Battle! Rockets scored 40 points in a single quarter: Shin Kyung scored 19+4+5, Durant missed his first appearance

LeiSus Sports reported on October 7 that the NBA preseason continued, with the Rockets playing against the Hawks at home. Durant was absent in this game. The Rockets were in good condition and quickly took the initiative on the field. However, afterwards, the team fell into a downturn. The Hawks made a close point gap and the two teams fell into a tug-of-war. Shin Kyung performed well in the second quarter, helping the team take the initiative again. The Hawks made three-pointers one after another and overtook the score. The two teams fell into a tug-of-war. After the Rockets were playing 64-60 in the first half.

The Rockets started in this game, Shepard, Amen, Ethan, Smith and Shinkyung. Smith made a three-pointer, Shepard and Amen broke through and made a breakthrough, Smith made another three-pointer, taking a 12-3 lead. After that, the Hawks slowly entered the rhythm, and the offensive end began to make continuous contributions, which also brought the score gap closer. The Rockets' offense fell into a slump, and Smith dunked to stop the bleeding. On the Hawks, Trae Young made a three-pointer and overtook the score. The two teams were in a tug-of-war. Davidson made a three-pointer and Porzingis scored points in the interior. The Hawks fell behind 23-24 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Shin Kyung scored 2+1, and then made a throwing shot to help the Rockets take the initiative again. Kennard made a three-pointer and helped the Hawks bite, Shin Kyung made a three-pointer, Capela received an all-dunk, and the Rockets took a 41-33 lead. Kennard stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, the Rockets' offensive state is still hot, and they still take the initiative on the field. Daniels made a three-pointer, Trae Young also made a three-pointer, and the Hawks directly overtook the score. Shepard stabilized his three-pointer and Walker responded directly. The two teams were in a tug-of-war and led the scores alternately. Amen and Shin Kyung scored consecutive free throws, and the Rockets led the Hawks 64-60 after the half.

The two teams were in a hot offensive state in the first half, especially in the second quarter, with a score of 40-37 in a single quarter and the Rockets scored 40 points. The Rockets had a full firepower, with 4 of 6 shots in half, 2 of 2 of 3-pointers, 9 of 9 free throws, and scored 19 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists; Shepard scored 10 points in three-pointers and 2 of 3 points, and his condition was still very good.

Trey Young scored 9 points and 7 assists on the Hawks, Johnson scored 11 points, Okonwu on the bench scored 11 points, and Walker scored 10 points.