Whether you can win the regular season championship depends not only on your own strength, but also on your opponent. On www.biquge.info the one hand, the Rockets can firmly hold the first place in the league, on the one hand, because of their own strength, and the young players they have cultivated in the past few years have grown into the harvest period, which can be said to be a matter of course, and on the other hand, the other first-line teams in the league have more or less gone wrong.

The Lakers Kings will be injured and miss many games, the Spurs have changed to a new head control and have a bad start to the run-in, the Nets lack new signing center Mourning, the Pistons draft failure list Millisic is useless, the Mavericks are not effective in recruiting and the chemistry is very poor, and the Pacers are also plagued by repeated injuries at the beginning of the season.

Among these powerhouses, the one who seems to be the best against the Rockets is the King. They started without the main driver Webb with Miller and Divac in twink, and it worked well, putting up an impressive 43-15 record as of February, second in the league behind the Rockets. What is valuable is that they also won two games against the Rockets and maintained a psychological advantage.

On March 2, the Kings finally welcomed their core superstar Chris Brown in their home game against the Clippers. Webb's comeback. Brad, who played very well before. Miller was on the bench and Webb started the game. He chipped in 26+12+4 on 12-of-18 shooting to lead his team to a win over the Clippers. For the Kings at the time, it was a strong build-up, and this season seems to be on the bright side.

But soon Webb exposed the problem. In the away game against the weak team Heat on the 6th, Webber only made 8 of 21 shots and got 22+9, while his Heat power forward Odom cut a triple-double of 30+19+11, which overshadowed Weber. The Kings lost by 6 points.

Back-to-back games against Magic on the 7th, Webb, who had just returned, was rested, and the team won away by 17 points. In the game against the Warriors on the 9th, although the Kings won, Webb played only 2 of 21 shots and scored only 5 points.

The media is harsh, the ball is played abnormally, and the voice of criticism naturally comes. Some media outlets have even begun to discuss whether the Kings already don't need Webb, Brad. Whether Miller would be more appropriate to start. Some Kings fans also began to be suspicious of the hero, and some even booed Webb and scolded him for being a softie.

On March 16, Webb scored 15+9 on 5-of-17 shooting, and the Kings lost to the Nets by 17 points. The next day, back-to-back losses to the underdog Wizards.

Webb began to experience tremendous pressure that he had not experienced in his previous career. And due to the injury, his knee has not recovered 100% and he has gained weight, which has caused his bounce, speed and agility to decrease. He also began to doubt himself to a certain extent.

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The Rockets lost to the Suns and narrowly beat the Warriors to move to 52-15. On March 21, the Rockets traveled to Sacramento to take on the Kings' home arena, Arco Arena.

"The Kings are a team that is weak in offense and defense, and they are slightly better than the Mavericks in terms of imbalance. It should be noted that their three-point shooting is very powerful, and they can destroy any strong team with firepower. Tang Shuai laid out the tactics: "The good news is that their defense has obvious shortcomings, although they play double towers, their rebounding and rim protection ability are relatively average. As long as we feel the rhythm of our throws, we can definitely win them. ”

This time, Tang Shuai obviously had a crow's mouth. The Rockets played well but kept falling behind, that is, the players shot mediocre and could not erase the point difference. Only Billups and Turkoglu made a three-pointer each in the first half, and the others were on the outside. The Kings shot 7-of-12 from three-point range, and Studjakovic hit four three-pointers by himself. The highest score in the Rockets halftime was actually Wallace with 12 points, and Maddie only scored 8+3+4 which is so good for others, but it can only be regarded as a mediocre performance for a superstar.

"Young men, why don't you call the king?" The elegant Tang Shuai did not panic, he arranged a defensive strategy; "Webb was inconsistent with his shooting last season and even worse this season when he returned from injury. So in the second half, Oku starts and you have to assist Yao to protect the box because Divac could pull Yao out of the penalty line. When encountering Bibi blocking, you must dare to change the defense and make up for the outside line. Webb lets him shoot when he's outside the free-throw line, provoking him if necessary and upsetting him. ”

"This 。。。。。。 I'm really not very good at this kind of work" Oku is European, and there is still a gap between American culture.

"Haha, don't pull your face down." Da Meng smiled and patted Oku's shoulder, "Flying Jordan didn't do this kind of thing back then. He's not just going to destroy you with his skills on the pitch, I even suspect he's trash about ruining some players' entire careers. ”

"I'll do my best!" Oku nodded.

(Note: Challenging opposing players is a common occurrence in the NBA.) Glover, Jordan's royal trainer, once wrote an article revealing that Jordan is a master of psychological warfare. He will use various tricks to interfere with the state of opposing players, such as running to the away team's dressing room to harass the opponent, and even spouting trash talk to the opposing star when he is not in good shape. ）

"Coach, you shouldn't have come up with this kind of defensive move, right?" Da Meng, who has worked with Tang Shuai for many years, asked secretly.

"Of course, this is what Jason texted." Lao Tang smiled, "Webber only shot 2 of 8 in the first half, look at his performance in the second half." ”

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Tang Shuai knows very well that a 15-point deficit is not a difficult point difference for the firepower rockets to catch up. The key is how the Rockets can defend against the King's fierce outside projection. The rockets, who have always shown themselves to be a good baby army, play cleanly, and it is finally time to show their hideous minions.

Jefferson was blocked by defensive star Christie on his first shot. Miller got the ball, Maddie pressed on the spot, and forced Miller to miss the ball for several seconds with a suspected foul move, killing the King's fast break opportunity.

Webb held the ball high and was about to break through with the ball when he was surprised to find Oku three metres in front of him. "What are these Turks doing? Caught off? Coach Rocket doesn't scold him? For a moment, Webb was a little confused.

"You're a girl!" Oku yelled and made a vicious face.

I can't bear it! Webb pulled up a jumper, but unfortunately the action was a little deformed, and the iron missed.

Yao Ming grabbed the rebound and quickly made a long pass, and Maddie got the ball to Parker on the other side, who made an easy layup, 45:58.

Bibby's individual abilities aren't as outstanding in the league, but he's accurate and cool-headed. At this moment, he clearly realized that Webb was a little out of his mind, and when he saw Webber shouting for the ball, he hesitated and gave the ball to Miller.

But Miller also struggled to face Yao Ming's height, and he missed the shot.

Jefferson assists Oku for a three-pointer to make it 48-58.

Bibby was forced to give Webb this time, and Webber took the opportunity to shoot this time. Bibi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that Webber would adjust to this.

"Don't waver, Oku, keep going!" Assistant Smith shouted from the sidelines.

Parker's pass was broken, and Christie was about to make a layup. Maddie slammed into it and took Christie down. The whistle blows, two penalties and one throw!

Instead of being frustrated by the blow, the Rockets players were cheered. Even the mild-mannered Maddie has taken out the attitude of a villain to fight, what reason is there not to fight!

Christie hit two free throws, but immediately his pass to Webb was stealed by Wallace, who had just come on the court, and Yao Ming hit it, 50-60.

Oku lets Webb go again. In the face of this kind of defense, Webb's best footwork and passing skills were useless, and he hit another jumper. Maddie hit a two-point shot.

Webb's face was pale, and he didn't know how to fight in the face of this unfamiliar situation.