A hard fight in overtime! Two core players turned the tide, and the Rockets beat the NBA s top teams: 1 big data is too exaggerated

The NBA regular season continues, and the Rockets continue to face the Magic at home. Both teams have been in good form recently and both have won 3 consecutive games.

In the entire game, the away Magic team had the score advantage for most of the time. Until the decisive quarter, Shen Jing and Durant continued to work hard. In the end, the Rockets went through overtime and narrowly defeated the Magic 117:113, winning their fourth consecutive victory.

Five players from the Magic scored in double figures, including Wagner Jr. with 29 points and Bane with 26 points. Six Rockets players scored in double figures. Durant scored a game-high 35 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Shen Jing had 30 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. Shepard had 16 points. Jabari Jr., Amen, and Holiday all performed well.

Although there is a gap in strength, after the opening of the Magic team, almost everyone was online. Wagner Jr.'s sudden outside shot forced the Rockets to time out. After the timeout, the Rockets' offense still didn't improve very well. On the other hand, the Magic became more and more courageous as they played. Carter blocked 3 shots in a row, and the point difference once stretched to double digits. At critical moments, Durant's personal ability still relies on Durant's personal ability to stop the decline. At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets were temporarily 7 points behind.

Sheppard continued his recent hot feeling and scored consecutively to detonate the audience. However, after the Magic stabilized the situation, they used continuous breakthroughs to score the ball and maintain their score advantage. Both Shen Jing and Durant are desperately helping the team chase points, and whenever it is close to 2 points, the Magic can always withstand the pressure and widen the point difference. Bain hit a difficult three-pointer against Durant. At the end of the half, the Magic led by 9 points.

Throughout the first half, the Rockets, playing at home, did not perform as well as they should on offense and defense. On the offensive end, they basically relied on singles, and their proud outside shooting was completely restricted by their opponents. On the defensive end, it was difficult to limit opponents. Whether it was breakthroughs, counterattacks or outside shooting, the Magic almost completely suppressed the Rockets.

The four of Wagner Jr., Carter, Da Silva and Bain teamed up to maintain a strong offensive end. Although Shen Jing's data is remarkable, his efficiency is very average, and he can only rely on Durant and Sheppard to support him.

During the halftime break, Uduka needs to sort out the tactical rhythm of the offensive end in a timely manner and regain his familiar feeling. Strive to shoot to the level you deserve from the outside. In addition, the defensive end also needs to be united, rather than being broken like sand in the first half.

Back in the second half, the Rockets' offensive end still showed no significant improvement. The Magic's success rate in punishing the Rockets' mistakes was very high, and the point difference was always in double digits. Jabari Jr. made an emergency three-pointer, Durant broke through the mid-range shot, and Okogie made consecutive steals. A 12:2 Rockets wave once again narrowed the point difference to 2 points. Little Wagner assisted Blake and performed a shocking dunk on Shen Jing! After three quarters, the Rockets narrowed the point difference to 3 points.

In the decisive quarter, Shepard tripped Bain directly during defense and was whistled for a first-level flagrant foul. Bain made a free throw and a three-pointer to widen the point difference to more than 10 points again, and the Rockets requested a timeout again. After the timeout, the competition between the two sides became fierce. The Magic fell into a scoring drought. Durant hit a three-point lead against the defense (this was the first time the Rockets took the lead since the start of 2:0)! However, a subsequent controversial call by the referee, involving Carter's batter Jabari Jr., was deemed "reasonable"! This whistle not only saved Carter from the danger of leaving the game with six fouls, but also pushed him into passivity again.

At the last moment, Durant counterattacked and withstood the defense and hit an equalizing three-pointer! The Magic quickly requested a timeout, and after returning from the timeout, Bain broke through for a layup but was blocked out of bounds by Shen Jing! But unexpectedly, on the final free throw, Durant caught the ball and fell down, and Blake stole the ball and dunked to go ahead and lead the score! In the last 1.4 seconds, Shen Jing hit a hook in the penalty area and the two teams entered overtime. At the beginning of overtime, Shen Jing sent out consecutive assists and once again hit the key 2+1. Bain and Black took advantage of the situation. DaSilva made one of two free throws, and Durant made a difficult fadeaway mid-range shot to seal the victory!

The reason why the dominant Rockets had such a difficult time was mainly because the team made too many mistakes that they shouldn't have made, and they were unable to open up the situation from the outside, giving the Magic too many opportunities to counterattack. In the first three quarters of the game, Shen Jing had been playing relatively depressed and could only rely on Durant for support. At the last moment, Durant, who had been unable to find his touch on the outside, hit two key three-pointers! Shen Jing completed the redemption, scored the key equalizer, continuously sent exquisite assists in overtime, and also made outstanding gains on the offensive end, helping the team seal the victory.

In addition, the Rockets grabbed an astonishing 60 rebounds (60:38). Jabari Jr., Shen Jing, Amen, and Adams all had double figures in rebounds. This is also the key reason why the team always clings to the situation despite offensive setbacks.