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The game on December 28 was very difficult for the Rockets, relying on Billups' quasi-final shot to beat the underdog Bucks by 3 points at the last moment.

Back-to-back challenges against the Cavaliers on the 29th were expected to be a tough battle. Before the game, the Rocket Cavaliers were 17-11, but due to the overall weakness of the East, the Cavaliers ranked first in the Central Region and second in the East. But the Rockets can be called the bitter master of the Cavaliers' core James, LeBron. James was repeatedly deflated against the Rockets last season. In this game, he still faced Jefferson's sluggish performance, only 3+3+5 on 0-of-5 shooting, and the Cavaliers also lost to the Rockets by a double-digit difference.

On the 31st, they played against the Bucks again, and this time the Rockets returned to their home court and did not give their opponents any chance. In the case of Yao Ming's rotation, he relied on 30 three-point shots of 14 to beat the opponent. Vallejo came off the bench for 24 minutes and scored 6+8, setting two personal records.

And so the Rockets ended 2004 with a 19-11 record. They overtook the Kings and Timberwolves, finishing just 19-10 at halftime and sitting in fifth place in the West, except for the top three divisions. The media has a flat opinion on this, the defending champion, it is normal to win a wave of consecutive victories to return to the forefront, and it is abnormal to keep losing before.

In the first game of the New Year on January 2, 2005, Wang Yuanfei's mentality against Jazz had reached the point of madness, and he instructed Tang Shuai to continue to implement the rotational rest, not only Yao Ming continued to rest, but also took Billups. However, the Jazz have already been judged to be two teams from the beginning of the season, and their morale has been sluggish since the injury of Kirilenko, and they have fallen to 14th place in the West with 11 wins and 19 losses. Although Oku still scored 14+9 data steadily, the Rockets were all soldiers, with Jefferson, Turkoglou, Reed, Purzbilla, Bosh, and Parker scoring double-doubles. The score was finally fixed at 87-99, and the Rockets, who were all absent from CTM, still won against the Jazz.

The ball was speechless when it was far away. I couldn't win the ball I wanted to win before, and I can't lose the ball I want to lose now, it's really unlucky!

Three days later, the Toyota Center finally welcomed a heavyweight opponent, the league leader - the Phoenix Suns, the upstarts in the West! Speaking of the Suns, it is a miracle that they were a lottery team last season, only beating the Clippers and finishing 13th in the West, and are not favored by various expert commentators at all. This season, they lost to the Cavaliers and Kings after winning four in a row, and then played a staggering nine consecutive wins, and then lost to the Timberwolves and then lost to the Spurs after another 11 straight wins. They currently lead the league with a magnificent 27-4 record, and no one can say exactly how much potential this big dark horse has.

"The Suns' style of play is very simple and practical, like the run-and-gun style of our bench lineup. They put Sean in the third position. Marion mentioned power forward and Stoudemire in the number four position as center. The substitution line-up is to let a traditional center forward like Magloyl go up to play positional battles, which should be said to be the opposite of us. Curry Sr. said as usual.

"Marion is averaging almost 20+10 per game, but don't be intimidated by his stats. The Suns have the most rounds per game in the league, and it's just their fast pace that leads to high player stats, and their opponents are also not low. Yuan Fei added: "The Suns' defensive ability is almost mid-league, but the offense is among the best in the league. In particular, they are averaging around 25 three-pointers per game, which is about the same frequency as last season, and their shooting percentage of around 40% is temporarily higher than last season. You must know that our Rockets were known as the strongest three-point team in history last season, and now this title may change hands. ”

"That means being very careful with the Suns' three-point shots?" Jefferson said: "Then our outside players must be close. ”

"It's easier said than done. The Suns' tactics are simple and simple, that is, fast offense with Nash as the core, blocking and pick-and-roll, and V-shaped formation. There are many variations in saying complexity. For example, Stoudemire has a stable mid-range shooting ability, and he also has a one-handed shot within the three-point line, can Da Yao prevent it? Yuan Fei paused and continued to analyze: "Quentin, who is often ambushed in the bottom corner. Richardson and Jim. Jackson has a very consistent three-point ability, and backup guard Barbossa is lightning fast and has a shot with one hand. It's not a big problem for us to patronize the pitcher who defends the bottom corner, but what about the frontal ball-handler shooting? Nash may be the only point guard in the league today who can shoot more threes than Chauncey, and can we stop his shot from inside cover? ”

"Our center, whether it is Yao or Dapu, has no ability to change defenses, and can only expect Chauncy to interfere with Nash when he is covering." Tang Shuai also had a solemn face, the first opponent in the league, of course, it was not easy to deal with. Their effective tactics for fighting all over the alliance are naturally not something that the rocket can discuss with a few words.

Yao Ming stood in front of Stoudemire, and the two entered the league in the same position, and there was also a battle for the best rookie selection. Now both of them are finally on the same starting line as the starting center of the league's top teams.

Although Yao Ming is significantly stronger than Stoudemire in terms of height, the latter has a bounce that is far superior to that of Da Yao. The jump ball was won by Si and Jim. Jackson gets the ball to Nash.

Nash got the ball and sped up, not at all like a guy who had just finished back-to-back games. Yesterday they played against the Timberwolves in Minnesota, where Nash played 37 minutes and had 20 points and 16 assists.

Billups immediately pounced and blocked his opponent's fast attack lane. Nash was born in '76 and was 30 years old at this time, while Chauncey was 28 years old. Both superstar point guards are late bloomers, and they only stepped onto the superstar stage halfway through their careers.

The Suns passed the ball around, and neither Jackson in the bottom corner nor Marion on the wing got a good shot. Suns coach D'Antoni's basketball philosophy is that if the opportunity is right, eight seconds of an offensive attack is enough. If you don't have a chance, try to solve the battle within 20 seconds, and try not to drag it out until the last 24 seconds.

Nash trusted the manager's tactics and he didn't have much time to get the ball and take action. Of course, this time the shot was relatively reluctant and missed.

On the Rockets' side, Bosh found an opportunity and made a mid-range shot, but unfortunately missed. Stoudemire got the rebound and handed it to Nash, and the Suns did take 8 seconds to complete a fast break, but unfortunately Marion ran out of the open space and hit a three-point iron. The Rockets passed patiently after attacking the frontcourt, but Reed lost the ball due to a careless pass, and Nash assisted Jackson to shoot the first shot of the game, 3-0.

In an instant, the two sides fought a total of 5 rounds, and the game lasted only one minute. The fast-paced rocket meets the particularly fast-paced sun, which is destined to be a battle of lightning rhythm. (To be continued.) )