KD surpassed Jordan in free throws! The Rockets defeated the Raptors by 18 points. I completely saw the four stars in this battle.

The NBA regular season continues, with the Houston Rockets going away to challenge the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors are in the midst of a three-game losing streak, and everyone is criticizing them. The Rockets just defeated the Nets for their first win of the season, and they need to continue their momentum. When the game came on, the two teams fell into an offensive state early. The Raptors were all in arms, and the Rockets were pierced by thousands of arrows. The Rockets had the upper hand 39-30. In the second quarter, the Raptors suddenly rained three-pointers and took the lead in one fell swoop. At the critical moment, Durant stepped forward to take over the game, and the Rockets regained the lead. The Raptors fell behind by 7 points at halftime. After changing sides and fighting again, the Rockets increased their offensive and defensive intensity and widened the point difference to 20+ in one go. Subsequently, the Raptors struggled to chase points, but someone from the Rockets always stood up to respond. They always maintained a 15-point lead and played steadily until the end. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Raptors 139-121.

The Raptors have the most long-armed monsters and forwards in the league, but they still seem too small in front of the Rockets! The Rockets firmly controlled the penalty area. At the end of the game, the Rockets outrebounded their opponents 53-22, outrebounded their opponents 17-4 in the offensive court, and outscored their opponents in the paint 66-36. However, the Rockets made too many mistakes, and the tall lineup did not retreat in time. 15 turnovers gave the Raptors a lot of opportunities to counterattack. The Raptors took advantage of the mistakes to score 25-10. The Raptors had no choice but to shoot three-pointers because they couldn't get any bargains inside. The team scored 21 three-pointers with a 52.5% shooting rate, which is no exaggeration. But with big brother KD here, this kind of super-level three-pointers was not enough to scare the Rockets. The Rockets responded well with 13 of 30 from beyond the arc. The Rockets defeated the Raptors by 18 points. This battle allowed me to see the four stars clearly.

First, KD gets better and better as he gets older, surpassing Jordan in free throws. In this campaign, KD played 36 minutes, making 11 of 19 shots (4 of 8 three-pointers), 5 of 8 free throws, scoring 31 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 3 blocks, with a plus-minus value of +20. The Raptors used fast breaks and counterattacks to set off wave after wave of counterattacks. KD can always step forward to stop the team's bleeding. This is the value of the Rockets introducing him. The Rockets no longer have to worry about offensive power outages. At the same time, KD set multiple records. According to statistics, KD scored 110 points in the first 4 games of his Rockets career. He is the second fastest player in team history to score 100 points, second only to Harden. At the same time, this is the 158th time in KD's career that he scored 30+ points with less than 20 shots, surpassing Dantley and ranking second in history, second only to Malone (169 games). In another statistics, after this campaign, KD's number of free throws made reached 7328, surpassing Jordan (7327) and rising to seventh place in history.

Secondly, Little Smith has become the Hangzhou version of Little Death, which is great value for money. Smith played 37 minutes, making 8 of 16 shots (4 of 9 three-pointers), 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 0 turnovers, and a plus-minus of +14. Facing the opponent's indiscriminate bombardment, Smith's three-pointers were like a timely rain for the Rockets, saving the team from dire straits time and time again, comparable to the aviation city version of the Little Death! More importantly, Smith's coverage area on the defensive end is getting more and more terrifying, a bit like a mini version of Bunyama. Perhaps, this is the reason why the Rockets gave him a five-year, US$122 million contract, which is worth every penny!

Third, Amen is getting better and better, and three points are the only shortcomings! Amen continues to serve as the starting point guard, getting better and better, with obvious advantages and disadvantages! In this campaign, Amen played 40 minutes, making 7 of 13 shots, 4 of 5 free throws, contributing 18 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 4 turnovers, with a plus-minus of +17. Amen took on certain organizational tasks and did a good job. At the same time, he is also willing to hand the ball to Shen Jing to organize, and return to the comfort zone of air cuts and guerrillas to exert his impact! The only drawback is that three-point shooting is still Amen's only shortcoming! In the first 4 games of the season, Amen took 10 three-pointers, none of them hit, and the three-point field goal percentage was 0.

Fourth, Adams is so good, he deserves the title of king of front boards! Adams returned to the bench without any complaints. He is dedicated and indispensable! In this campaign, Adams played 19 minutes as a substitute, making 5 of 6 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and contributed 12 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block, with a plus-minus of +14. Adams grabbed the most rebounds in the game. His 8 offensive rebounds were more than the entire Raptors team (4). He is worthy of being the king of front rebounds in the NBA. He is too strong. It has to be said that after Uduka adjusted the starting lineup, the Rockets' offense and defense became more balanced, averaging at least 137 points per game during the two-game winning streak, the first time in the team's history in nearly 52 years! Give the Rockets some time, wait until they have perfected their defensive system, and I believe that will be a truly terrifying moment. Fans and friends, what do you think of this? Come and leave me a comment to discuss.

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