The Rockets won 9 out of 10 games, and Durant broke the record with 35+5+6! These two points are more exciting than the three major changes.

Please come to "Lant Ancestor"! Adu broke the record with 35+5+6. The Rockets won 4 consecutive victories after 5 consecutive victories, and took off with 9 wins in 10 games! The three major changes since the start of the season are gratifying, but the other two points are even more exciting.

The Rockets have 9 wins in 10 games

After defeating the Trail Blazers in the previous game, the Rockets faced off against the Magic. In the end, the two sides fought fiercely into overtime. The Rockets defeated the Magic 117-113 in a thrilling comeback and won 4 consecutive victories.

In this way, after suffering two consecutive losses at the beginning of the season, the Rockets rebounded strongly in the past 10 games, scoring an impressive 9 wins and 1 loss. The team's overall record also improved to 9 wins and 3 losses, ranking third in the Western Conference.

During this winning streak, the Rockets made three major changes. After the 8-for-1 introduction of Durant in the offseason, the Rockets have undergone a significant transformation compared to last season.

Change 1: Key scorer upgrade

Upgrading the key scorer from Jaylen Green to Durant through an 8-for-1 transaction is undoubtedly the Rockets' biggest upgrade this season, and this game also perfectly illustrates this.

If the Rockets' previous consecutive victories could not directly demonstrate Durant's value, then this game against the Magic was suppressed throughout the game and did not reverse until the last 2 and a half minutes. The 8-for-1 introduction of Durant's value was fully demonstrated.

When the team was not feeling good and could not open up the situation, it was Durant who helped the team bite the score through unsolvable stand-up singles time and time again. At the critical moment, Durant hit a 3-pointer to lead the team to take the lead. Even though a slip almost led to a big mistake in the decisive moment, when his teammates turned the tide, Durant immediately redeemed himself with an iconic mid-range shot in overtime to win the game.

Durant made 13 of 24 in the game. Once again, he scored 35 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 shot with a shooting percentage of over 50%, breaking many records in one breath.

First of all, Durant, who was 37 years and 49 days old, scored 30+ points in two consecutive games, becoming the oldest player in the history of the Rockets to do so. Durant also scored 30 points in the previous game against the Trail Blazers.

Secondly, after this game, Durant's career points with the Rockets exceeded 300, becoming the fastest player in Rockets history to score 300 points in only 12 games.

At the same time, this is the 174th time in Durant's career that he has scored at least 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, tying Westbrook for eighth in history.

This is also the epitome of Durant's hot performance since the start of the season. Especially in the past four games, Durant has been getting better and better, averaging 29.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5 assists per game, with three shooting percentages as high as 58.1%, 42.9%, and 88.9%.

Change 2: Shen Jing’s transformation

Durant and Shen Jing became the fifth duo in Rockets history to score at least 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the same game. Shen Jing scored 30 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks.

This is more worthy of praise than other records. Shen Jing finally has a helper who can stably open up the space and allow him to play one-on-one, which also helps him further transform.

After Durant hit stick singles and go-ahead three-pointers time and time again to save Shen Jing's poor touch, Shen Jing also gave up the advantage when Durant slipped and gave up the advantage at the decisive moment of the regular season. First, he crucially blocked Bane to get the ball back, and then tied the game one-on-one to overtime, giving Durant the chance to finally redeem himself. When Durant was interviewed after the game, Shen Jing also stepped forward to hug his big brother tightly.

Since the beginning of the season, Shen Jing has averaged 23 points, 10.3 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game, with a three-point shooting rate of 44.7%, and the lowest score in a single game is 16 points.

Facing Shen Jing's performance, Durant said frankly after the game: "I am not disrespecting my previous teammates, but I have never partnered with an insider like Shen Jing before. No one can score like him in the paint."

Change 3: Sheppard's growth

While the two major stars delivered impressive performances, Sheppard also achieved breakthrough growth, scoring 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 0 turnovers, ranking first in the game in plus/minus +19.

In the past five games, Shepard averaged 16.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.4 steals per game, shooting 57.4% from the field and 52.9% from the three-point range.

Two points are even more exciting

Compared to the three gratifying changes, the Rockets' other two points are even more exciting. The first point is the team's performance after fully recovering. Ethan is currently injured, Finney Smith has not played since joining, and Van Jordan is also recovering from injuries.

The second point is the performance after the running-in is completed. The Rockets are obviously still in the running-in stage. As Durant said after the game, the Rockets are still figuring out how to improve and how to end the game.

The current status of Van Jordan is not that he will be reimbursed for the season. In the future, as the injured return and the whole team completes the run-in, this Rockets team is bound to become the hottest contender for the championship.