On October 10th, Beijing time, the NBA preseason continued, and today the Thunder sat at home to usher in the challenge of the Rockets, this game is the second game of the Rockets preseason, they lost to the Jazz in the first game, this battle is also the top talent of the Thunder, which is undoubtedly the best touchstone for the Rockets, and finally in the competition of talent and strength, the Rockets lost to the opponent, but there is always a gain, then let's talk about the game process, and then talk about the players' play.
Contest Recap:
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Caruso and Jayway combined to score 5 points to win the Thunder lead, Amen Thompson responded with an inside kill, and then the game entered the time of the Thunder, Dort and Alexander scored successively to lead the team to play a 7-0 offensive climax and directly established a double-digit lead, after which although the Rockets had caught up with the point difference under the leadership of Shen Jing, but relying on more points to blossom, the Thunder led by 9 points at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Shepard and Jeff Green scored successively to lead the team to play an offensive climax, Dillon and Jalen Green hit three points one after another, the Rockets chased to only 1 point, Alexander scored 5 points in a row, Jalen Green responded with three points, and then Caruso and Harden scored successively to help the Thunder reextend the lead, after which the Rockets' offense stalled, and at the end of the quarter, Alexander and Jaew scored 5 points together to help the Thunder extend the lead to 13 points at halftime.
Yibian fought again against the Thunder directly under the start, Jabari Smith inside kill to help the Rockets narrow the difference, Aaron Wiggins scored 5 points in a row to respond, and then the game entered the rhythm of the Rockets, Jabari Smith and Dillon combined to cut 5 points, Amen Thompson and Dillon combined to cut 4 points, as Eason hit three points, the Rockets chased the disadvantage to only 2 points, at the end of the quarter Dillon Jones broke through the kill, Whitmore hit both free throws, and the Rockets chased down by 1 point to end the third quarter.
In the final quarter of the showdown, although the cores of both sides did not play, the Thunder and the Rockets still played very closely, and the two sides played to the last moment, and finally McVeigh hit a tie to help the Rockets enter overtime with a 106-tie. Relying on Samuels' play in overtime, the Rockets finally defeated the Thunder 122-113.
Jalen Green became a nerve knife again
After chatting about the game process, let's talk about the players' play, Jalen Green played very well in the first game of the preseason, he played at the level of a star, but this game became a nerve knife again, facing Alexander's defense, he was also a little unbearable, Jalen Green shot 3 of 12 in the game, 3 of 9 three-pointers got 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, maybe through such a tough battle, we can understand who is more suitable as the big boss of the Rockets.
The big boss of the Rockets in this campaign is Shen Jing, he shot 3 of 7 in the game, 0 of 2 three-pointers got 17 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Shen Jing whether he is facing Holmgren or Harden, he played not false at all, and he played very confidently and calmly, now Shen Jing is indeed up again than last season, and Shen Jing's defense is better than last season, this campaign Tanhua Shepard got more playing time, he also proved himself very well, 5 of 7 shots in the whole game, He was 1-of-1 from three-point range and had 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
Dillon was also in good shape after his comeback, scoring 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-9 shooting, Amen Thompson got 8 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, although the team lost to the opponent in the competition with the Thunder core, but the Rockets also played a good resilience and adjustment ability, this game Van Jordan and Adams did not play is also the overall play of the influence Rocket, without Van Jordan to control the court, the Rockets played too chaotic and disorganized.
The Thunder's two new signings played well
On the side of the Thunder, Alexander gave Jalen Green a lesson, and the MVP-level player faced a backcourt that had not yet fulfilled his talent, which was simply a dimensionality reduction blow, he shot 5 of 7 from the field, 2 of 2 from three-point range and got 15 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, Jay Wei also played a good performance, 6 of 11 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers got 15 points and 3 rebounds, and Holmgren got 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists on 2 of 7 shots.
The Thunder played a set of big and four small starters in this game, Caruso and Dort entered the starting lineup and joined forces with three cores, although the lineup is small, but Caruso and Dort's fighting ability is very good, which also made the Thunder not suffer at the beginning of the first quarter because of the small lineup, on the contrary, they also established an advantage because they played quickly. Caruso's ball handling ability, scramble and ball quotient are too good, and he scored 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 block in this game, with a plus/minus of +13.
Caruso is a player whose data cannot show value, and Harden is also such a player, Harden got 6 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 2 of 3 shots in this game, his frame protection and wing ability are too good, he assisted the guard many times in this campaign, it can be said that after the Thunder introduced these two in the offseason, all their shortcomings were made up, and the Thunder in the new season is very strong. Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the two teams? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.