On April 2, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Rockets faced the Kings. There were multiple players on both sides of the game, with the Rockets scoring 41 points in the first quarter, leading by 19 points at most, and the Kings struggling to fill the hole in the next two quarters. In the third quarter, there were fans running naked to become a small episode, and the kings successfully overtook in the final quarter, and the two sides kept the score tight until the last moment, and finally the kings defeated the Rockets 122-117, giving the latter a three-game losing streak.
【Statistics】
Kings Barnes 25 points, Lyles 14 points, Jones 17 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks, Mitchell 11 points and 10 assists, Di Vincenzo 19 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, Metu 18 points, 12 rebounds, and Josh Jackson 11 points.
Rockets Jaylen Green had 33 points and eight rebounds, Porter Jr. had 27 points, 11 assists and four steals, Tate had 15 points, Matthews had 22 points and Fernando had 12 points and seven rebounds.
【Star of the Field】
Although the Rockets lost, Jaylen Green scored 33 points and remained the best player of the game.
【Highlight lens】
Matthews hit a three-pointer
Porter Jr. cuts a dunk in the air
Christopher snapped
Fernando 2+1
【Contest Review】
In the first quarter, Barnes took the lead, Tate attacked 2+1, and Jones responded with a dunk. Gentry was unhappy with the penalty to eat a technical foul, the Rockets took advantage of the momentum, Matthews and Jaylen Green hit a three-point shot, Porter Jr. cut a dunk, and the Rockets stopped the Kings 19-10. After the timeout, Jaylen Green sent another dunk, and the Rockets continued to widen the point gap inside and outside. The Rockets scored 41 points in the single quarter, and after the first quarter, the Rockets led the Kings by 15 points at 41-26.
In the second quarter, Christopher grabbed the front board to assist Fernando's dunk, who immediately blocked Ryan. Lamb and Josh Jackson teamed up for a 9-0 surge, with Martin Jr. hitting two free throws to stop the rockets. However, the Kings then set off a second wave of scoring, and after Josh Jackson's three-point shot, the two teams returned to the same running line at 47. Porter Jr. responded with a three-pointer, Tate completed two consecutive dunks, and Jones made his final attack a second. At halftime, the Rockets led by five points at 62-57.
Porter Jr. hit three-point shots, Lyles hit two free throws, Tate and Porter Jr. continued to attack the basket, Jaylen Green and Matthews also hit three-point shots, and the Rockets had a double-digit advantage. But at this time, there was a sudden episode on the court, a fan ran naked to cause the game to be suspended, and after the game resumed, the Rockets fans obviously broke the rhythm, but the Kings took the opportunity to launch a counterattack. Jones made the final layup, and the third quarter ended, and the Rockets led by five points at 91-86.
In the final quarter, Meitu ate cake under the basket, and then shot two more three-pointers, and one person played an 8-0 small climax to help the Kings rebound. The Rockets requested a timeout, and after the timeout, Fernando received a dunk and Jaylen Green scored three points. The two sides began to alternate leads, Jones ate cakes in quick succession, and Di Vincenzo and Barnes also found three-point long-range shooting. Porter Jr. hit a three-pointer too late in the final moments, and in the end, the Rockets regrettably lost to the Kings, suffering a three-game losing streak.
【Both sides start】
Rockets: Matthews, Tate, Garupa, Porter Jr., Green
Kings: Barnes, Lyles, Damian Jones, Holliday, Mitchell