Rejected the 22-point reversal! Shen Jing set a record with 28+11+7, and the Rockets won 5 consecutive victories to create a miracle! Durant scored 20 points, Holiday was amazing

Rockets VS Cavaliers

On November 20, the NBA regular season continues in full swing. The Rockets went on the road to face off against the second-place Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference. In this game, VanVleet, Finney-Smith, and Ethan were injured. Uduka adjusted the lineup, with Durant, Amen, Shen Jing, and Jabari Smith Jr. joining Adams as the starters, and Okogie as the substitute. Houston's main five lineup is to compete with the Cleveland Twin Towers. Atkinson's starting five are Donovan Mitchell, Allen, Mobley, Hunter and Tomlin, while Garland, Strus, Merrill and Tyson are injured. The Cavaliers, who have won 2 consecutive games, are currently in great shape. The Rockets, who have won four consecutive games, continue to attack the top two rankings in the Western Conference. The two top teams fought fiercely in this battle.

Rejected the 22-point reversal! Shen Jing set a record with 28+11+7, and the Rockets won 5 consecutive victories to create a miracle! Durant scored 20 points and Holiday was amazing!

Full game review

At the beginning of the first quarter, Amen missed from the outside. Adams grabbed a rebound and was fouled, and then made 2 free throws. Smith hit a long shot, Adams tipped in, and the Rockets got off to a 7-0 start. Tomlin made 1 of 2 free throws, Mitchell and Hunter attacked from the outside one after another, and the Cavaliers responded with a 7-0 offensive. Shen Jing and Hunter fought in the penalty area. Amen and Mitchell each scored with throws. Mobley scored under the basket, and Smith responded with a tip-in.

Amen Thompson

Mobley scored a jumper, Hunter committed a first-level flagrant foul, and Durant made all 3 free throws. Durant and Shepard each had outside shots, and Capela scored a tip-in. Smith scored a three-pointer, Shepard scored with a throw, and the Cavaliers requested a timeout. Shen Jing scored with a hook, Wade missed two free throws, Amen dunked, and Houston launched a 14-0 offensive frenzy. Mobley made 1 of 2 free throws to break the scoring drought for the Cavaliers, Porter scored from the outside, and Sheppard responded with 2 consecutive three-pointers. Shen Jing made a steal, and after the first quarter, the Rockets led 33-19, and Houston led 17-7 in rebounds in the single quarter.

In the second quarter, Amen stole the ball, Shepard missed from the outside, Mobley dunked, Shen Jing missed consecutive singles, and Mobley scored another 3 points with a free throw. Shen Jing made 2 free throws and then responded with a hook shot. Proctor made 2 free throws and Shepard responded with a jumper. Amen stole Mobley, Holiday made 2 free throws, and the point difference came to 15 points. Tomlin scored on a throw, and Holiday scored on a layup. Tomlin missed from the outside and then completed a make-up dunk. Durant scored in a single, Allen scored a layup, and Tomlin grabbed the offensive rebound and completed another dunk.

Shen Jing singled out Hunter

Smith hit from the outside, Durant scored a three-pointer, Smith clashed with Tomlin as they scrambled for rebounds, and were then pulled apart. The two received technical fouls each, Smith was called for a first-level flagrant foul, Tomlin made 1 of 2 free throws, Amen responded with a layup, Ball stole the ball, and Allen scored in the low post. Ball made continuous outside shots, Durant and Mitchell missed singles one after another, Shen Jing missed two free throws, and the two teams fell into a scoring drought. Hunter fouled and was subsequently dissatisfied with the penalty and received a technical foul. Durant made all three free throws to break the deadlock. Allen dunked against Shen Jing and was called for an offensive foul. Durant scored on a post-up single, and Shen Jing succeeded in a layup. The Rockets went on a 7-0 spurt to widen the point difference to 20 points. Hunter made a long shot, but Amen missed the mid-range shot. At halftime, Houston led 57-40.

In another rematch, Mobley scored 2+1, Shen Jing responded with a buzzer-beating jumper, and Tomlin and Durant fought in the penalty area. Shen Jing scored with a hook, Hunter made two free throws, Shen Jing and Smith scored in singles one after another, and the Rockets took a 22-point lead. Mobley scored 2+1, Porter scored a layup, Durant missed a single, and Ball scored a three-pointer.

Durant was double-teamed

Uduka requested a timeout. Shepard assisted Capela for a dunk, Hunter scored 2 free throws, and Durant made 1 of 2 free throws. Mobley scored a tip-in, Sheppard was blocked, Porter scored from the mid-range, and the Rockets made consecutive mistakes. Ball made 1 of 2 free throws, Shen Jing missed a jumper at the buzzer, Ball hit a three-pointer, and the Cavaliers launched an 18-3 offensive frenzy, closing the point difference to 7 points. Durant scored in the mid-range to stop the Rockets from bleeding, Porter scored a layup, Capela committed an offensive foul, and Durant made a mistake. Allen completed a strong dunk, but the Cavaliers failed to challenge the penalty. Wade stole Shen Jing and then made 1 of 2 free throws. After the third quarter, the Cavaliers trailed 70-74, the Rockets trailed 17-30 in the quarter, and Durant made three turnovers in the quarter.

