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G5 Rockets Horror Night! Shin Kyung slapped the Warriors in the face, Van Jordan saviors against the will of heaven, and they drove Uduka crazy!

5:27am, 7 May 2025Basketball

The Rockets faced the Golden State Warriors at home. Before the game, the Rockets fell behind 1:3 in this round of series, just one step away from being eliminated. Today, they must hold on to the home court, otherwise they will have to put on the bed and go home. The Warriors' two core players, Curry and Butler, have very strong driving abilities. The Rockets have great problems on the offensive end. They scored less than 100 points in several consecutive games, and they lost quite awkwardly. Both teams tried their best today, the Warriors wanted to end the series, and the Rockets wanted to prosper. The Rockets, who played at home, once led by as much as 30 points. In the fourth quarter, Uduka happily replaced the substitute. However, these substitutes were disappointing, especially the inside line composed of Jabbarry Smith and Langdale were completely defeated, and they both almost drove Uduka crazy. Fortunately, Uduka corrected his mistakes and replaced the starting five tigers in time to control the situation again, and finally won the game at 131:116.

In the first quarter, the Rockets, led by Van Jordan scored 14 points in a single quarter, scored a super offensive wave of 40:24, laying a leading advantage in one fell swoop. The Rockets started with a 6:0 start in the second quarter, taking advantage of the victory and won another 11 points in a single quarter at 36:25. At the end of the half, the Rockets led by 27 points with 76:49. It is worth mentioning that the Rockets struggled to score more than 100 points in the previous few games, and they scored 76 points in the first half of this game, which shows that their offensive firepower in this game is quite strong.

The two sides went back and forth in the third quarter, and the single quarter was tied at 31, but the Warriors still did not see the opportunity to win back the score. With half a quarter left, Coach Cole directly removed Butler, Curry and other starting lineups, giving them enough time to rest in preparation for the 6th game of the two teams the day after tomorrow. In the last minute of the third quarter, coach Uduka also replaced him with a substitute. However, the situation changed suddenly in the fourth quarter. The Warriors' substitutes played well under the leadership of Moody, playing the Rockets' characteristics, fighting actively, firmly controlling the rebounds, and constantly playing defensive counterattacks. A 17:4 offensive climax directly ceased the Rockets. Coach Uduka had no choice but to enable the starting five tigers again. Curry on the bench also shook his head and laughed. At 4 minutes and 15 seconds, the Warriors grabbed four offensive rebounds in a row, but unfortunately they didn't score the ball. However, after Dillon Brooks grabbed the rebound, Spencer pushed him directly, and then Shin Kyung and Davis clashed. In the end, the referee repeatedly watched the video and called Shin Kyung, Davis and Spencer for a technical foul, and at the same time drove Spencer out. Van Jordan scored a free throw for a technical foul. Dillon Brooks scored two free throws due to being fouled. After two free throws, the Rockets once again controlled the situation with 107:101. Subsequently, Amen Thompson once again scored two points in the inside, and the Rockets regained the initiative again 109:101. In the end, the Rockets lost 12 points in a single quarter at 36:24. In the last moment, Uduka replaced him with a substitute, but did not let Jabarry Smith and Randall play. On the contrary, he activated Williams and Green Old, which also shows how dissatisfied coach Uduka is with both of them. In this game, all the Rockets' starting players performed well, with positive and negative values ​​above +20, Dillon +25, Amen +32, Shin Kyung +23, Jaylen Green +20, and Van Jordan +21. In terms of basic data, the Rockets lost to the Warriors for the first time with 39:49 rebounds, 23:25 assists, 9:10 steals, 7:5 blocks, 12:14 turnovers, 32:15 free throws, and 13:15 three-pointers. The foul was 22:27, with a shooting percentage of 55% to 42%, and a free throw percentage of 84% to 68%. This is also a change in the previous weak free throws, and it is quite outstanding today. The three-point shooting percentage is 43% to 34%.

The Rockets almost capsized in this game, which was really thrilling. Fortunately, the starting five tigers performed well, especially Van Jordan, who played against the sky, played 33 minutes, made 8 of 13 shots, made 4 of 6 three-pointers, and made 6 free throws, efficiently scored 26 points, 1 rebound, and 2 assists. He made many shots at critical moments, which was the biggest contributor to winning today.

Of course, Shin Kyung also caused a good blow to the Warriors. Zhu Meng Green had almost no way to defend himself. Shin Kyung used his comprehensiveness to fight back against the Warriors, played 30 minutes in the game, made 6 of 9 shots, contributing 15 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists with a quasi-triple double-double.

In addition, Amen Thompson scored perfect data with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals, and made 8 of 12 shots, which was quite efficient. It is worth mentioning that Amen Thompson contributed 10 points and 5 steals in the first half, becoming the youngest player in NBA history. Today his positive and negative values ​​reached +32, leading the game. Amen also became the third player in NBA playoff history to score at least 25 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks in a single game, comparable to Olajuwon and Rick Barry. In this way, Amen became the third player in NBA playoff history to achieve this achievement. Today, the Rockets management also made it clear that he is not a product for the team.

Green scored 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 assists. He made 3 of 8 shots today, and his efficiency was quite average. On the bench, Yin Sen made 9 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Adams contributed 6 rebounds and 1 assist, Hoddy scored 9 points and 2 assists, and Smith scored 7 points and 2 rebounds. Shepard played for 6 minutes, without shooting or scoring, and only scored 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block. The plus or minus value is the lowest in the team -15, and he still has a longer way to go.

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