Rockets All three cores got 20+, but they still lost 112-114 on their home court to the young , who was missed by multiple players. Thunder, John Wall twice in the last 10 seconds The key shot was missed, and the opportunity to win was missed.
Wall scored 24 points, 7 assists and 3 steals, Victor Oladipo 23 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Christian Wood 27 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks , Dan Newell House also had 18 points and 8 rebounds.
On the Thunder side, Lu Gangc-Dort scored a team-high 23 points and successfully blocked Wall at the last moment. Moses Brown had 13 points and 14 rebounds, Robbie had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Mikhailuk and Justin Jackson each scored 15 points on the bench.
In this game, the Thunder including Alexander, Horford, Bezley and many other players are absent and continue to cultivate the newcomer mode. But the young people dared to rush and fight, and today they felt hot on the outside line. They took a 9-point lead 31-22 in the first quarter. The Rockets found the offensive rhythm in the second quarter and scored 40 points in a single quarter, but they could only narrow the point difference, but could not complete the go-ahead.
At the last 3 minutes and 07 seconds of the game, Wall made two free throws and finally tied the score to 108. After that, the two sides came and went, 18.2 seconds before the end, Dort missed a three-pointer, and the Rockets were 112-113 behind by 1 point and there was enough time to complete the overtake. At the critical moment, Wall chose to break through, but Dort, who was chasing after the opponent's layup, patted the rim.
The Rockets can only take foul tactics. The rookie Pokushevsky made two free throws to give the Rockets a chance. On the final attack, with 4.9 seconds left, Wall made a controversial choice, directly dry draw at the top of the three-point arc, the ball bounced out of the basket, and the Rockets once again set the team history losing streak record.
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