NBA regular season, the Rockets defeated the Lakers 119-115 at home. In this game, the Rockets completely played well in the first half, crushing the Lakers to maintain the lead. Although there was a slack in the third quarter, they were still able to stabilize their advantage in the final quarter and eventually narrowly win against the Lakers.
Two players had perfect scores throughout the game. Green scored 33 points with 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and he scored double digits in both the first and third quarters. In the final moments, Green could continuously make key shots, which helped the Rockets stabilize the point difference. His performance is commendable, and it's estimated that he would convince countless people. Amen was also a major focus, scoring a season-high 23 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, completely playing like an interior player. He also caused James to commit an offensive foul in the final moments, which is also commendable.
VanVleet, Whitmore, Adams, Holiday, and Tate all had passing performances. VanVleet didn't have many highlights throughout the game, but he made a crucial steal in the final moments, scoring 15 points with 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block from 5 out of 11 attempts, which is still acceptable. Adams was still a major focus, although he was just a substitute, he had 7 offensive rebounds in 16 minutes and caused multiple rebound fouls on his opponents. The help this veteran provided to the interior was too terrifying.
Whitmore's performance in this game was also quite good, as he once scored consecutively in the game, totaling 8 points and could also make three-pointers, but he had a bit less ball possession. Tate made 2 out of 3 three-pointers, could organize plays, and also defend, a perfect role player. Holiday scored 7 points from 3 out of 8 attempts, playing the role he should.
Shenjing and Dillon both had poor performances. Shenjing made consecutive mistakes in the final moments, unable to score against Anthony Davis on offense and unable to defend against the Lakers on defense. Under these circumstances, he almost caused the team to lose, fortunately, they did not lose in the end. Dillon was also helpless in this game because he always had to guard against Anthony Davis, but unfortunately, he couldn't stop him. If Shenjing were to guard against him, it would be even worse. This ultimately led to Dillon being suppressed defensively and still missing shots offensively, which was also helpless for him.