140 points in the preseason! Durant scored 20 points in his debut, Amen scored 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Shen Jing scored 13+5+13

After defeating the Hawks 122-113 in the last game, the Rockets defeated the Jazz 140-127 today, winning two consecutive games. It is worth mentioning that the Rockets scored 140 points in a preseason game. Such high scores are rare. This shows how strong the Rockets' offensive firepower is.

In today's game, the three core players of the Rockets performed very well. Durant did not play in the last game. Today, he made his Rockets career debut. He was still very impressive. He only played 23 minutes, shooting 7 of 10, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. He efficiently scored 20 points and 2 rebounds, and also made 3 turnovers. It is worth mentioning that after Durant made 0 of 3 starts, he went on to hit 7 of 7 shots without miss, and even scored 12 points in the third quarter.

Amen played a very versatile performance. He played 25 minutes and made 9 of 15 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 0 of 1 free throws, and scored 19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Shen Jing's performance was also very comprehensive. He played 28 minutes and made 5 of 8 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, 13 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists and 4 steals. He only made 1 turnover and had a plus-minus of +6.

Jabari Smith Jr. was very impressive. He started for 24 minutes, made 7 of 11 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, scored 18 points and 3 rebounds, and also made 3 turnovers. Sheppard also performed well. He started 25 minutes and made 4 of 7 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Ethan was quite average, playing 19 minutes off the bench, making 2 of 7 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, 8 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

For the Jazz, No. 5 pick Bailey performed well. He played 31 minutes and made 11 of 16 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws. He scored a game-high 25 points, plus 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, including 3 offensive rebounds. He scored 10 points in the third quarter.

Senzabo, the No. 28 pick in 2023, also performed very well. He played 26 minutes as a substitute, made 9 of 15 shots, 6 of 10 three-pointers, and scored 24 points and 3 rebounds. Keonte George, the No. 16 pick in 2023, performed well. He started for 28 minutes, made 7 of 11 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 16 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists. Hendricks, the No. 9 pick in 2023, returned from injury. He started for 27 minutes, made 5 of 9 shots, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and contributed 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

Veteran Love made his Jazz career debut. He played 20 minutes and made 3 of 3 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. Kyle Li came off the bench and played 16 minutes, making 1 of 3 shots, scoring 2 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks.