Amen 5 has cut off the lock and enjoys the first place in NBA history! Shin Kyung 15+9+9, Rockets beat the Warriors 15 points

The Houston Rockets, which have been rebuilding for many seasons, have taken off this season and scored a good second place in the fiercely competitive Western Conference. After many years of returning to the playoffs, they encountered their own miserable Golden State Warriors in the first round. The two teams met many times in the playoffs, and the Rockets have never tasted the taste of promotion. As expected, after the first four games of the series, the Warriors won the match point 3-1, forcing the young Rockets into a desperate situation.

On this game day, the Rockets, who fought against the back to Houston and faced the Warriors at home. In this game, Amen completely locked down the cute god Curry on the defensive end. With Shin Kyung as the central axis, the Rockets also made a smooth overall offense and established a double-digit lead early, and finally defeated the Warriors 131-116, chasing the series to 2-3!

[Match Highlights]

In the long history of the NBA, the series has fallen behind by 1-3, and the probability of a shocking reversal is only 4.5%, which has only 13 times in history. This is also the reason why the Rockets have lost hope of promotion after they lost two consecutive losses in Golden State. After all, this Rockets are too young, and it is too difficult to reverse the Warriors with rich experience in the playoffs.

[Match Review]

However, the Rockets, who fought back to the home court, played a momentum after returning to the home court, especially Amen, who restricted Curry from performing poorly in the previous few games. In this game, they played very dominantly on both ends of the offense and defense. They intercepted Curry three times in the first half. Under his key focus, Meng Shen completely lost Houston. He only played 4 of 12 in the game, and only scored 13 points.

In contrast, Amen's offensive performance was also remarkable when he completed his defensive tasks well. With his 12 shots and 8 goals, he filled the data bar with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks. In this game, Amen also set a record in the NBA. Amen, who was 22 years old and 91 days, became the youngest player to hand over at least 10 points and 5 steals in the league's playoff halftime.

, Shin Kyung, who has always been regarded as the Rockets' biggest advantage, finally showed his comprehensiveness in this game. With the efficiency of 6 of 9 shots, he scored a comprehensive data of 15+9+9+2+2. Under his analysis, the Rockets' total score of five players at home in this game reached double digits.

Van Vreett, who was unable to save his master in the last run, continued his hot touch. In this game, he scored 4 three-pointers and scored 26 points, but Jaylen Green, the second-tier player who was highly anticipated, still did not play in this game to satisfy the fans after his performance in the last game. He only performed 3 of 8 shots and only scored 11 points.

After the end of this game, the Rockets retained their hope of promotion and chased the series to 2-3. Moreover, this big victory was of great significance, which greatly boosted the morale and confidence of the young Rockets players. In the next game, both sides will return to Golden State. If the Warriors cannot eliminate the Rockets at home in Game 6 and lock in a ticket to the Western Conference semi-finals, once the series is dragged into Game 7, the Rockets' physical advantage will make them a bigger favorite to advance. Let's wait and see if there will be a tiebreak in the Fire War.