Chapter 819: Seventy-third Victory
The Lakers' games are always eye-catching, not to mention that they played against the league's No. 1 Rockets, and this game was rightfully selected as the national broadcast game. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The Lakers were ambitious before the start of this season, and they were determined to win the championship, and in the media's predictions, the Lakers were also the biggest favorites to win the championship, and the Rockets were not paid attention to at all in the media's predictions, and of course they were not in the Lakers' field of vision.
The OK combination played very hard in this game, they were once able to bite the Rockets in the score, but it is unrealistic to beat the Rockets just by attacking, the Lakers still have a certain gap with the Spurs in the defensive system, especially after the Rockets once again sacrificed a five-small lineup, the Lakers' defense and the Rockets are not compatible, especially O'Neal can't prevent it at all, the Rockets pulled the score to 20 minutes away from a wave of three-point rain, and the game lost its suspense.
After that, although the Lakers had some sporadic counterattacks, it was not enough to salvage the defeat, and in the end, the Rockets defeated the Lakers 112-98 and swept the powerful Lakers in the regular season this season.
After the game against the Lakers, the Rockets did not leave Los Angeles and continued their trip to the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center the next day, which they won comfortably as well.
After that, they won consecutive victories over the Kings, Nets and Suns, winning seventeen in a row, but their winning streak was ended in Salt Lake City, on March 10, the Rockets lost 91-95 at the Jazz's plateau home court, this game, the Jazz were hand-to-hand with the Rockets all over the court, their defense was extremely tough, reflecting the Jazz's iron-blooded tradition, and the Rockets players also had some discomfort on the plateau, and the state was not excited, especially Rashid. Wallace was forced off the court after inexplicably spraining his ankle during an off-ball run five minutes into the game, which also disrupted the Rockets' pre-game deployment and made it difficult for them.
Rashid is missing. Wallace and Ding Hongxing's blocking and dismantling cooperation, the Rockets have one less conventional tactic, in the Jazz fans spare no effort to cheer and cheer, the Rockets' offensive tactics are very sluggish, the whole team has lost their touch, the whole court has been behind, and Ding Hongxing's full-court shooting rate has once again rarely fallen below 50%.
In the last 20 seconds, the Rockets were still 10 points behind the Jazz, when Ding Hongxing came to a wave of outbursts, he shot three three-pointers in a row, but the Jazz's Stockton was also stable in the Rockets' foul tactics, he made three of four free throws, and maintained the four-point lead until the end.
This is the Rockets' fifth loss in the regular season this season, and this defeat has also sounded some alarm bells for the Rockets, if they meet the Jazz in the playoffs, they need to be more prepared, in fact, two of the Rockets' five defeats this season have been lost on the plateau, one against the Nuggets and one against the Jazz, both of which can be called the home of the devil.
After returning to the home court to win over the Timberwolves, the Rockets traveled to the East, and they will have a wave of five consecutive road trips in the East, their opponents are the Knicks, Bucks, Pacers, Raptors and Cavaliers, because the Rockets have confirmed to enter the playoffs, and they are much ahead of the Lakers, who have the second regular season record, with only twenty games left in the regular season, it is almost a foregone conclusion to get the first place in the regular season, in order to prepare for the playoffs, Tomjanovic also began to rotate the players, For example, Olajuwon's playing time is slowly decreasing, not playing back-to-back games, and other players with minor injuries and illnesses are also allowed to rest, and try to be fully healthy before the playoffs begin.
Ding Hongxing is the only one who plays all the games, which is his own requirement, and his physical condition is always at its best and he doesn't need to rest.
In this reserved situation, in this wave of road trips, the Rockets lost the sixth game, that is, lost to the Pacers on the road, the Pacers have always been a very tough, tenacious team, in this game, the two sides have different attitudes to the game, the Pacers are all-out, and the Rockets are reserved, and then take turns to rest Rashid. It is not surprising that Wallace and Jackson lost in the end.
Of course, the Rockets still achieved a record of four wins and one loss in the end on this road trip, which can be regarded as satisfying.
After winning four in a row, the Rockets met the Timberwolves on the road, who boast the most versatile power forward in the NBA today. Garnett, Garnett was in his prime at this time, and the Rockets rested two or three players in rotation, and Garnett, the strong wolf king who sought to win, led the wolves to give the Rockets their seventh loss of the season.
With only 10 games left to play, the Rockets are close to topping the regular season and have a good chance of breaking the NBA's all-time record for the best record, which keeps everyone on their radar.
For Ding Hongxing himself, his happy event is approaching, Lu Chaohui's due date is around April 20th, and the last game of the Rockets' regular season this season is exactly April 20 at home against the Grizzlies, and the day before, the Rockets will play the Suns away, he has prepared for those two games to rest by himself, accompanying Lu Chaohui, at this moment, no matter how important the game is, it is not as important as Lu Chaohui's body and the health of the child, at this important moment, Ding Hongxing must be by his wife's side.
From April 2 to April 17, the Rockets won eight consecutive victories under the leadership of Ding Hongxing, who averaged 45 points, 14 boards, 16 assists, 8 steals, and 4 blocks per game because of the excitement of the child's imminent birth, all of which exceeded the season average.
After a big home win over the SuperSonics at No. 17, the Rockets have taken their 73rd win, officially surpassing the Chicago Bulls' record of 72 wins in the 95-96 season.
After this record, of course, the American media was overwhelmed with reports and publicity, and they witnessed the birth of another great team.