It took off, 9 wins in the last 10 games!

The NBA regular season continues, and the Rockets face the Magic at home. The Rockets currently have 8 wins and 3 losses, ranking 3rd in the Western Conference. The Magic have a record of 7 wins and 6 losses, ranking 9th in the Eastern Conference. Although the Magic have recently won 3 consecutive games and are in good shape, the Rockets have won 8 games in the past 9 games. Obviously, they have to overpower their opponent. I believe the Rockets can win this game again!

Although the Rockets don't seem to have a particularly good record, the first two of the three games they lost this season were due to the unreasonable arrangement of the team's starting lineup. Since Okogie became the starter, the Rockets have only lost one game in the past nine games. What's even more frightening is that this is just the beginning. The Lakers reporter even said that the Nuggets and Thunder are currently the only ones in the Western Conference, and the Rockets have begun to join this ranks, which means that there are three heroes in the Western Conference competing for hegemony!

The Magic's biggest advantage lies in the forward line, but it is a pity that in this game, they met the ancestor of the forward line. They can't compare with their height and physical strength. So sorry, the Magic can only lose! Although saying this is a bit disrespectful to the opponent, the Rockets' strength is there and it's impossible not to admit it!

Rockets starting lineup: Durant, Smith, Shen Jing, Amen, Okogie.

Magic starting lineup: Silva, Wagner Jr., Carter, Bane, Black.

In the first quarter, Shen Jing came up and made an independent shot from the Golden Rooster and scored. The Rockets started 2:0. Carter's three-pointer hit the target. Shen Jing attacked in the low post and scored again. Wagner made a breakthrough layup, and the Magic were in good shape. As Bane scored a three-pointer, the Magic led to 6 points, and the game was immediately stopped. The score reached 12:6. After the timeout, Wagner made another three-pointer, and Carter scored another three-pointer. The Rockets were a little unable to withstand it, and the point difference quickly reached 10 points, 20:10. After a brief alternation of scoring, Wagner scored another three-pointer. With a 15-point difference, Durant hit a mid-range shot, and then came back to score 4 consecutive points. However, the Magic's offense was too fierce and the Rockets could not defend it. At the end of the first quarter, the Magic led the Rockets by 7 points 30:23.

In the second quarter, Shepherd came up and scored 5 points in a row with a three-pointer and a two-pointer. Holiday was also able to score a 3-pointer. The Rockets quickly closed the gap to 5 points, and the score reached 37:32. Wagner stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, and Shepherd responded again with a three-pointer. As Durant made two free throws, the point difference came to 2 points, 42:40. At this moment, Silva scored 5 points in a row, widening the gap again. Then, Bain made two free throws and then hit a three-pointer. At the end of the half, the Magic led the Rockets by 9 points 55:46.

In the third quarter, Durant came up and directly hit a 2+1, chasing the point difference to 6 points. But then Black and Little Wagner scored consecutively, and the point difference returned to double digits again. After that, Shen Jing scored two points, Smith scored three points, and the Rockets chased five points in a row. The score reached 61:56. The Magic were stopped directly. After the timeout, with Durant's mid-range shot and Amen's dunk, the Rockets chased the point difference to 2 points. 63:61. The Magic called timeout again. After coming back, the two sides entered a tug-of-war. After three quarters, the Magic led the Rockets by 3 points 80:77.

In the fourth quarter, Howard made the first 3 points and Holiday responded with 2 points. Shepherd tripped Bane and was called for a first-level flagrant foul. Bane made two free throws, followed by an extended 3-pointer. The Magic quickly opened the point difference to 11 points, and the score reached 90:79. Afterwards, Durant caused a foul and made two free throws. Shen Jing continued to make two free throws, with a 3-point difference, and the score reached 90:87. Then the two sides played very fiercely and continued to score alternately. As Durant hit a 3-pointer, the Rockets overtook the score to 95:94. The Magic called a timeout and returned to the game. Bane made a tip-in and the Magic took the lead again. Finally, Carter fouled and the Magic successfully challenged. Amen fouled and Bane made two free throws. 98:95, the Magic led by 3 points. Shen Jing scored with a hook, Carter dunked, Durant stepped back and made a three-pointer, also scored, 100:100, tied, Bain layup, Shen Jing blocked, out of bounds ball, Rockets challenge, challenge successful, 5.3 seconds, Shen Jing made a free throw, Durant fell down and lost the ball, Blake counterattacked and dunked, 102:100, did the Magic kill? Shen Jing scored with a hook, and the score was tied, entering overtime, 102:102.

In the subsequent overtime, the Rockets performed normally and finally defeated the Magic 117:113.

Game data, Wagner had 29 points, Bain had 26 points, Durant had 35 points, Smith had 10 points and 10 rebounds, Shen Jing had 30 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, Amen had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Shepherd had 16 points, and Adams had 3 points and 13 rebounds.

In today's game, the Rockets played very tenaciously. They were behind by about 10 points most of the time, but the team kept holding on. Such a game is more valuable than a big victory. What the team needs now is to run in. Only by playing more difficult can it further help the team to integrate better. After winning 9 of the last 10 games, the Rockets are really going to take off.

Let’s take a look at the performance of the Rockets and Magic players in today’s game.

1. Wagner performed very well today. He was able to score breakthroughs, mid-range shots, and 3-pointers. He caused a lot of trouble to the Rockets today.

2. Bain's performance has been getting better and better recently. After experiencing a sluggish start, his condition is improving, especially his victory in the previous game, which shows that he is becoming more and more adaptable.

3. Shepherd played very well in the second quarter of the game. He made two consecutive 3-pointers to help the Rockets continue to catch up. The score was very crucial.

4. Smith started a little sluggishly today, but in the fourth quarter, he scored several very crucial goals. The more critical moments came, the more stable his performance became.

5. Shen Jing performed normally today. On the offensive end, when the team encountered problems, he continuously went to the free throw line to help the team score points. At the end, the sideline ball was missed, but then the hook was scored, dragging the game into overtime and making up for it!

6. Amen is relatively sluggish today. The Magic players are all very tall. Amen, who lacks shooting ability, has a hard time playing. He will have to practice shooting in the future..

7. Adams made 0 of 5 shots today. He rebounded really well, but he was a little too abnormal on the offensive end.

8. Although Durant made 0 of 6 3-pointers in the first three quarters, at a critical moment in the fourth quarter, he hit a 3-pointer to help the Rockets finally take the lead for the first time. Then when the Magic led by 3 points, Durant hit another crucial 3-pointer to help the team tie. At the critical moment, Durant is still trustworthy.

took off, winning 9 of the last 10 games! Rockets beat Magic, Durant fell, Shen Jing made up for the tie