On July 7, Beijing time, the Las Vegas Summer League kicked off. The Rockets beat the Pacers 92-89 to get a good start. Zhou Qi, a Chinese player, made his debut as a starter. He scored 7 points in the third quarter, scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assists in 4 of 7 shots (2 of 4 3-pointers), but also made 7 fouls (10 fouls left in the summer league) and 2 mistakes.
Zhou Qi didn't show much at the beginning of the first quarter. With more than 6 minutes left in the first quarter, he was replaced. The Rockets were 22-26 behind the Pacers at the end of the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Zhou Qi went back to the court. As a whole, Zhou Qi didn't integrate into the game. In the first half, he only played 7:54 seconds. He missed one shot and didn't score. He got a rebound. The Rockets held the lead 50-45 after half-time.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Zhou Qi improved the aggressiveness of the offensive end. As soon as he came up, he picked up his teammates' passing and layup in the counterattack. Unfortunately, Hartenstein was sentenced to enter the line ahead of time when he was fined.
With 7:41 left in the section, Zhou Qi made three-point shots on the outside line; with 6:15 left in the section, Zhou Qi grabbed the offensive rebounds and completed the dunk, scoring 7 points in a single section. After three quarters, the Rockets led by only four points, 70-66.
Zhou Qi helped house dunk at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and then he hit three points with a pass from Merton. In the end, the Rockets beat the Pacers 92-89 to get a good start.
The Rockets will play the warriors in the next game, and Zhou Qi is expected to play China's derby in albuqueram.
Rockets starting lineup: Zhou Qi, Hartenstein, house, Merton, brown