Basketball: Dayao Reopened

  Chapter 213 Unexpected Anxiety

  The winner of the Western Conference Finals also has a trophy to receive, which is a spherical silver cup.

  The NBA championship trophy is a gold cup. Of course, it is not pure gold. It is also made of pure silver, except that it is plated with a layer of 18k gold.

  However, since the Spurs were eliminated at home by the Spurs, the Rockets won the Western Conference Finals championship trophy after the game and the venue to celebrate is very small. It's a room smaller than usual for post-match interviews... This revenge is obvious.

  Of course, everyone on the Rockets did not take revenge on the Spurs management for this kind of hidden jab. On the contrary, because they received the Western Conference Finals championship trophy at the Spurs’ home court, they all smiled so brilliantly!

   Out of breath?

   Annoyed you!

  The award ceremony ended. The Rockets returned to the locker room and had a carnival. Yao Ming held the Western Conference Finals championship trophy and was splashed with water by the rest of the Rockets.

  He is smiling happily!

  The Western Conference Championship trophy, he wanted to touch it for a long time, and now he finally touched it...

  Of course, this is definitely not the end!

  Yao Ming wiped his wet face and handed the Western Conference Finals trophy to the staff nearby: "Guys, the silver is boring, let's get the gold trophy back!"

  With just this sentence, the eyes of each of the Rockets immediately became hot.

  I have tasted the victory of the Western Conference Finals.

  This makes them more eager to win the championship!

  ……

After the celebration, the Rockets returned to Houston overnight.

  At the same time they returned to Houston, the Houston media had already celebrated:

  "4-2 knock out the Spurs, complete the revenge, the finals, the Rockets are here! 》

   "Average 35 points, 14 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.5 blocks per game. This man is too fierce! 》

   "Complete the revenge and lead the team to the finals. It was Tim Duncan who was eliminated by him who did this before him"

  Obviously, another wave of flattery!

  It can be seen that as Yao Ming entered the NBA, the Houston media has become more and more proficient in this business!

  However, there is nothing wrong with what they played this time. The Rockets entered the Finals this time. They have reached the Finals again after the 94-95 season. If you count with your fingers, it has been 9 years!

  Three years and three years, do you know how Houstonians survived these nine years?

  "Indiana, be careful, the Houston Rockets are here! 》

  "The Rockets have not lost in the finals after the 90s! This certain law will continue! 》

  "The Rockets will become the eternal nemesis of the Pacers, Houston experts predict: The Rockets will definitely solve the Pacers before 5 games! 》

Um, well, the excited Houston media "old problems" have committed again. They started to provoke the opponents of the Finals Pacers wildly. In their words, they are full of disdain, as if the championship trophy of this season is already Houston's. What's in the bag!

Of course, they do have reason to think so. After all, Rashid Wallace has already determined that they will be suspended for two games, and the Pacers, who lacked Rashid Wallace, have been banned for both games in the regular season when they met the Rockets. The Rockets are unilaterally suppressed. What does this mean? This means that in the first two games of the Finals, the Rockets are likely to start 2-0.

In the history of the Finals, only the Boston Celtics in 1969 and the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977 have completed the reversal when they are behind 0-2, and the others have taken the lead 2-0. The team finally won the championship trophy!

  You said, just like the current mentality of the Houston media, can you not sneer?

  Furthermore, from the Indiana media’s aggressive and ridiculous attitude toward the Houston media, but did not counterattack, it can be seen that the Indiana media also believe that the Rockets are now the more dominant side.

  No way, who made Rashid Wallace actually do it on the court?

  And they can't blame Rasheed Wallace. If it weren't for his joining, the Pacers would not be as strong as they are now. He would have been the hero for the Pacers to reach the finals.

  Besides, they all know that it was not his first move, he was just standing up for his teammates. This is "Roaring Heaven", there is really no way to accuse him!

However, although the Rockets do have a considerable advantage, everyone on the Rockets still has the same attitude towards this game as before, attaching great importance to it, and it is not because the opponent is a "remnant" to play and lose to them in the regular season. Just look down on the opponents, one by one they are very serious in training.

  In the interview, they did not underestimate the opponent like the Houston media did, and did not say much, but constantly emphasized that “there is no weak team that can enter the finals!”