In the final decisive battle, Holiday scored from the outside, Mitchell responded with two consecutive three-pointers, Amen scored with a throw, and Wade made a long shot. The point difference was only 2 points. Holiday scored from the outside, Mobley missed 2 free throws, Mitchell and Shen Jing struggled in the penalty area, Shepard stole Mitchell and scored a layup, and Atkinson requested a timeout. Mitchell scored 4 more points with consecutive shots and free throws. Shen Jing made a mistake, Adams scored from the basket, and Mitchell responded with another long-range shot. Smith scored a three-pointer, Mitchell scored a layup, and Amen responded with a layup.

Allen dunks

Holiday and Hunter each made 2 free throws. Durant missed a single and Holiday scored a three-pointer. Mitchell made a mistake, Holiday scored 2+1, and the Rockets led by 11 points and were able to stabilize the situation. Mobley missed two free throws, Durant hit the ball from the outside, and Allen dunked in an alley-oop. Shen Jing made 2 free throws, Mitchell responded with a difficult pull-up layup, Amen scored a layup, and Durant missed a long shot. Hunter scored 2 free throws, Smith missed a layup, Hunter scored a long three-pointer, and the suspense of victory and defeat returned.

Shen Jing scored from the basket, Hunter made a mistake, Shen Jing made 2 free throws, and Hunter made another mid-range shot. Shen Jing scored 2 free throws, with only 30 seconds left before the end. The Cavaliers fell behind by 9 points and requested a timeout. Mobley hit the ball from the outside, Smith made 1 of 2 free throws, Hunter missed from the outside, and the game time ran out. In the end, the Rockets overturned the Cavaliers 114-104 and were able to resist a 22-point reversal..

Mitchell and Mobley

Two team statistics

For the Cavaliers, Hunter had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and scored 10 points in the final quarter. Mitchell had 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and scored 19 points in the 4th quarter. Mobley made 7 of 13, 4 of 10 free throws and scored 18 points and 6 rebounds, Tomlin had 10 points and 2 rebounds, Porter had 9 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Allen made 4 of 9 and scored 8 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Ball had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Wade had 4 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, and Proctor had 2 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

The Rockets overturned the Cavaliers and won their 5th consecutive victory.

For the Rockets, Jabari Smith Jr. scored 14 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists on 5-of-12 shooting. Amen Thompson contributed 12 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals on 6-of-14 shooting. Shepard scored 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 5-of-11 shooting. Adams had 6 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists. Capela had 4 points, 5 rebounds, and Okogie had 0 points and 1 rebound.

The Rockets won 5 consecutive games and created a miracle.

After this battle, Houston's record reached 10 wins and 3 losses, and its ranking overtook the Nuggets and temporarily ranked second in the Western Conference. In addition, Houston, which has won five consecutive games, also achieved a miracle. The data shows: The opening record of 10 wins and 3 losses also tied the Rockets' third-best opening season record in history.

Shen Jing set a record with 28+11+7

Rockets insider Shen Jing showed his all-round skills in this game. In 38 minutes, Shen Jing made 10 of 17 shots and 8 of 10 free throws. He scored 28 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, a near-triple double. Shen Jing scored the highest score in the game with a 59% shooting rate and performed strongly on the offensive end. Moreover, Shen Jing is also the rebounding and assist leader in this game. Shen Jing, who worked hard on the defensive end, led the team to achieve six players scoring in double figures. This was also the key to Houston's 22-point lead.

Shen Jing played Mobley in singles

In addition, Shen Jing scored 12 points in the final quarter and made consecutive free throws at the decisive moment, helping Houston withstand the opponent's counterattack.

In this campaign, Shen Jing also set a record. Data shows: Shen Jing’s 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a single game so far this season ranks third in the league, only less than Jokic and Antetokounmpo.

Durant 20 points

Rockets superstar Kevin Durant showed good offensive aggressiveness. Durant played 36 minutes, making 6 of 18 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws. He scored 20 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists. He made 4 turnovers, which can be said to be his flaws. Durant has a poor touch, shooting only 33% from the field and less than 17% from three-point range. As the player who stepped to the free throw line the second most times in the game, Durant resolutely attacked the basket and showed a strong desire to win. Durant scored the second-highest score on the team, and also took the lead in rebound protection, connecting the team and the defensive end.

Mobley and Allen double-teamed Durant

However, in this high-intensity game, Durant showed lack of physical fitness in the second half. Durant made 3 turnovers in the third quarter and went 0-for-3 in the fourth quarter without scoring.

Holiday is amazing

Rockets substitute guard Aaron Holiday performed amazingly in this campaign. Holiday played 19 minutes, making 5 of 7 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, and all 5 free throws. He scored 18 points and 1 steal. Holiday has a strong offensive presence, shooting 71% from the field and 60% from three-point range. Holiday went berserk in the final quarter. He scored 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting in the fourth quarter and started a duel with Mitchell on the court.

Aaron Holiday

Holiday is the player with the highest score on the bench of both teams. Under his leadership, the Rockets' second team outscored the opponent's bench 34 to 22. This is an important reason for the Rockets' victory.