January 2, Philippines time, NBA regular season, the following is a summary of the two games.
Rockets beat Pistons 136-113:
The Rockets ended their three-game losing streak. Shen Jing scored 20 points in the third quarter, and Jaylen Green scored 17 points in the third quarter. The two led the Rockets to score 47 points in a single quarter to widen the gap. In the whole game, Shen Jing made 9 of 13 shots and scored 26 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. Jaylen Green had 22 points and 5 rebounds, Tate had 16 points and 3 rebounds, Ethan had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Special had 15 points and 7 assists, and Amen Thompson had 12 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.
For the Pistons, Burks had 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Ivey had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Bogdanovic had 14 points, Duren had 12 points and 13 rebounds, Knox had 11 points and 3 rebounds, and Cunningham had 16 points. Made 3 shots, 0 of 5 three-pointers, scored 6 points, 10 assists and 4 turnovers.
Pacers beat Bucks 122-113:
The Pacers won 4 consecutive games. Haliburton led the team to victory with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists. Marcelin had 25 points and 13 rebounds. McConaughey had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists. Jackson had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Turner had 13 points and 4 assists. In rebounding, Toppin had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
For the Bucks, Antetokounmpo scored 30 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists, Luo had 21 points and 5 rebounds, Middleton had 21 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, and Beasley had 12 points and 4 rebounds. Lillard made 3 of 16 shots, 1 of 9 three-pointers, and scored 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