  Their cautious attitude made the Indiana media sigh, and they were even less optimistic about the prospects of the Pacers in the Finals...

  Originally, they thought that the Houston Rockets would be as arrogant as the Houston media, so the Pacers might have a chance. This is called "the arrogant soldier will lose"!

  But now, the Rockets are so careful and cautious, expecting them to lose because of their mentality, it is no longer possible! It means that the Pacers have one less chance to win the game. Can the Pacers' championship prospects become smaller!

The Pacers all know that in the absence of Rasheed Wallace, they are unlikely to win the Rockets. This leads to serious concerns when training before the official start of the finals. This directly affected their training effect in these two days!

  Carlisle looked in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. He belongs to the coach with strong tactical ability, but in terms of winning the hearts of the people, he is indeed inferior to the several "chicken soup" coaches in the league...

  Rashid Wallace’s expression was also a bit uncomfortable. It was the first time since he came to this team that he saw his teammates so worried. He also knew that it was entirely because of his impulse.

This kind of made him feel a little guilty, especially this one of them still pretending to be okay in front of him, it made him feel uncomfortable, but what can be done, the league punishment has come down, he is destined to only watch Follow the other teammates of the team to play the first two games of the game.

  Among this group of thoughtful people, O'Neal is not included.

  He is the only guy who trains enthusiasm better than he used to be!

  Just kidding, he could finally meet Yao Ming at the top, no matter how difficult the current Pacers team is, he will not be frustrated.

  All he is thinking about now is the "1v1 man war" with Yao Ming that will start a day later!

  The power is burning continuously!

  Although, according to experts, there is a big gap between the two teams in this year's finals, but NBA fans are still very concerned about this year's finals...

As a result, Yao Ming defeated Artest and won the "Best Defensive Player Award", defeated O'Neal and won the "Regular Season MVP". Now he meets again in the finals to fight for the championship. This belongs to Count the old and the new hatred together, full of gimmicks!

One more thing, in the first two years, either the Lakers, the Spurs, or the Nets, these three teams went back and forth. Although there are a lot of team stars, the audience is somewhat aesthetically fatigued. This year is different. Yes, the Rockets and the Pacers are added together. There are no players who have entered the finals in the past three years. They are all newcomers. They are full of freshness!

  This also makes some fans who are tired of watching also pay attention to this year's finals...

  More importantly, the Rockets use Yao as their core name. They have not seen enough of the new offensive mode!

Of course, this is not surprising. This is still the “positional era” where confrontation is the mainstay and victory is achieved by defense. The intensity of the game is not to be said, but from the perspective of viewing, it is indeed dull, or else David Stuart En is not so active in encouraging offense. The Rockets shoot a three-pointer from outside the fifth position to pull the opponent's defense line, so that teammates have more options for shooting. Although it has not been out of the category of positional warfare, there is something to say. , The viewing degree is indeed much higher.

  For the fans who have been tired of watching the confrontation during this period, the Rockets have a refreshing feeling.

  It’s like the later 20-21 season. The fans were tired of watching all kinds of three-pointers and suddenly saw players fighting physically on the court. It’s the same reason.

  This is also an important reason why the ratings of the 20-21 NBA playoffs and even the finals have rebounded...Freshness is an indispensable element of ratings for any league!

  Now the Rockets have a fresh element that fascinates fans throughout the league!

   Even after watching the Western Conference Finals, David Stern is more determined and must cancel the Hand-check next season!

  He is now even more certain that this will be an important decision for the alliance to take off!

It is estimated that Yao Ming did not expect that his three-pointer actually affected David Stern’s decision. Although this was originally a policy to be implemented next season, it is enough to show that the Rockets are now in the entire league. Popularity-you know, there are really not many factors that can affect David Stern's judgment!

  The game day is officially here.

   Entering the finals again after 9 years, making the entire Houston fans more engaged, as can be seen from the preparation of the entire auditorium, it is obviously more oppressive than the playoffs!

  Only uniform costumes were distributed in the playoffs, and in the finals, cheering sticks were placed in the audience seats. This interference will undoubtedly have a greater impact!

  In addition, many Rockets famous players headed by Olajuwon came to the scene. When Yao Ming appeared, they also stood up and waited for Yao Ming to come over and greet them.

