On January 23, Beijing time, the Pistons, who had recently lost two games in a row, returned to their home court in this campaign and started a head-on contest with the Rockets who were also in a sluggish state during their three-game losing streak! Even without the Wall + Wood generals, the all-in-one Rockets well withstood the pressure on the away field. After four quarters of fierce competition, the Rockets finally beat the Pistons 103-102. , While ending the losing streak in the away game, it also gave the opponent the Pistons a three-game losing streak!
In fact, in the first quarter of this campaign, the Rockets who played away in the away game laid a very good foundation for winning. After Cousins + Tucker + Tate hit three points successively, the Rockets opened the situation. , The Rockets also took advantage of the trend to play a wave of 16-5 climax, successfully forced to stop the Pistons.
Although after the suspension adjustment, the Pistons once again bit the score with the help of Ellington + Wright, but after the Rockets' rotation came on the field, Sterling Brown hit three consecutive points to help the Rockets again. Out of a 10-3 offensive frenzy, a 13-point lead was built in one fell swoop.
After coming back from the second quarter, the Rockets' outside feel dropped significantly. Although they were still able to back and forth with the Pistons on the offensive end, McLemore made only 1 three-pointer in the entire second quarter. Only scored 21 points.
Faced with a double-digit score gap, the Pistons facing their own basket finally rebounded on the offensive end. Ellington and Wright still feel good on the outside, coupled with the appointment coming from the bench. Shi Jackson continued to cause damage. Before the end of the first half, the Pistons not only managed to recover 5 points, but also narrowed the gap to only 8 points.
After a short break and adjustment in the third quarter of the second half, the Vietnamese and more courageous Pistons completely let go of their hands and feet. Under the leadership of Ellington + Grant, 18 points ushered in a small burst. The Pistons also made a big effort, first hit a 14-4 small climax to smooth the difference, and then at the end of the third quarter a wave of 6-2 to achieve a go-ahead, with a slight advantage of 4 points into the final quarter Related contention.
and when it comes to the final battle,The situation on the court has begun to undergo subtle changes. Although the Pistons, which holds the advantage of the score and the absolute initiative, have been steadily playing under Grant’s leadership, there are always players on the Rockets who can stand up and score at critical moments, plus Ge Deng scored consecutive points with sudden penalties at the last moment, and the Rockets gradually regained the advantage and initiative on the court.
On the Pistons side, although Griffin hit a key three-pointer at the last minute to narrow the gap to only 1 point, but at the end, Grant, who had a lore chance, overtime, and with the fourth At the end of the season, the Pistons failed to defend the home court in the end, losing by 1 point.
In this campaign, facing the Pistons in the away game, the Rockets played a tenacious performance of 7 people scoring double figures despite the uneven staffing. The two major backcourts Oladipo + Gordon Although Ben The shooting feel of the game was average, but the two men who scored 33 points together caused a lot of trouble for the Pistons.
coupled with Brown + Nouabar + McClemo + Tate's four-man combined slash 50+25+10 stable performance, and Tucker swept the downturn in the previous game, 8 With 15 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocked shots, the Rockets, which are all soldiers, can win the ball. There is no doubt about it!
In the absence of major generals, the Rockets can play such a performance in this game. Many fans have also lamented. Judging from the strength and configuration of the current team lineup, the Rockets may indeed find it difficult Continue to show bad throughout the season!
Looking back at the Pistons, although the team failed to withstand the pressure and finally lost, the performance of several core players was indeed remarkable!
In this game, Grant appeared in 35 minutes and made 4 of 15 shots. Although his field goal percentage was less than 30%, he still scored a team-high 21 points, plus 8 rebounds + 3 assists + 2 blocks. If it weren't for the last-minute lore and layup timeout, the final winner of this game might indeed be unclear!
And what must be mentioned and praised is,The team’s rookie in this game, the 19-year-old teenager Isaiah Stewart's performance is really eye-catching, this game came off the bench for 23 minutes, Stewart faced the former league's first center Cousins, scored 7 points on 3 of 5 shots +10 rebounds + 2 blocked shots, a strong performance of +3 on the field, abruptly limited Kao Shen's shooting percentage on the offensive end to 12.5%, on the field + or -10! It can be said that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers!
But for the Pistons, compared to Grant's stability and youngster Stewart's daring attitude, Griffin, who has always been highly expected by the team, played in this campaign to some extent.
Griffin made his 29-minute debut in this game. Although he hit a key three-pointer at the last minute, he only scored 7 points + 10 rebounds + 3 assists on 2 of 8 shots and was a plus or minus of -14. He, rationally speaking, did not assume the responsibility of the core and leader of the team.
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