(213) A battle on thin ice
Wang Yuanfei did not follow the team to participate in this trip, and he has reached the end of this semester and is frantically making up classes to get credits. Fortunately www.biquge.info the players are still competitive, and the stumbling streak can be regarded as maintaining the winning streak.
On April 7, Yao Ming, who was in great form, once again dominated the inside line with 30+14 data. Although the Warriors are known for their fast pace and squealing slow tall centers, the gap in hard power could not be bridged, and they ended up losing by seven points.
After only a day's rest, they went to the city of Sa to challenge the king. The Kings, who had a poor record in the middle of the season, gradually found their sense after trading Artest, and the injured players also came back to have a certain combat effectiveness. Brad. Miller repeatedly used the range advantage to pull Yao Ming out of the penalty area, but Bosh actively switched defenses to let Yao Ming go to Kenny, who lacked range. Thomas. The rest of the Kings players were also not feeling good, Artest, Wells, Raheem and Martin combined for just 9 of 33 shots, and they finally lost by 8 points.
On April 10, the Rockets played Jazz away, and the main player Yao Ming took turns to rest. Bosh, Billups and Reed carried the scoring load, with all three leading 20. After a fierce battle, the two sides were tied at 83 in the last two minutes of the game.
The crucial shot was given to Reed, but he missed the three-point shot this time. Oku grabbed the rebound.
Adversity sees the truth, and at the moment of life and death, his old teammate Oku suddenly made a butter hand error, and Bosh quickly grabbed the ball and hit a layup himself.
Kirilenko drew a foul on Jefferson, but only one of two free throws made it to 85:84 with the Rockets still leading by one point.
Next, the Jazz handed to star power forward Boozer, but he missed two consecutive shots. Instead, it was Vallejo who caught the ball under the basket and cleverly caused the opponent to foul.
The Brazilian actor made one of two free throws to extend his lead again. There are only 6 seconds left in the game.
Spurs veteran Devin. Brown missed a three-pointer and the Rockets came away with a thrilling victory. Win all of the Devil's Matches in 7 days with 5 consecutive visitors!
Immediately after the race, ESPN announced the latest simulation results. The probability that the Rockets will tie the Bulls' record of 72 wins has increased to 81.2 percent, while the probability of breaking the record is as high as 47.1 percent.
It was an exciting conclusion for fans around the world, who realised that a great record was about to be made, and that this great moment would be remembered by a generation of fans.
And the first reaction of the Rocket generals after returning to Houston was not excitement, but fatigue, this 5 consecutive visitors were too nervous, they were too tired.
"It's not like I haven't played a game, it's not like I haven't lost, but I'm very nervous this time." Bosh couldn't help but complain: "I always feel that if I don't lose another game carefully, this season's hard work will be in vain." ”
"It's not just physical, it's mentally exhausting." Billups explained: "We were so nervous and we were walking on thin ice. ”
"Haha, what's wrong with you guys? We were down 3-1 in the finals that year, and we didn't see you like this. Yuan Fei laughed.
"It's different. There are teams that lose in the finals every year, and there are not many chances to hit 73 wins. In a sense, it's harder than winning the championship. Bosh understands it this way.
"But if we break this record, the pressure is even more on us." Johnson said: "If we break the record and we don't win the championship, we will not be a laughing stock in the eyes of others. ”
"How do you say that? I'm against it. Curry Sr. said: "The championship is great, but if you play well in the regular season, isn't it great?" If you don't want to break the record, don't break it, leave it to my son to break it when he joins the Rockets. You're about the same age anyway. ”
(Note: Curry Jr. was born in 1988 and joined the league in '09.) Amir. Johnson was born in 1987 and joined the league in '05. The two are about the same age, except that Curry was a junior when he entered the draft, while Johnson entered the draft in his junior year)
The crowd laughed. Yuan Fei was moved, pulled Curry to the side and asked, "Is it time to consider letting Stephen enter the NBA early?" ”
Old Curry was puzzled by the question, and said, "Jason, have you forgotten?" Stephen is only in his third year of high school this year, but the league has stopped high school students from running. ”
"I'll go, forget about this stubble!"
"He's in college this summer, and he can play in the draft as early as next year's freshman year." Curry asked suspiciously, "Are you a dog in the truth?" Or is it just because we have a personal relationship to take care of me? ”
"We have an ancient Chinese saying that a tiger father has no dog, your three-point shot is so accurate, your son must be no worse!" Yuan Fei patted his chest and said: "But I'm still worried that Stephen will be intercepted by other teams in advance, especially the Lakers!" ”
"Oh? Why did the Lakers fall in love with Stephen? Kulich said.
"This ...... How to explain it? That Jason. Bass and I always had a hard time, and if he saw that I wanted to pick Stephen, he would probably do it early, so that you father and son would kill each other in the field. ”
"This damn Jason is so vicious!" Curry said indignantly, "Oh, little boss, I didn't mean you. ”
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The Rockets finally returned to their home court on April 12 and faced the Timberwolves who had a huge advantage in the first three quarters. Although the Wolves launched a ferocious counterattack at the last moment, they were unable to successfully reverse due to the fact that the hole was too big before. The Rockets narrowly won by 5 points.
The next opponent, the Grizzlies, failed to cause any problems for the Rockets, and although Mo Jr. and Miller hit seven three-pointers from the backcourt, Yao Bo's twin towers crushed the Bears' interior led by parallel importer Brown. The Rockets won by 31 points, making it seven in a row.
"There are two last games left, hold on!" The players were motivating each other, and since that 24-game winning streak, the media has focused on their record, constantly comparing the 96 Bulls to their contemporaries. The players' spirits were tense and they never relaxed.
On April 17, the Denver Plateau away was another serious test of fitness. The Nuggets have no desire at this time, and they have won 42 and rank first in the Northwest Division, and have already secured the top three in the West. Behind them, the Jazz and SuperSonics have only 35 wins and 33 wins, and have been eliminated from the playoffs. In terms of desire to win, they are not the same as rockets.
In the end, the Rockets narrowly defeated their opponents by 6 points with the explosion of Bosh 31+12. The 72-game win has equaled the all-time record set by the Bulls in '96.
2 days later, the final game of the regular season, home to the Spurs. The battle that will decide the history of basketball is coming! (To be continued.) )