  Every time Yao Ming hugs, cheers will be heard on the spot.

   "Man, you are growing faster than I thought, start your era!"

  When Yao Ming and Olajuwon hugged each other, there was a huge cheer from the whole scene.

If last year’s Olajuwon’s retirement ceremony, the hug of these two men was the beginning of the inheritance, then now, as the Rockets are about to embark on their first trip to the Finals in 9 years, the hugs of these two men represent The inheritance is complete! Houstonians will begin to witness new legends!

  And the audience also gave the biggest cheer when Yao Ming waved at them after embracing many famous Rockets...

  They screamed with all their strength, wanting to use their shouts to prove that all their current preferences have been given to the name of Yao!

  Of course, it's not just Rockets fans. Most fans of the team love the team that is leading the team to glory!

The Pacers looked at each other amidst the roar of the Rockets’ tsunami-like cheers. Most of the people on this team experienced the Finals for the first time. Reach this level!

  Because of the lack of Rashid Wallace, they were a little embarrassed, but now they are even more embarrassed!

Fortunately, this team has Reggie Miller, who fought with Mike Jordan in the Eastern Conference finals and "locked his throat" in front of the audience in Madison Square. He scored 25 points in a single quarter and 8 points in 8.9 seconds... this veteran. I have gone through too many big scenes and played too many classic games. The noise of the Rockets auditorium can make the rest of the Pacers feel confused, but in his ears, it is no different from a series of loud farts.

  He clapped vigorously before going on the field, attracting the attention of his teammates, and then said: "Listen, guys, get excited and focus on the game, you will find that this is no different from the usual games we have played!"

Reggie Miller is undoubtedly a respected "big brother". What he said is full of natural effects. The Pacers put their hands on top of each other before going on the field. When they pressed down, they made a "gogogo" sound in their mouths. It came out!

  This proves that at least the motivation has come out!

  That's it...Focus on the game first!

  There is no doubt that under such circumstances, the Rockets’ home game advantage is reflected. They all have a very confident expression in the crazy shouts of the home audience!

   Including the rookie Korver sitting off the court, he entered the finals in the first season, his face is more excited, and not much nervous.

  Well, this may also be related to him knowing that he may not have much playing time...

   "Beep!"

  When the referee blew the whistle, there was another huge cheer on the scene. Amid the cheers of the Rockets home fans, the first game of the 2003~04 season finals officially started!

  Yao Ming gave the Rockets the first strike.

  The ball was given to Francis, and Francis immediately found Yao Ming outside the three-point line after halftime and gave the ball to the latter.

  Yao Ming got the ball from outside the three-point line and shot it directly. After six games in the Western Conference Finals, Yao Ming is now obviously more confident in shooting outside the three-point line!

  Foster did not expect Yao Ming to shoot so resolutely-in fact, apart from Yao Ming, there is no fifth position like Yao Ming who dares to shoot three-pointers so resolutely! And it's shot as soon as it gets up.

  This made Foster's reaction slower.

  Foster, who had been slow to react, is now slower, and when he pounces in front of Yao Ming, Yao Ming has already shot the ball.

  And this kind of defense can't even think about defending Yao Ming.

   "Shoo!"

  As soon as the game started, Yao Ming felt very good.

  Carlisle frowned.

  This is the opening he least wants to see.

  The Pacers launched a counterattack here. If they are Pacers fans, it can be seen that Reggie Miller's enthusiasm for running today is much higher than before.

  It’s not that Reggie Miller tonight is more excited than usual...More importantly, he knows very well that he must stand up earlier than ever.

  Tinsley also noticed the "abnormal" of Big Brother tonight, and began to pay attention to Reggie Miller's running position.

  A beautiful reverse run successfully got rid of Lagabere. The 39-year-old Reggie Miller had only one run, which proved that he is still the best player without the ball in the league.

  Tinsley gave the ball to Reggie Miller the first time.

  The ball was thrown outside the three-point line, the ball traversed a very perfect arc, and fell straight into the basket.

  The goal was scored and the score returned to a 3-3 tie!

  Carlisle nodded slightly, but his brows were not stretched out.

