On the morning of March 1, Beijing time, the Rockets played away against the Suns. They are not good at playing away from home, and they lost the game again, plus the previous two losses to the Thunder, the Rockets have lost three in a row, and the playoffs have been completely out of play.
After the start of the game, the Rockets were as unoffensive and undefinable as ever, and they were quickly pulled away. It feels like this, and Team Rocket is really embarrassed. It's too late to mess up, and the playoffs are no fun at all. Shen Jing and Green directly lost their energy. At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets only scored 17 points, and let the Suns score 33 points.
In the second quarter, the Rockets began to chase points frantically, with Whitmore, Jalen Green, Shin Jing and VanVleet all performing well, and the Rockets narrowed the gap to about 10 points at one point. However, the lack of strength on the defensive end made it impossible for them to further narrow the point difference. This is the gap in hard power, if you can't prevent it, you can't attack, and naturally you can't fill the hole. At halftime, the Rockets trailed 53-64.
In the third quarter, Shen Jing hit two mid-range shots in a row, and the Suns relied on Booker's personal ability to attack one after another, and the Rockets not only could not narrow the difference, but were pulled wider and wider, approaching 20 points. Team Rocket is really losing the heart, and that's the scariest thing. At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets trailed 75-86.
In the fourth quarter, the Rockets still didn't improve, and the point difference remained around 10 points. In the final three minutes of the game, the Rockets narrowed the gap to seven points. Landale hit one of two free throws and Booker hit a shot. Xiao Jia scored a rebound. The Rockets trailed by just six points, but Green and Whitmore missed three-pointers. Lao Fan assists the White Devils to score a dunk. The Rockets fouled, and the Suns hit both free throws. The Rockets' tactics left people speechless, trailing by six points in the end, and VanVleet missed a three-point shot for a layup. In the end, the Rockets lost 102-110.