Rockets win 3 games in a row! Durant ranks No. 1 in history, Ethan retires due to injury, and Yang Hansen is dropped for 6 consecutive games

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On November 15, the NBA 2025-26 regular season ushered in the focus of the Western Conference. The Houston Rockets sat at home and faced the Portland Trail Blazers. Unfortunately for fans, the Chinese teenager Yang Hansen, who was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 16th overall pick this summer, has suffered DNP in 6 consecutive games (and was abandoned by the coach throughout November). According to the latest official news from the team, in view of Yang Hansen's current embarrassing situation, he has been transferred to the Development League, with the intention of polishing offensive skills, improving movement efficiency, pick-and-roll finishing and other key skills.

For comparison, Shen Jing, who is also the fifth position and the target of Yang Hansen's pursuit, has been upgraded this season and has grown into one of the Rockets' most critical fundamentals. In the latest MVP list, Shen Jing has entered the ninth place and has grown rapidly. Before the game, US media ESPN predicted the latest winning rate for this game. The Rockets' winning rate is as high as 79.2%, which is a clear advantage, while the Trail Blazers' winning rate is only 20.8%.

In terms of the starting lineup for this game, for the Trail Blazers, the coach's starting five are: Holiday, Sharp, Kamara, Avdija and Klingen; for the Rockets, VanVleet continues to miss the game, and the starting lineup is: Kevin Durant, Alperon Shenjing, Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith Jr. and Okogie.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Shen Jing stood still and hit a fadeaway jumper, giving the Rockets the lead. Klingen hit a tip-in from the field and immediately responded. Kamara and Holiday hit consecutive three-pointers. The Trail Blazers led the Rockets 11-4 at the start. Durant's signature pull-up mid-range shot stabilized the situation. Kamara made a free three-pointer, then broke through and hit a backhand layup. One person scored 8 points in a row, and the Trail Blazers led to 9 points. Durant caught the ball and hit a three-pointer. Shepard sent a super long pass across the court. Durant caught the ball and chased the defense and easily dunked with both hands. He also scored 9 points and the Rockets narrowed the point difference to 3 points. Then Durant, who was in hot form, couldn't control it. He faced Grant and Rowe and scored a difficult 2+1. He lay up in the air and scored a difficult layup, leading the Rockets to a 15-2 lead over the Trail Blazers. At the end of the quarter, Durant hit another iconic pull-up jumper. After the first quarter, the Rockets led the Trail Blazers 41-32 by 9 points.

Kevin Durant played 12 minutes in the first quarter, scoring 16 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 6 of 8 shots. He has scored 16 points or more in the first quarter 21 times in his career.

Back in the second quarter, Murray made a sudden outside shot and scored 5 points in a row, and the Trail Blazers narrowed the point difference to 4 points. Shepherd received the pass from Shen Jing in a wide open space, and the three-pointer fell to stop the bleeding in time. Amen blocked Sharp for a layup, and Durant counterattacked and went straight to the basket to catch the ball and complete a two-handed dunk. Currently, he has scored 20 points on 8-of-10 shots. Holiday hit two consecutive three-pointers, Klingen hit the tip-in, and the Trail Blazers went ahead 8-0 to stop the Rockets. Amen broke through and accelerated to get rid of Sharp, and took off directly to perform a heavy dunk. After halftime, the Rockets regained the lead to 9 points 69-60.

Halftime data, for the Rockets, Durant made 8 of 12 shots in 18 minutes and scored 20 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block. This was the 30th consecutive game that Durant scored at least 20 points against the Trail Blazers. This data is the first record in history. Barkley's 28 games ranked second; Amen made 5 of 11 shots, scored 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, with a plus-minus value of +11.

For the Trail Blazers, Avdija played 14 minutes, scored 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists on 1-for-6 (0-for-2 from three-point range), made 2 turnovers, and had a plus-minus value of -9; Kamara played 18 minutes, made 4-for-8 shots from the field, made 3-for-5 three-pointers, and contributed 12 points and 3 rebounds; Holiday made 4-for-7 shots, 3-for-5 three-pointers, 2-for-2 free throws, scored 13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals, with a plus-minus value of +2.

Unexpectedly, the Rockets officially released news during the period: Tali Eason suffered a right hip contusion and withdrew from the game due to injury.

Change sides and fight again. Okogie made a strong three-pointer and then stole Sharp's counterattack to complete a flying dunk. The Rockets started with a 19-4 climax, already leading the Trail Blazers by 19 points. Holiday sent a wonderful pass, Sharp took off the ball and directly took off to face Smith Jr. with full bow and performed a violent dunk, locking the top ten goals of the day. After Avdija made a strong three-pointer, Shepherd scored 2+1 with a single point, and the Trail Blazers narrowed the point difference to 10 points. Adams made a tip-in, and Amen forced another foul. After three quarters, the Rockets led the Trail Blazers by 14 points, 105-91.

In the decisive battle in the fourth quarter, Durant caught the ball and hit the iconic pull-up three-pointer against the defense. He scored 26 points on 10-for-16. The Rockets went on a 10-2 climax, widening the point difference to 22 points and stopping the Trail Blazers. Shepard scored 7 points in a row and stole Avdija. Durant stepped forward to pat his head and give encouragement. The point difference was as high as 27 points. There was no suspense in the game. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Trail Blazers and won three consecutive games.

Full game statistics, for the Rockets, Durant made 12 of 19 shots and scored 30 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, with a plus-minus value of +37; Amen scored 19 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block; Shen Jing scored 25 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks; Smith Jr. scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

For the Trail Blazers, Avdija scored 22 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, but had 7 turnovers; Kamara contributed 16 points and 3 rebounds; Holiday scored 13 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.