The Rockets continued to look for Yao Ming. Jr. O'Neal and Foster switched defenses, followed Yao Ming and ran out of the three-point line. Yao Ming faced his defense, without hesitation, he went straight to the three-point line to catch the ball. , And then opened his hand to make a shooting action, and O'Neal was directly shaken with his realistic shooting action.

  Yao Ming put the ball down again, waiting for O'Neal to fly in front of him, and waved his hand at him, seeyou! The screen above the court happened to show him close-ups. This wave of his hand directly caused a huge cheer on the scene. The Rockets' famous players sitting on the sidelines also opened their mouths in astonishment!

  Are you sure this guy is really a number five, not an outside player?

  They looked at each other, well, when they saw Olajuwon sitting next to them, they were not so surprised. Well, after all, this guy played like this when he was young!

  However, Olajuwon is only 2.13 meters away. Where is Yao's name? 2 meters 26! It is 13 cm taller than Olajuwon, which is significantly more difficult...

  It is indeed not without reason that this guy can perform such a shocking performance in this league!

  These Rockets’ celebrities watched Yao Ming’s shooting fake from the sidelines today. They also know why this guy whose physical fitness does not explode, and why he can make such a reputation in this league so quickly!

Um?

  You ask them why they are so shocked now, don’t you usually watch Yao Ming play games?

Hi! The serious guy retired from the Rockets. Who still pays attention to the Rockets? !

  Want to erase the memory in the Rockets quickly!

  Only Olajuwon, who has to rely on training camp to make money, will continue to pay attention to the Rockets.

   But even Olajuwon saw some surprises in his eyes when he saw Yao Ming’s shooting fake, and he said: This guy is now more and more able to control his body!

To be able to make such a fake action, in addition to being cool-headed, it is more important to have super-strong body control ability, especially for big men. If you are a little bit close to body control, when you lift the ball above your head, your feet must be I can't help but jump up directly...

   "Boom!"

  Little O’Neal's Yao Ming "raised the fire to burn the sky" and rushed into the basket. Foster wanted to intercept, but Yao Ming swiftly avoided, and then dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.

   "Huh!"

The opposite side of the game was absolutely core, and then rushed into the basket to complete dunks. This way of scoring like an outside player also excited the Rockets fans in the audience. With Yao Ming yelled, the audience also rang out again. Shout.

  "Serve, serve, don't wait, don't wait!"

Reggie Miller urged Foster to serve quickly amid the shouts of the Rockets fans in the audience. Then he patted Tinsley and rushed towards the Rockets quickly. Tinsley understood it and moved towards the frontcourt as soon as he got the ball. Threw it over, and shouted "Ball" at the same time!

Reggie Miller, who had already passed the center line, took a look at the ball and ran forward two steps, just to the place where the ball fell. After catching it steadily, he took a step forward and stood a step away from the three-point line. Distance, decisively shot.

   "Shoo!"

  Reggie Miller hit the opening second three-pointer, "Miller Moment" appeared in the Toyota Center Arena.

  The cheers on the scene quickly extinguished with Reggie Miller’s three-pointer.

  "Stop shooting three-pointers, you are not qualified!"

   Reggie Miller also sprayed trash talk at Yao Ming this time.

  Yao Ming looked at Reggie Miller, who overtook the score with his own power, and muttered in his heart: No wonder it makes Michael Jordan so annoying...

   can be really difficult!

   However, he also knows why this guy said that, this is to motivate him to continue to shoot three-pointers!

  It can only be said that Reggie Miller is a typical American thinking, and the way of anger is to treat him as a 24-year-old American boy.

  For this kind of pediatric rubbish, even if he is really 24 years old, he can't be irritated, let alone, now he is actually an old man in his 40s!

  If he hadn't held back it, he would almost laugh out loud...

  This is not the next round. After Yao Ming judged the situation on the field, he used a pass to help Battier finish the layup and score a three-pointer.

  The Pacers are already defensively against him. He now shoots three-pointers and hits the gun. It is more effective to use three-pointers to contain them!

  The Rockets once again became the leader.

   "Oh, sure enough..." Reggie Miller saw this, and he directly opened his mouth to continue taunting.

  Yao Ming interrupted him: "You can give it a try, can your trash talk work for me!"

  After finishing talking, he stretched out **** and pointed towards his eyes, which meant to say: They are all foxes for thousands of years. What are you playing with me? I have seen you through!

