On April 28, the two sides moved to Sacramento for the third match. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info For the king, it's a last stand.

Usually the first round of the playoffs is often clear between strong and weak, and the most important game for a strong team to play a weak team is always the third game. Why? The higher-ranked teams are often able to play consistently to take a 2-0 lead in the first two home games, while the underdogs always have to fight to the death when they return to their home stadiums, and if the third game is repeated, there will be no suspense in this series. Therefore, the Rockets did not underestimate the enemy and prepared for this game seriously.

The Kings' roster is not very luxurious, but the players have their own characteristics, and there are no obvious holes, especially the depth and depth of the wings. The Rockets' Jefferson Reed combination and the league average are already tall wing combinations, but with the Kings' small forward Ron Brown. Artest, scoring guard Bunch. Wells's two muscle sticks are smaller than each other. In addition, the substitute Garcia is also a big man who is more than 2 meters tall, and the height of the king's flanks can be described as amazing.

As soon as the Rockets got the ball in the opening game, Billups broke through and gave it to Jefferson on the run, and he hit a layup in the air.

The Kings did play on the wing, with center Miller pulling Bosh out of the box on the outside, but guard Wells fell to the low post to play Reid. Wells is tall and strong, born with a ****** very good at back-to-back play, taking into account tonnage, explosiveness, back-to-back technique and frame breaking ability. Reid was over-balanced by him, and Wells rolled over and hit a jumper.

The Rockets gave the ball to Bosh, who hit a strong shot from the basket and drew a foul on Thomas and hit the free throw. Thomas is also a strong player, but after all, his talent is mediocre, and he can only be tired of encountering a second-tier star like Bosh.

Miller held the ball high and passed to Artest, who forced a step forward to make a layup. Jefferson was pushed aside and couldn't do anything. The Artest is as strong as an ox, and although he is only 2 meters tall, he weighs a full 260 pounds (about 118 kilograms), far more than Jefferson at 233 pounds and Reed at 220 pounds. It has an absolute advantage in physical confrontation.

However, Artest was known throughout the league for his short temper, and he was responsible for the Auburn Hills Palace Incident that year. He was overly excited to score and yelled at Jefferson, only to receive a technical foul. Reid made a free throw, 6-4.

Wells hit the basket again, Reed couldn't resist the back-to-back defeat, and this time Yao Ming came up in time to help defend and reached out to block. The referee's whistle blows, and the thug fouls.

Yao Ming shook his head, but didn't say anything. People's home field, besides, the Rockets are leading 2-0, and the mentality must be correct. Wells hit one of two free throws and the Rockets still lead.

Billups missed a three-pointer and Bosh grabbed the rebound, but Wells came up and pulled the ball down. He dribbled the ball himself and hit the basket straight to the basket.

Reed missed a three-point shot, Miller assisted Artest to shoot a three-pointer, and the Kings overtook it!

Yao Mingqiang returned one under the basket, but Miller immediately assisted Wells to shoot a short shot.

The Rockets' outside shooters collectively didn't feel good and played very hard. Fortunately, the king is also not good at archery, and he has repeatedly hit iron on the outside. At the end of the first quarter, the two sides were tied at 21, and Wells had 12 points and five rebounds on 4-of-4 shooting.

Wells joined the league after graduating from college in '98, and he was considered an older rookie, and he was 30 years old by '06. After playing in the league for all these years, he only averaged 17+6 per game at his best, and he could only be regarded as a third-tier star. Later, after joining the Grizzlies, his state plummeted, his scoring efficiency was not high, he was not on good terms with the head coach, and he was a little older. Eventually sent to the king by the team. I didn't expect him to rejuvenate here. He settled down and played seriously, and although he didn't score much, he set career highs in rebounds, blocks, steals and other statistics. It seems that Wells has settled on this role.

But today, this trick seems to show its hideous fangs that have been hidden for a long time.

Adelman didn't panic at all, he replaced Yao Ming instead, but instead of the usual first substitute Purzbilla, it was Andre. Vallejo!

In the past two years, Yao Ming and Bosh have been too dazzling, which directly caused fans to fool the existence of Valejo, in their opinion, the backup center is also in passable shape, just go on the court and grab a few rebounds. Adelman doesn't say much, but he watches every player carefully, and he has long noticed Vallejo's improvement. Vallejo played very little minutes in the regular season, but he achieved a gratifying 11+10 per 36 minutes, and he has a certain mid-range shooting threat and good passing ability. He is also very good at observing the emotions of the other party and will provoke the emotional changes of the opponent. This kind of player who plays smartly, every coach loves.

Vallejo and Bosh came on at the same time, and the first benefit was that Bosh didn't have to switch Miller. Kenny. Thomas doesn't have the height and reach of Bosh, and putting him under the basket is not effective for killing, while Vallejo is more of a threat than Yao Ming in the high post. At this point, he handed a hand-to-hand pass to Roy, who cut in, and Miller immediately pounced to fill in the position. Roy stuffed Bosh to the basket again, Bosh scored an easy dunk and the Dragon King roared again.

Artest ran again and hit the basket, Vallejo stepped forward to help defend, and fell down as soon as he made contact. The referee's whistle blows, and Artest fouls him.

"Fake fall!" Atai stared at Valejo angrily, but Xiaowa didn't even look at him, looking like an honest man who was angry.

"Warning, don't question the referee's decision!" The referee was upset and warned Atay once.

In the Rockets' offensive round, Billups and Vallejo made a layup after blocking and picking.

"This little tile is really good." Yao Ming was also happy.

Bibby missed a three-pointer and Vallejo grabbed the rebound. It's the Rockets' possession again.

Artest was so angry that he always wanted to find a chance to take revenge. The opportunity really came, Vallejo turned around and dribbled in the high post, Artai hurriedly went up to help defend, pretending to break the ball and took advantage of the situation to swing a punch to the opponent's abdomen. Vallejo fell in response and the referee blew the whistle for a defensive foul.

Artest was dumbfounded, and the punch just brushed the side of the opponent and fell, not hitting the ground at all. And Vallejo's painful expression when he fell to the ground didn't seem to be disguised, and even the initiator Atay himself was stunned.

"I think Vallejo dodged nine times out of ten, and now the fall to the ground is all a show." Purzbila laughed. Dapu is an honest man, and he has been played by the treacherous junior Xiaowa in the team's training.

After carefully watching the replay, the referee blew Artest for a malicious foul and threw two free throws. At this point, Vallejo returned to his vigorous form and walked to the free throw line and hit both free throws.

The Kings, who managed to take some lead in the opening game, were disrupted by Vallejo and messed up their own position. Tekoglu and Roy took the opportunity to hit back-to-back shots, and a small surge widened the difference.

In the end, Wells contributed a game-high 27 points and 16 rebounds, and Artest also scored 14+8, but the Rockets firmly controlled the situation and never let them find a chance to overtake. 102:94 The Rockets won on the road, rewriting the series to 3-0. (To be continued.) )