Perfectly embedded! Seven players scored in double figures to win a big victory, Durant made an amazing debut, and the Rockets have a bright future!
5:53pm, 10 October 2025Basketball
Durant scored a team-high 20 points!
Both teams made trades to strengthen their important players in the off-season. The Rockets traded potential new stars Jaylen Green and Dillon to the Suns in exchange for the super giant Durant, and then signed the Lakers' old 3D player Fannie Smith from the free market, and signed back from the Hawks the insider they had cultivated. Capela further consolidated the weak link of the team's youth and lack of experience; the Jazz made it clear that it was for the purpose of cultivating new stars, sending Collins to the Clippers, trading Clarkson and Sexton to the Heat, acquiring Kevin Love, Kyle Lee, and Nurkic, and renewing the contract of insider Kessler in advance!
In the first quarter of the game, the Jazz turned away and took the lead. Bailey, Hendricks, and Nurkic hit consecutive inside and outside shots, leading the team to a dream start of 13-3. The Rockets opened the game with Smith Jr. and Amen Thompson. Durant used the pick-and-roll to hit the iconic mid-range to score the first point of his Rockets career. , Amen Thompson made consecutive air cuts and completed dunks, Sheppard hit a three-pointer from the outside, and the Rockets chased the point difference to 14-15. Then Shen Jing continued to force a kill inside and scored 5 points to help the Rockets complete the lead. At the end of the quarter, Jazz Sensabao hit consecutive shots from inside and outside, helping the Jazz gain a weak lead of 25-23 to end the first quarter!
Shen Jing performed in an all-round way!
In the second quarter of the game, Durant took the lead to open up the situation with a sudden stop jumper. Shen Jing and Capela hit the double towers in the interior and scored consecutively. Holiday and Davidson took turns to work hard on the outside. The Rockets launched a 14-6 attack wave and completed the lead 37-33. The Jazz's Nurkic and Bailey continuously broke through the basket and scored to help the team stabilize the situation. Durant and Thompson completed breakthrough dunks one after another, and the Rockets led 43-35. The Jazz, with the cooperation of Sassenbau, Bailey, and Love, tied the point difference to 48. Before halftime, the Rockets regained the lead with the efforts of Amen Thompson and Smith Jr., and the Rockets completed the lead 67-61 at halftime!
Easy side to fight again, Rockets Durant and Smith Jr. teamed up to score 15 points inside and outside. The Jazz relied on the shooting of George, Bailey, and Mihai to chase points. Shepard hit a three-pointer from the outside. The Rockets led 85-76. Then the Rockets gradually replaced their main players. The Jazz took advantage of The momentum strengthened and the inside attack continued, and the difference between the two sides was only 3 points. The Rockets' Ethan and Okogie hit from the outside to maintain the advantage. The Jazz's George and Love responded from the outside one after another. In the last attack, Okogie broke through and completed a dunk. After the third quarter, the Rockets led 107-101!
Ka Huang returns to Space City!
In the final quarter of the game, the Rockets put on a full bench lineup to face the challenge. Capela, Green, Davidson and others continued to score in the paint. The Jazz responded with Nurkic, Love, Sassenbaugh, and Harkless. The Rockets led 119-112. In the last five minutes, both sides entered the training stage. With Green's continuous performance, the Rockets always maintained a 10-point advantage, and finally maintained their home court advantage and defeated the Jazz 140-127!
Scoring situation: Jazz Bailey 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, George 16 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists, Hendrick 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Nurkic 12 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Mihai 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, substitute players, Sensabao 24 points, Love 12 points, Clayton 7 points!
Rockets Durant scored 20 points and 2 rebounds in his debut, Amen Thompson had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Smith Jr. had 18 points and 3 rebounds, Shen Jing had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists, Shepard had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. As a substitute, Holiday had 11 points, Green had 10 points, Capela had 8 points, Ethan had 8 points, Davidson had 8 points, and Okogie had 7 points!
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