Reggie Miller was choked for a while, his face was very ugly, but his mentality was not messed up, he was calmly running on the field to observe the position of his teammates, and finally a good running position was constrained to help O'Neal complete the basket. 'S backhand dunk.

  The Pacers once again surpassed the score!

  Tom called a timeout when he saw this.

  Reggie Miller’s presence on the court tonight is a bit too good, even beyond his expectations, he has to do some targeting. Originally, he didn't pay much attention to Reggie Miller in this game, and he is not to blame. The 39-year-old Reggie Miller averaged only 10 points per game this season. This data obviously can only be regarded as the filling of the offensive end of the starting lineup.

  So the entire defensive focus of the Rockets revolves around O'Neal.

  Of course, now Reggie Miller has taught the Rockets coaching staff a good lesson, letting them know what it means "Your uncle will always be your uncle, and some people, no matter how old he is, must pay attention to his existence"!

   "Guys, you can expand the defense a bit and don't let them shoot three-pointers!"

Since the Pacers’ third position is Artest and the first position is Tinsley, the Rockets can’t solve the problem by changing defenses. Thibodeau’s method is to expand the defense line to compress Reggie Miller’s outside the three-point line. living space!

Of course, in this way, it needs high mobility for the inside players. So Tom put Cato down and took Karl Malone up. This guy is currently among the Rockets inside players, except for Yao name. The fastest player.

And from the next few rounds, Reggie Miller made it difficult to catch the ball from the three-point line, and gradually lost the holding power of the opening. The Pacers' scoring became difficult. It can be seen that Thibodeau’s defensive changes are quite effective. !

There is no way. The Pacers have no ability to shoot in the first and third positions. Reggie Miller is not accustomed to catching and shooting in the middle distance, and for players like him, running habits often affect With his shooting rhythm and catching the ball in unaccustomed areas, he is destined to not be very efficient.

  He will not try too many shots in these areas himself...

  The Rockets used this wave of misfire from the Pacers to smoothly open the point difference to more than 5 points.

   Now it's Carlisle's turn to call a timeout.

  He still frowned.

In fact, this is the reason why his brows have been frowned. It is a good thing for Reggie Miller to stand up, but this is not the usual way for the Pacers to win this season. As a representative of the "academic" coach, Carlisle never put the hope of victory on unconventional means.

  Actually, Tom didn’t know that Reggie Miller’s breakout style was not the Pacers’ regular style of play, but because this was the finals, Tom was more cautious than ever, so he made a direct change.

  Of course, because of forcing the Rockets’ defense to change, Carlisle is also quite satisfied with Reggie Miller’s outbreak. At least, even if this game is lost, he will not count the reason for the loss on Reggie Miller.

   "OK, next, Jermaine and Ron, I hope you can rely on your personal abilities to open up some situations for the team!"

   Thibodeau’s defensive loopholes, Carlisle is not unseen, but he must admit that the CIC is indeed the weakness of the Pacers, and he has no outside players that can be used to break the deadlock.

When there is no corresponding chip in hand, Carlisle's choice is to rely on the personal ability of the star to attack the tough. O'Neal averaged 20.8 points per game this season and Artest averaged 18.9 points per game, which is the Pacers' average points per game this season. The top two players, when the team needs one person to stand up and attack the tough, Carlisle first thinks of them two!

   When Artest heard that the team’s head of the team had played, he also volunteered: "Leave it to me!"

O'Neal did not object, he would stand up at such times in the past, but when the Rockets put Karl Malone on the court, Jermaine recalled the fear of being ruled by the "Meat Shield" at the beginning of the season... He still thought about it. The fourth energy-saving keeps some strength to play the key round, and can only delegate the important task of this stage to Artest!

   Artest, who is obviously more vigorous than just now, comes on the field.

  Tinsley passed the ball and gave the ball to Artest in the first place.

   Battier did not stop him from receiving the ball, but in the next second, after confronting Artest, he regretted making Artest so easy to receive the ball...

   "Boom!"

  A dull sound.

It must be said that after three seasons of training, Battier's physical confrontation ability is already at the level of the league in the third position. Anyway, this season against the third position of other teams, Battier really hasn’t Has been completely at a disadvantage in the body.

