Refuse to reverse! Jalen Green 23+12 Shen Jing double-double, Eastern Europe scored 57 points, and the Rockets narrowly beat the Mavericks

At 8:30 a.m. Beijing time on November 1, the NBA regular season continued, and the Dallas Mavericks sat at home to face the visiting Houston Rockets. After four quarters of fierce battle, the Rockets finally defeated the Mavericks 108-102 on the road.

Statistics:

Mavericks: Irving 28 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Doncic 29 points and 5 rebounds, Klay 12 points;

Rockets: Shin Kyung 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, Jalen Green 23 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, Dillon 17 points, Smith 14 points, VanVleet 4 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Eason 15 points.

Both Injuries and Stoppages:

Mavericks: Exum (wrist), Kleber (hamstring);

Rocket: None.

Tournament Progression:

At the beginning of the first quarter, the Rockets started the game with a 10-3 run, and Doncic singled out to help the team stop the bleeding. Irving also made a layup to narrow the gap to 3 points, Shin Kyung scored 4 points in a row, VanVleet also hit a throw, the Rockets opened up the gap again, and Washington scored two points to chase the points. The Rockets played a second 6-2 in a row to extend the difference to 9 points, and it was Doncic who scored points at a critical moment to stabilize the situation. However, the Rockets' offense continued unabated, and they went on a 7-2 run to extend the margin to double digits, and Irving hit a key three-pointer to close the gap. After that, it entered the rhythm of the Rockets, VanVleet and Eason scored back-to-back points, and at the end of the first quarter, the Rockets temporarily led the Mavericks by 13 points at 34-21.

In the second quarter, Whitmore helped the Rockets take the lead, the Mavericks scored 5 points in a row to close the difference, and Whitmore hit a three-pointer to play momentum, and Ethan played a strong 2+1 performance to widen the difference to 17 points. After that, the two sides entered a long scoring drought, Shen Jing hit again to continue to extend the lead, the Mavericks responded with a wave of 6-2 to narrow the difference, and Shen Jing made a layup in Europe to stabilize the situation. Then the two sides entered a tug-of-war, the score alternately rose, Smith played 2+1 to extend the lead to 20 points, the Mavericks launched a Jedi counterattack, they blasted a wave of 8-2 to fill the previous disadvantage, halftime, the Rockets 57-44 still led by 13 points.

At the beginning of the third quarter, both sides felt cold at first, and they failed to score for more than two minutes, and Smith finally played 2+1 to open the goal account. Irving also forced a layup, and the two sides alternated scores after that, and the difference has been around 13 points. In the middle of the quarter, the Rockets suddenly made a force, they first played an 8-2 attack wave to expand the difference to more than 15 points, Washington made a layup to stop the bleeding, but the Rockets did not abate, and then played a second 8-2 in a row to expand the difference to more than 20 points, and Irving hit a three-point shot at the critical moment. The two sides fell into a stalemate again, and the difference between the points has been about 20 points, and in the last 1 minute, the Mavericks finally found their touch, playing a wave of 6-2 to narrow the difference, and at the end of the third quarter, the Rockets led the Mavericks by 16 points 88-72.

In the final quarter, the Mavericks played a 5-0 start, Smith hit a three-pointer to stabilize the situation, but Doncic hit a three-pointer to respond, and then he hit a mid-range shot to narrow the gap to within 10 points. Marshall hit a layup, and the Mavericks hit a 12-3 attack wave at the start of the final quarter to cut the deficit to seven points. Jalen Green scored 5 points in a row to stop the bleeding, Klay, who was full of stealth, suddenly stood up and scored 8 points in a row to bring the suspense of the game back, Jalen Green came back from a pause and scored 2 points to stabilize the situation, Doncic hit a three-pointer but Jalen Green also had three points, and the Rockets entered the final minute with a 6-point advantage. Doncic hit a three-point shot, Amen also had a low-handed layup, Klay then hit an iron + turnover, Dillon hit a key shot, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the Rockets narrowly defeated the Mavericks 108-102.

Both teams start:

Mavericks: Klay Thompson, Washington, Gafford Ford, Irving, Doncic;

Rockets: Dillon, Smith, Jalen Green, VanVleet, Shin Kyung.