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Both battlefields scored 138 points! The Rockets were on full fire, and their three cores turned the defensive powerhouse into a scoring team.

2:44pm, 30 October 2025【Basketball】

On October 30, the game between the Rockets and the Raptors ended. We saw that the Rockets were full of firepower in this game and another big victory. The Rockets defeated the Raptors by 18 points in this game. Although it was an away game, the Rockets still played very well. Their offense became smoother and on the defensive end, their sense of pressure was stronger. Coupled with the three-point shooting of shooters such as Durant and Smith Jr., it is not surprising that the Rockets won this game. The final score of this game was 139:121. It can be said that the Rockets scored another high score in this game.

In the previous game, the Rockets defeated the Nets. We saw that the Rockets finally defeated the Nets 137:109 with a huge advantage of 28 points. The Rockets have now defeated the Nets and Raptors and ushered in two consecutive victories, and their record has also been improving. Although the Rockets have lost two games in a row at the beginning of the regular season, there is a reason for this: the Pistons are a powerful team in the Eastern Conference, and the Rockets have not yet fully adjusted; and the Thunder are the defending champions last season and the theoretically strongest among the 30 NBA teams. It is not easy for the Rockets to still be inseparable from them.

Now the Rockets seem to have found the feeling of winning. Although on the defensive end, the Rockets may not be as strong as last season, after all, they lost Jaylen Green and Dillon Brooks. However, the Rockets do have more reliance on the offensive end. For example, Kevin Durant easily scored 31 points in this game, and the two core players Shen Jing and Amen Thompson scored 36 points together.

According to statistics, the Rockets have won two consecutive games in the last two games. During the two-game winning streak, the Rockets averaged 138 points per game. According to statistics, the first time in the history of the Rockets that they won consecutive games and scored at least 137 points in two consecutive games dates back 52 years, and that was in 1973. Now, the Rockets' powerful offensive like mercury has once again refreshed the long-standing record. It can be said that the Rockets have finally returned to winning mode.

Last season the Rockets relied on defense. This season, although the Rockets' defensive end has declined slightly, their full firepower on the offensive end has been able to fully cover the losses caused by the decline in defensive strength. The reason why the Rockets have become a completely different team compared to last season, from a defensive powerhouse to a scoring team, is because of their three cores.

Although veteran VanVleet is missing, Amen Thompson is good at offense and defense. He also sent out 7 assists in this game and scored 18 points, plus 9 rebounds;

The two core players of the Rockets, Amen Thompson and Shen Jing, have been passing the ball in this game. The two of them scored 16 assists. Although Durant did not make much achievements in passing, he easily made 11 of 19 shots and scored 31 points. It was the performance of these three cores on the offensive end that allowed the Rockets to finally win two games.

Now the Rockets have truly become one of the most powerful offensive teams in the league. Coupled with their oppressive defense, the Rockets are still a very comprehensive and balanced offensive and defensive team. At least compared to last season, the Rockets' firepower has become stronger, and the shortcomings of the Rockets last season no longer exist.

However, the Raptors and Nets are weak teams after all. The Rockets need to show such momentum and performance in the showdown with strong teams in order to prove that they are still a championship-level team.

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