On January 5, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. In a focus battle, the Rockets faced the Lone Ranger. In this game, Harden and Doncic came back together. In the first quarter, Doncic reached 1,000 milestones in his career. He became the fourth fastest player in NBA history to reach 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists. He is also behind James and the second before the age of 22. Athletes who achieved this achievement. The Lone Ranger had a lead of 18 points at most, but Cousins was expelled after eating two Ts in 160 seconds. The Rockets tied the score in the fourth quarter, but after a sudden power failure, the Lone Ranger shot a wave of 12-0, 113- Defeating the Rockets 100, the Rockets missed their 3-game winning streak.
player data: Harden 21 points and 10 assists, Wood 23 points, Wall 14 points, Gordon 20 points; Doncic 33 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists, Jr. Hardaway 30 points, Richardson 15 points, Cowley Stan 15 points, Smith 9 points
After suffering a two-game losing streak in the opening season, the Rockets have won two games in a row with the Kings and won two consecutive victories. Negative record, ranked last in the West. The team lost to the Bulls in the last game. The team was struggling. Now it is experiencing a difficult schedule and the team is in the most difficult period.
Harden and Doncic, who were absent due to injury in the last game, both made their comebacks, but the Rockets House was absent due to a back problem. The Rockets adjusted the starting lineup and Nuwaba was promoted to the starting lineup. It is worth mentioning that , This is the Rockets used 4 starting lineups in 5 games.
In the first quarter, the Rockets took the lead in getting the ball. Harden broke through and fouled and scored the first point of the game with two free throws. However, the Rockets did not make a high percentage of their field goals. Smith played 2+1 and Caulisttan even With 6 points, Doncic also hit a three-pointer. The Lone Ranger made a 12-2 start. At the critical moment, Wall hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, Harden made a layup, Tucker hit a three-pointer, and the Rockets chased the score to 12- 16. However, at the end of the quarter, the Rockets' hit rate dropped. The Lone Ranger played a wave of 11-2 under the leadership of Doncic and took a 13-point lead. At the critical moment, Harden hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, but Hardaway was super high. The difficulty of drifting three-pointers was still in color. Doncic hit a three-pointer and the Mavericks led 33-21 to end the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Burke hit a three-pointer. The Mavericks had a 15-point lead. Wall made a continuous layup and scored 2+1. One person scored 5 points in a row. Cousins scored consecutive points on the inside. , The Rockets made a 9-0 wave and reduced the score to 6 points, but Cousins complained that the referee didn’t call the opponent foul, and got the second T of the game. He ate 2 technical fouls in 3 minutes and was expelled. At the critical moment, Wood hit 2+1, the Rockets narrowed the point difference to 2 points. At the end of the quarter, Little Hardaway and Doncic hit three consecutive points. The Lone Ranger regained a 12-point lead and entered the halftime with 61-49.
In the third quarter, Caulistan scored 5 points. Harden complained about the T. The Lone Ranger took the lead with 18 points. Nuwabah made a three-pointer. After that, the two teams continued to take points in the paint. Playing 2+1, Nuwabah, Wall scored points one after another, Harden hit a three-pointer, the Rockets narrowed the gap to 8 points, after Tate made 2+1, the Lone Ranger fouled escalated, Tate hit another three-pointer, one The offensive round scored 6 points in a row, the Rockets made a 14-0 wave and reduced the score to 2 points. At the critical moment, Hardaway Jr. stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer and the Lone Ranger led 84-77 into the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Gordon made a foul and made all three free throws. Brown hit a three-pointer. The Rockets made a wave of 8-1 to tie the score. The two teams fell into a stalemate and continued to strike. Hardaway made a key three-pointer. Then the layup succeeded, the Lone Ranger took a 5-point lead, Harden hit a three-pointer, the Rockets bit the score, but at the final moment, Doncic, Smith and Jr. Hardaway scored 7 points in a row. The Lone Ranger played a 12-0 wave. In the end, the Lone Ranger withstood the pressure to win.
Starting from both sides:
Rockets: Harden, Wall, Tucker, Nuwabar, Wood
Mavericks: Doncic, Richardson, Smith, Kleber, Caulistan