   But this time facing Artest, Battier was directly knocked away with just one shot...

   "OMG!"

"Oh My God!"

   "What did I see!"

  There was a low voice in the audience, especially the fans who watched Battier's body being crushed by Artest from the sidelines, their eyes widened.

  This animal!

  Yao Ming was also a little frightened.

  It’s not that he doesn’t know Artest’s physical fitness. He had been a teammate with this guy for a season before the reopening! But Artest was obviously more impactful when he was young, and his body was tougher.

  He squeezed Battier away, without any skill at all, nor did he borrow any dexterity. He just smashed Battier directly by brute force.

   "Shoo!"

  Artest, who rushed into the basket, finished putting the basket in a stiff posture.

  His action made Yao Ming immediately think of Cleveland's new future... No wonder the "little emperor" has a chance to buckle, this layup posture is really unsightly.

  However, the action is ugly, and you can score a good goal!

  Artest also showed off his biceps when returning to the defense.

To be honest, this guy shows his biceps a lot of times. Anyway, he will inevitably raise his arm if he has the opportunity. This made Yao Ming once felt that if he didn't play basketball, he could become a good bodybuilder. !

  The Rockets responded here. Francis played a classic pick-and-roll with Yao Ming, and Francis rushed to the basket to complete the goal.

It is worth mentioning that this is the first goal that Francis has scored so far. The Pacers directly used Artest to confront him. Artena’s animal-like physical fitness can knock Battier away. Naturally, Francis can be well restricted.

  This ball is also good enough for Yao Ming’s pick-and-roll, and Francis has just caught the opportunity to score a goal... The guy who averaged about 23 points per game in the regular season was prevented from doing this.

  No wonder the original Artest won the "Best Defensive Player Award" this season!

  This single defense ability is really abnormal!

   "Why? After I said that, I really dare not shoot a three-pointer?"

  The Rockets are still scoring goals, Reggie Miller couldn't help it, and once again used trash to stimulate Yao Ming.

  Heh~

  Yao Ming finally couldn't help it, and laughed.

  No way, it’s too naive. To say that Reggie Miller is also a famous "trash talking master" in the league. The once-sprayed Michael Jordan doesn't want to play, but wants to hit people directly...

  It turns out, that’s it?

  Not at all lethal.

  It now seems that Michael Jordan will lose control, mainly because Reggie Miller is too annoying, not how sharp his "trash talk" is.

  Sure enough, the real **** depends on those guys.

  Like Larry Bird...

  Reggie Miller looked at Yao Ming who suddenly stared at him and laughed. Although he didn't know what the latter was laughing at, he felt insulted inexplicably!

  And... so angry!

  Obviously this guy didn’t say anything, but he was so angry...

  The Pacers continue to give the ball to Artest, and the future "Charity World Peace" will suddenly take the ball. He didn't think much about it. Of course, he can't think too much about his character!

  Even if he just took the ball and failed to score, he will take the ball and attack directly this round. In Artest’s dictionary, hundreds of pages contain the same word: reckless!

   Battier did not make physical contact with him this time, but constantly adjusted his position and retreated, keeping himself always in front of Artest.

  Artest therefore could not get rid of Battier.

  At the basket, Karl Malone doubled-up in the first time.

  Artest encountered "male on the left and right" and chose to force the shot.

   "Dang!"

  Although he avoided the hands of Karl Malone and Battier in an extremely stiff posture, the ball was obviously crooked and he hit the backboard and jumped out.

Yao Ming stayed at the basket alone and was intercepted by Foster. He hadn't been entangled with "Meat Shield" for a long time. He couldn't get rid of it smoothly for a while. He could only watch O'Neal grab the rebound and finish with both hands. Dunk!

  The Pacers scored again!

The   point difference was overtaken by the Pacers again.

  6 minutes and 34 seconds, in the TNT commentary, watching the first quarter hit until now, Kenny Smith, who is still in a state of anxiety, couldn't help saying: "I didn't expect this game to start like this!"

  Many experts were more optimistic about the Rockets before the game, including him.

