The Godfather of Basketball

Sun Yue sent the Rockets' sideline ball directly to Artest, and Artest turned around and broke through with his back against Bowen.

Seeing Artest's ferocious expression, Yuduka, a sophomore on the weak side, didn't dare to help him.

Artest pressed Bowen for a layup.

"What are you doing? Ah? What are you doing!" Popovich jumped angrily on the sidelines.

The Spurs attacked, Mason and Uduka played a pick-and-roll, and after breaking the ball, a beautiful pass was given to Uduka.

Uduka is about to dunk the ball.

But at this time Artest retreated to the basket and greeted him with all his teeth and claws.

Uduka hesitated visibly.

"boom!"

There was a physical confrontation between the two, and the dunk turned into a throw.

"boom!"

The basketball went out of the basket and was grabbed by Sun Yue who rushed in.

The Rockets quickly pushed the fast break, and Artest received the ball in the frontcourt and went on a rampage. Looking back, he saw Jordan following behind him and smashed the ball directly on the backboard.

While smashing, he pushed Bowen out of the field with his own strength.

Jordan took a big step, holding down the backboard and bouncing the ball and jumping directly.

"Boom!"

He raised his feet and smashed his whole body onto the basket. The huge force directly pushed the basket down by three or four centimeters.

The cheers exploded.

Since Artest was called a technical foul, the Rockets have completely turned the momentum on the field!

Popovich couldn't sit still anymore, turned around and called Ginobili and McDyess.

The Spurs played a hammer tactic on the court. Mason missed a three-pointer and Jordan received a defensive rebound.

The Rockets pushed for a fast break, and Sun Yue took the lead with the dribble. After being chased by Hill, he looked back and passed the ball to Artest who followed up.

Artest made an emergency stop outside the three-point line.

Straight up and down, the posture is a bit ugly.

"boom!"

The basketball hit the backboard like a cannonball, but it bounced and scored!

40 to 30!

The Rockets played a wave of 11 to 3 spurts in the past!

The point difference went straight to double digits!

Popovich couldn't stand it anymore, and called a timeout without waiting for Ginobili and McDyess to play.

When Artest was off the field, Tang Tian smiled and punched him in the chest: "Nice job!"

The two teams have been in a stalemate since the beginning of the game. This wave of offensive climax led by Artest has brought the balance of victory back.

Back from the timeout, Popovich replaced all the main players except Finley, plus Ginobili.

He was really angry, and he also realized that the situation was wrong.

Tang Tian's reaction was also quick. Seeing the Spurs' substitutions, except for Artest replacing Battier, the other starters were also replaced.

Here, the Spurs Ginobili made a sudden move, and McGrady just made a kill and hit the free throw line.

Duncan beat Yi Jianlian under the basket, and Yao Ming also beat McDyess when he turned around.

After the scuffle at the beginning of the second quarter, the two sides entered a stalemate again.

Popovich made various tactical adjustments, and Tang Tian saw the tricks, and he couldn't get the score closer.

This is also a game between masters, and a small detail has already determined success or failure.

The game unknowingly came to the second half of the fourth quarter, and the Rockets led 101 to 92.

In the Spurs' offense, Duncan sank in the low post and Yao Ming defended behind him.

At this point in the game, there was no need to save energy, and the two faced each other directly.

Duncan turned around and hit back, but he didn't force it. He also knew that he didn't have an advantage in this matchup.

Parker and Ginobili cut the Rockets defense on both sides.

But for the Rockets, Artest and Battier were on the court at the same time, and the opportunity was not so easy to come by.

Duncan saw that there was no chance, so he could only turn around and fight hard.

He turned around, turned his back, leaned against Yao Ming, and made an outside hook with his other hand.

This ball is very difficult.

The ball barely passed Yao Ming's fingertips.

"boom!"

The ball hit the high point of the backboard, bounced to the front of the rim, and rolled in.

Duncan deserves to be a historical super giant.

"Press the rhythm!" Tang Tian waved to Billups on the sidelines at this time.

Billups nodded, as a veteran, and played against the Spurs in 2005, he definitely has enough experience.

He dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and he was not in a hurry to organize the offense. When he got to the frontcourt and McGrady, he poured the ball to each other a few times, and the time was reduced to about 10 seconds. Then he called Yao Ming to play a pick-and-roll, and after the split, the ball was weak Side Maddie.

McGrady broke through and killed the inside line with the ball, causing McDyess' thug foul.

"Don't fight!" Popovich yelled to remind him from the sidelines.

After he finished speaking, he looked up at the time, obviously in a hurry.

The Rockets not only finished the attack just now for 24 seconds, but also had two free throw opportunities.

McGrady went to the free throw line, took a deep breath, and made two free throws.

The Rockets also led by 9 points.

The Spurs attacked, Duncan sent a second pass to Ginobili, but Yao Ming under the basket was in place to help defend, which interfered with Ginobili's shot, the ball came directly across the bridge, and Artest who rushed over took it.

The Rockets had a fast break on the third line, but Billups yelled for Artest to pass the ball over, slowly dribbled the ball across the half court, and gave up on the fast break.

When it comes to the frontcourt, time is still pressed.

Popovich looked up at the time again, and shouted at the players on the court to let them double-team.

McGrady was double-teamed with the ball and returned to Billups, and Billups was double-teamed to Artest.

Under the command of Billups, the Rockets were in no hurry to attack.

After 24 seconds of the final offense, the Rockets failed to score. Yao Ming grabbed an offensive rebound in the chaos, and then gave it to Billups on the outside.

Billups reached out to signal to press the time again, and the faces of the Spurs players on the field were a little desperate.

Popovich also kept shaking his head.

More than 2 minutes passed, and the Spurs failed to catch up by a point.

At this time, Tang Tian sat back on the bench in peace.

In the NBA, it is difficult to play against the wind, and it is not so easy to play with the wind, especially at the last moment, if you are not careful, you will be reversed by your opponent.

But the so-called team is as old as a treasure, and Billups is in charge, so he doesn't have to worry about it.

Billups has always been pressing the rhythm, and the Rockets' defensive strength has always been online, and the Spurs can't catch up.

On the last attack, Billups pressed to the frontcourt to let the time run out.

The score was finally fixed at 108 to 99.

When the final whistle sounded, the audience instantly fell into a boiling state.

Yao Ming scored a game-high 32 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, McGrady scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Artest scored 14 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals, Yi Jianlian scored 12 points and 6 rebounds, Jordan scored 8 points and 7 rebounds, Sun Yue scored 7 Points, 4 assists, 2 steals...

A pinnacle battle ended with the Rockets winning.

Tang Tian also won the first round against Popovich.