The sun is chasing the Clippers!The Rockets missed the reversal, Durant scored 24 points, Green 34 5, Booker 35 7!
The NBA regular season continues, with the Suns vs. the Rockets. Prior to that, the Suns were 34-24 in 5th place in the West, while the Rockets were 25-33. Six days ago, when the two teams met, the Rockets were hit by a beautiful comeback by 16 pointsAlthough the Rockets were considered the biggest dark horse in the West at the start of the season, they were later eliminated due to two factors. One is Ethan's leg injury, the Rockets don't have the best defensive shield, and they don't have a sharp counterattack, although Amen Thompson and Whitmore have talent and speed, but the rhythm is very ordinary. Secondly, the management of the Rockets did not want to produce good results in the first place, and they even refused head coach Uccello to strengthen their roster.
In contrast, the pressure from the sun is much greater. From the Suns to the Golden State Warriors to the West 2, the gap between them is only 35 games, one careless, they will fall from ninth to tenth, one more game, that is to die!Although the Suns have won nearly 6% this season, they have two biggest problems: first, they don't organize the ball on the court well, and Booker and Durant have different passing and court handling skills, which is why the Suns will be the most defeated in the fourth quarter;The second is that there are injuries all over the team, with Beal suffering a lower back injury, then an ankle injury, and then a tendon injury, averaging 18 points and 4 points per game5 assists!That number was lower than expected, and the lack of playing time was also exhausting for Durant and Booker.
According to head coach Vogel, Beal is expected to return for Sunday's game against Houston and will feature in the next two games against the Thunder. The Suns sent Tucker, Allen, O'Neal, Durant, and Nurkic, while the Rockets sent VanVleet, Jalen Green, Brooks, Jabari Smith, and Shen Jingsi, and the combination of these three would be a very perfect combination. Durant and Booker dunked one after another, and then Jalen Green scored three points in a row, and Booker and Allen also returned the three-point. Five minutes later, both teams showed their strength: Booker blocked Brooks and hit another three-pointer, Ball Brother made another three-pointer, and Booker did the same!Booker, trained under Holiday and teamed up with Saben Lee to push the match to a climax with a score of 16-0. In the final quarter, Jabari Smith ended the game with a free throw, while Jeff Green and Booker were making a final effort for their three-point line offense.
Booker scored 20 points alone to lead the Suns to a 33-17 lead. In the second quarter, Whitmore kept scoring, but Durant's three-pointer deprived the Rockets of an offensive opportunity. The Suns led by 21 points at one point, but in the final minute, the Suns scored another 11 points, and Jalen Green suddenly stepped in to stop their slump. In the middle of the game, Jalen Green continued to shoot three-pointers, Durant made Nurkic suffer a big loss, and the outburst of Booker and O'Neal in the second half brought the Rockets to a standstill, VanVleet three points + block, Whitmore broke through the defense and dunked, and the Rockets played well! Allen and Booker continued to hit three-pointers after the quarter, and Brooks' layup helped the Rockets take a 53-64 advantage in the second half.
Jalen Green had 21 points alone, Booker rebounded and Durant had 10 points and five assists, and he had a very good performance. The speed of the magic even exceeds the speed of the rocket. Booker and O'Neal led the lead in the second half of the opening game, but the Rockets' offense was at a standstill in the first half, and a foul by VanVleet in the game halted the slump. After that, Jalen Green jumped and jumped, continuous offense, Durant's defense was also caught by the opponent, and both sides got free throws. Durant blew the whistle in anger in the second half, and Jalen Green immediately responded with a three-pointer, followed by another three-pointer from Whitmore and Jabari Smith to give the Rockets an 86-75 trail to the Suns after three quarters.
In the fourth quarter, with a surprise goal from Longel, the Rockets led by seven points. Durant ignored Jabari Smith's defense and went straight to the basket, Whitham scored back-to-back points, and the Suns also had a pull-out. Shen Jing was kicked out in the middle of the game because he yelled at the referee and received two technical fouls, and Nurkic scored a 15-point free throw. VanVleet and Longdale hit a 2+1 in the 5 minutes after the game, and VanVleet's three points allowed Jalen Green to score just 6 points! Whitmore hit a free throw, O'Neal hit a free throw, and the Suns stopped the decline, and the Suns narrowly beat Houston 105-110, and the Rockets lost the opportunity to win by 21 points!
The Rockets' Jalen Green had 34 points, five rebounds and three steals. VanVleet had 21 points, six rebounds and five assists. Whitmore had 14 points and eight rebounds, Jabari Smith had 11 points and 16 rebounds, Shin Kyung had eight points, three rebounds and four assists, and Randle had eight points and six rebounds. For the Suns, Booker scored 35 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Durant scored 24 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Nurkic scored 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Shark O'Neal scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. After this game, the Suns lost 35-24, only three games short of the Clippers!