The NBA new season warm-up game kicked off today, and many new faces of the Houston Rockets won their first warm-up game. Among them, new classmate DeMarcus Cousins scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. Another new classmate John Wall sent 13 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. They led the team to establish an advantage in the first three quarters. The Rockets finally A 125-104 victory over the Chicago Bulls in the away game.
The Rockets’ two new players Wall and Cousins joined forces. They were very active after the game started. Cousins, who returned from injury, scored 7 points and Wall also hit two goals. They led the team to a 14-2 start. LaVine counterattacked by 5 points, Wall broke through, Gordon made a three-pointer, and the Rockets made another 10-2 spurt, leading 24-9. Then Lauri Markkanen stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, McLemore and Chris Clemons each scored a three-pointer, and the Rockets’ advantage stretched to 17 points. Otto Porter Jr. suddenly broke out and scored 7 points alone. He led the team to a 9-3 counterattack to end the first quarter. The Bulls trailed 26-37.
After the start of the second quarter, the two teams alternated scoring. The Rockets firmly controlled the situation. Gordon, Wall and Green joined forces for 6 points. They led 51-35 at 5 minutes and 30 seconds before halftime. LaVine stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer. Green found the touch from the outside and hit three consecutive three-pointers. The Rockets led 62-40 at 3 minutes and 10 seconds before halftime. Wendell Carter Jr. fought back and then made two free throws. At halftime, the Bulls trailed by 20 points 48-68.
The Rockets’ Gordon scored 16 points in the first half, Green scored 11 points, Wall scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Cousins scored 7 points; Bulls’ LaVine scored 12 points, and White and Porter scored 9 points each.
Cousins showed off his perimeter shooting ability after the start of the third quarter, hitting 2 three-pointers and the team started with a 9-0 spurt, and the Rockets led 77-48. Rookie Williams chased for 4 points in a row, Wall responded with a three-pointer, and White scored 6 points in a row. Caboclo found the touch and scored two three-pointers in a row. The Rockets led 87-58 at halfway through the third quarter. Markkanen made two consecutive three-pointers to stop the Bulls from bleeding. Caboclo and Grant made three-pointers one after another. At the end of the three quarters, the Rockets led 102-72 by 30 points.
Chandler Hutchison chased 4 points to open the fourth quarter. Caboclo kept offensive and scored 5 points. The Rockets led 110-78. However, the big gap made the game lose suspense ahead of time. Both sides gave the role players the opportunity to warm up. In the end, the Rockets beat the Bulls 125-104 and the warm-up game opened to victory.
The Rockets’ Bruno Caboclo had 17 points and 7 rebounds, Eric Gordon had 16 points and 3 assists, Gerald Green had 16 points and 5 rebounds, Cousins had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 hot pots, Wall had 13 points. , 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, Ben McLemore scored 10 points. The Bulls’ Coby White had 15 points and 6 assists, Lauri Markkanen had 13 points and 5 rebounds, Zach LaVine had 12 points and 3 rebounds, Noah Vonleh had 12 points and 8 rebounds, Patrick Williams had 12 points and Tomas Satoransky had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
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