On March 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Rockets challenged the Suns away. It was also the second meeting in three days, and the Rockets took the lead in the first quarter, blasting a 38-19 offensive in the first quarter to take a 20-point lead at most, and then the Suns launched a counterattack, and then Beal and Jalen Green clashed, the former was ejected, and the Rockets withstood the Suns' counterattack in the final quarter. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Suns 118-109 away.
The last game of the Rockets lost to the Suns, this time they came up against the visitors, entered the state early, the team blossomed inside and outside the offensive end, played very well on the court, completely suppressed the Suns, and took a 19-point lead in a single quarter. After that, the Suns recovered, but the Rockets still had a good momentum and were still able to take the initiative, and the Suns began to fight back wildly in the last quarter, and the difference was once chased to 4 points, and the Rockets opened the gap again after adjustment, Booker hit a three-point shot to continue to chase points, but the defensive rebounds were lost continuously, and the Rockets stabilized the situation and finally won.
The Rockets played a very good game, and the backcourt duo found their touch, hitting 12 three-pointers together to score 58 points, which was the key to the team's victory. This time, Jalen Green continued the hot momentum, shooting 12-of-23, 6-of-12 from three-point range, and got 34 points and 9 rebounds, which is the state the Rockets want to see, staying on the court and bringing victory to the team with actions after the conflict with Beal. VanVleet finished with 24 points and 11 assists on 6-of-11 three-point shooting.
In addition to them, the Rockets hit 16 three-pointers this time, and they seized the opportunity when the Suns didn't feel good from the outside, and every time the Suns were close to the score, the Rockets were always able to stabilize the situation with three-pointers. This time, Shin Jing also had 21 points and 9 rebounds, Smith Jr. 14 points, and Brooks 11 points.
Not only did the Suns lose the game, but the situation of the Big Three was not very optimistic, Beal and Green were ejected in a conflict, and Booker had a bad foot at the last moment and returned directly to the locker room. This time, Booker scored 24 points, Beal had only 7 points, and Durant struggled to hold up, finishing with 30 points and 9 rebounds on 12-of-19 shooting. O'Neal played well off the bench, handing over 20 points and 10 rebounds, but unfortunately failed to help the team win the game.