After the All-Star Weekend, Ding returned to Houston and after two days off and two days with his family, the Rockets hosted the Pistons on Feb. 16 and won easily. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, the next two games will not be so easy, they will play the Spurs on the 19th and 21st, first away and then home, the Spurs, as the defending champions, have a very average regular season record this season, currently only ranked fourth in the West, they urgently need to beat the strong team to gain some confidence, if they lose both games against the Rockets, not only will it be a big blow to their confidence, but they are likely to fall to fifth place.

Therefore, against the Rockets, the Spurs must give it their all.

Just been teammates with Duncan at the All-Star Game, and now they have become opponents, so the two are still a little unaccustomed, and the two also hugged and greeted each other before the game, but at the beginning of the game, there was not so much warmth.

The whole Spurs team is going all out on defense, they are red-eyed, as if they want to swallow the Rockets players alive, especially in the defensive three-point shot, they spare no effort, even Duncan has been following Rashid. Wallace will never let him easily get an open shot, and Robinson sits under the basket to protect the rim.

In the first quarter of the game, Ding Hongxing scored 18 points alone, and the two teams tied 22, which is quite a low score for the Rockets with ferocious offensive firepower.

After the start of the second quarter of the game, the Spurs' defensive strategy against Ding Hongxing changed again, Ding Hongxing dribbled to the frontcourt, first Duncan stepped forward to delay, and the other players made every effort to follow their own marking targets to prevent them from receiving the ball.

Such a defensive strategy effectively severed the connection between Ding Hongxing and his teammates, forcing Ding Hongxing to play inefficient singles, because Robinson could not come out of the basket, it also limited Ding Hongxing's breakthrough, but this defensive strategy put forward high requirements for the team's defensive system, the players' willingness to defend, and the tacit understanding between players.

This defensive strategy worked well, and by the middle of the second quarter, the Spurs had an eight-point lead over the Rockets at 38-30.

At this time, Tomjanovic waved his hand and replaced several players, and the Rockets' on-court lineup became Rashid. Wallace, Marion, Jackson, Mobley and Ding Hongxing's small lineup, this lineup of five people can pull away and shoot three-pointers, which makes the Spurs' defense difficult all of a sudden, Robinson can no longer hold the basket and can't get out, otherwise there will always be an empty space on the outside, and after Robinson follows out, the Spurs basket will be empty, which is very good news for Ding Hongxing's breakthrough.

After hesitating for a while, the Spurs still maintained the defensive strategy just now, continuing to let Robinson guard the basket and the outside players to strengthen the rotation defense, which is a bet on the Rockets' three-point hand.

Sure enough, the Spurs won the bet this time, and the Marion three-point shot that they vacated today did not feel good, missing three shots in a row, and the Rockets' defense also had some problems, and the interior height was insufficient, allowing the Spurs to frequently win singles on the inside.

At the end of the first half, the Rockets only scored some points with a few hero shots from Ding Hongxing, but they still trailed by 12 points at 41-53, which was their lowest halftime score this season.

However, Tomjanovic did not blame the players, the Rockets can afford to lose one game now, and the Spurs' defensive strategy is very physically draining, and they can't keep the whole game.

Sure enough, after six minutes in the third quarter, the Spurs had some physical problems, and Vicky had to replace Robinson and other key players, who played too long in the first half, and that style of play was too physical.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the Spurs coming to the bench early, the Rockets' long-suppressed offense suddenly exploded, and they played a wave of 22-5 super attacks in the second half of the third quarter, and after the end of the third quarter, they led the Spurs by five points at 77-72.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Spurs were no longer able to resist the Rockets' offense, their extreme defensive strategy was not able to maintain intensity all the time, and when they maintained such an extreme defense for most of the half and failed to lead the Rockets, it was a huge blow to their confidence.

In the end, the Rockets defeated the Spurs 108-97, although the score gap was not too big, but the Spurs had played to the extreme, and even so, they couldn't see the chance to win, which was too shocking.

Ding Hongxing once again scored a triple-double of more than 50 points in this game, but such a performance is no longer news.

After returning to the home court, the Rockets had a day off and played another game with the Spurs, which was also the last game of the season between the Rockets and the defending champions.

This game meant that the Rockets swept the defending champion Spurs in the regular season, and also showed the Rockets' determination to win the championship.

In the next game, the Rockets defeated the Hornets by 30 points away, and after returning to their home court, they beat the Nuggets who had won the Rockets at home on the plateau by a huge margin of 136 points to 82, which was also a hearty revenge.

The Rockets are at the top of the league on both offensive and defensive ends this season, and when they really want to win a game, no team can stop them except their own touch.

In this situation, the Rockets went to Los Angeles to challenge the Los Angeles Lakers, which is also the last game of the season for these two teams, and if the Rockets can beat the Lakers again, it will also sweep the main championship opponent this season.

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