack, and Siakam hit a three-point shot to tie the game at 18-17. Green scored a three-pointer, the two sides went back and forth, Turner shot a three-pointer, and Jalen Green also responded with a 3+1. But the gap between the two sides was not widened, and the Rockets continued to maintain a high-speed offense, Smith dunked Hield, Whitmore continued to score, and finally Holiday hit a buzzer-beating shot, ending the first quarter, and the Rockets trailed 41-39.
As soon as Holiday came on the court in the second quarter, he got into the groove, two three-point layups, Smith was also a small three-pointer, and the Rockets were a 9-0 offense. Hield scored, Jeff Green added a three-pointer as the Rockets gradually picked up the tempo of the court, and Smith's three-pointer made their game 55-45. The Pacers started **, Turner made a successful layup, trailing by 3 points, Green and Smith stabilized the situation, Siakam scored three points, but the Rockets continued to attack in the restricted area, Siakam was sent off, and finally, the Pacers lost 68:75! Rocket engines.
In another game, the Rockets continued to play well, Green and Shen Jing scored consecutive goals, and Smith hit two free throws to widen the score gap to 10. Hield's three-point shot stopped the decline for the team, Siakam scored one after another, narrowing the gap to 3 points, and the two sides entered a fierce stalemate, Brooks's three-pointer, Haliburton's counterattack, Siakam's counterattack, and Haliburton's counterattack, and finally ended the game with a 94-96 advantage, but in the next 5 minutes, the Rockets' offensive stalled, and in the 5-minute space, Hield hit a three-point shot, and McConnell also shot a three-pointer. Then, McConnell shot again, a wave of 12-3 offense, helping the Pacers complete a big comeback with 106-99 in the third quarter.
In the second half, McConnell scored back-to-back three-pointers, and TEDA ended the game with a three-pointer. After that, the Pacers' offensive continued to expand, extending the margin to 14 points. Then, the Rockets pulled the score back, Green and Thompson kept scoring goals, but the Pacers still maintained a good offensive momentum. In the end, No. 6 Turner came on the court, and the Rockets continued to lead, Green hit a three-pointer, Haliburton stepped up to stabilize the situation, but the Rockets failed to score consistently, and finally they won 129-132.
In this game, the Rockets played quite well, all four of them had 20+ points, Green 30 points, Brooks 23, Smith, Shen Jing, all 20 points, but their defense did not play a big role, they lost the game and won two championships. The defeat to Houston dropped to 12th and the Golden State Warriors moved up to 11th.