"Sure enough, none of the teams that can enter the Finals are weak teams. There is no reason why the Rockets value the Pacers so much! If the Rockets didn't pay much attention to it at the beginning, I am afraid that the current situation is more than just anxious. Now, the Rockets are likely to be in a more passive situation. Fortunately, all the Rockets have not been affected by the outside world. They value their opponents very much."

  Rockets: We are also on the right track!

   Even if you ask Yao Ming, his answer is definitely: I didn’t expect this Pacers team to be so difficult to deal with!

Because I met this team twice at the beginning of the season, the Rockets won easily without feeling any difficulty at all. Now it seems that this team has really completed the transformation through the regular season and the playoffs. , Although the loss of one Rasheed Wallace cost them a lot of combat effectiveness, but after all, it is a team that can reach the finals. The toughness and the strength of the team are not so weak that they can be handled by the Rockets at will. Point.

  After the first quarter, the two teams are still anxious with a score of 28 to 26.

  The Rockets relied on Yao Ming to make a mid-range shot at the buzzer, barely leading by 2 points!

"Ron Artest and Jermaine O'Neal are so good together!" Kenny Smith recalled how the Pacers played in the first quarter and pointed out the main reason this team can fight the Rockets. reason.

Artest’s assault put a lot of pressure on the Rockets’ flanks, forcing the Rockets’ inside to help Battier reinforce the defense, and when one of the Rockets inside had to be delayed, Artest’s Even if the ball does not score, the Pacers can rely on the advantage of two insiders to grab offensive rebounds and complete the second offense.

  The Pacers scored a lot of points in the first quarter.

  "We must find a way to stop their style of play!" Tom looked at Thibodeau.

  On the defensive end, he knows that Thibodeau can always give him a satisfactory answer.

   Thibodeau flipped through the Pacers’ player roster, and said, “Or...it’s a wheel fight! Show the Pacers our powerful reserves of the third and fourth positions!”

The Rockets can play the players in the fourth position this season. Not much to say. The "Meat Shield" can play. In the third position, the Rockets also have Sean Battier, Robert Horry and "American Jay Chou" Kovo. You can use...not to mention the Pacers, even in the entire league, the reserves in the third and fourth positions this season can be compared to the Rockets.

  The two cores of the Pacers happen to be the third player and the fourth player. O'Neal has been tortured by the "Meat Shield", and now Thibodeau intends to deal with Artest in the same way.

   Thibodeau added: "Also, this guy has to deal with Steve on the defensive end... This is also consuming his physical energy, and the consumption of wheel fighting will definitely cause this guy to have physical problems!"

  Carlisle used Artest against Francis today. His tyrannical body made Francis a little unbearable, and the first quarter was restricted very badly.

  Speaking of which, this is also the reason why the Rockets were unable to open the score in the first quarter.

The    system is still that system. Yao Ming stands outside the three-point line to contain the defense, and the other Rockets attack, but when Francis is restricted, how can other Rockets take on the offensive end of the Rockets?

  The Pacers easily broke the Rockets’ offensive system that made the Spurs helpless. From this point of view, there is no reason why the Pacers can play so anxiously with the Rockets!

  After hearing Thibodeau finished speaking, Tom did not say anything against, nodded and said: "Okay, let's try it first!"

  The Rockets immediately started to consume Artest through "wheel warfare" at the third position~www.novelmt.com~ and on the offensive end, Tom let Francis attack more with the ball...

  This did not have obvious effects at the beginning. The Rockets even allowed Francis to hold the ball too much, causing the offensive situation to be unopened, and the Pacers were led by the Pacers for a long time in the third quarter.

However, as the game came to the second half of the third quarter, the Rockets' "wheel fight" gradually took effect. Artest and O'Neal's breathing gradually became heavier, and the ups and downs of the chest became more obvious, no matter how slow Slowly, the game came to the fourth quarter. Artest could no longer easily squeeze Battier away, and O'Neal could no longer grab offensive rebounds so easily. As a result, the Pacers' efficiency on both ends of the offense and defense began to decline sharply. On the other hand, the Rockets still maintained the previous offensive and defensive rhythm, and slowly chased the point difference. 6 minutes and 5 seconds before the end, the Rockets smoothly surpassed the point difference, and then the point difference was widened by them. At the end of the game, the Rockets beat the Pacers by 96 to 86, 10 points, and won the first game of the finals!

  The big score came to 1-0!

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