Yuanfei was worried about the situation on the Lakers' Jazz side, but the Rockets themselves encountered a tight schedule. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info just played back-to-back games in the East, and after returning home to only play one game against the Knicks, the Rockets ushered in another back-to-back on the road, and after one game in the middle, the next was a back-to-back. Back-to-backs at home and back-to-backs away can mean very different things, at least after playing at home, you can go home and have a good night's rest. The away team needs to catch a flight, which is likely to cause the players to be poorly rested and in poor condition. If you're unlucky enough to catch up with the two away games that are far away, you may not have to sleep that night, and the whole team will be listless.

On November 20 and 21, the Rockets played back-to-back games against the Clippers and Trail Blazers. Maddie played well, 32+7+5 in the first game, and sent 16+4+11 as the organizer in the second game, and the Rockets won 91:86 and 97:93 to win five consecutive away games.

On the 23rd, the Rockets finally ended their winning streak in Sacramento. The old rival King was all soldiers, and 7 people scored double-doubles. The fatigued Rockets only had three CTM scorers in double figures, and after leading for three quarters, they were physically weak in the final quarter and were overturned by a wave of Kings offense. The final score was fixed at 96:102.

The team finally returned to Houston for a short 2-day break. Yuanfei hesitated again and again, and made a request to Tang Shuai ruthlessly: "Rudy, in the next game, I hope the team will rest the main team." ”

Tang Shuai pondered for a moment and said: "Now the team is indeed very tight in the schedule, but we are also in a critical period in the ranking competition." Now we are 8-5 and only slightly behind the Mavericks in the same district 8-3, and the Mavericks vs. Spurs are likely to lose today. At this time, it is a bit unwise to take turns to rest the main force. ”

"Leave the others alone, Yao Mai's alternate rest arrangement must be implemented. Let's not forget that the playoffs are our stage, and the health of the superstars is paramount. Yuanfei insisted on the original view, "The temporary wins and losses of the regular season are not important, don't forget that our goal is only the championship." Yao Mai won't go to this away game, anyway, he will return to the home court in the next game. ”

"Okay, since you insist on it, I'll go talk to both of them." Tang Shuai still trusts Yuanfei's judgment very much, not to mention that he has already learned that Yuanfei is a small boss.

The purpose of deliberately taking a break is actually more than that, but this reason is far away and it is difficult to say clearly. After all, it involves the big secret of his crossing.

In the next game, the Rockets will travel to Salt Lake City to play the Jazz away. The Jazz have a draft pick for the Lakers next year, and it's not bad to help them win.

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On November 26, the incomplete Rockets lost to the Jazz. Kirilenko recorded 21 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks, and Oku also scored 20 points. Before and after the game, Oku only greeted his old teammates very coldly, and did not say too much hello. Tekoglu felt very uncomfortable with this.

"You should have invited us to dinner, right? Although we will not go. Tekoglu was still complaining on the plane back.

"We all know that we still have a game the next day, so we definitely won't be invited, so don't force it." Bosh enlightened him.

"yes, play our ball. Winning more games is more important than anything else. "Everybody has their own choice, and if you're not happy with his choice, prove his choice wrong with the next championship!" ”

"Well said, you must win tomorrow!" New teammate Purzbila is also inspired.

But the next day, when the players saw Maddie, they didn't seem so optimistic. Maddie was sleepy-eyed, her eyes were bloodshot and her eyes were a little black.

"Tracy, how are you? Why do you look more tired than us after a day of rest? Billups asked with concern.

"Oh, I had a bit of insomnia yesterday and didn't sleep very well." Maddie said lightly.

They didn't notice it, and Tang Shuai secretly frowned.

What followed was a terrible battle. Yao Mai and the two don't look like they have taken turns to rest at all, Yao Ming has been robbed by the other party many times, and Maddie has been playing iron again and again. Coupled with Jefferson, who made frequent passing errors, the Rockets' entire starting lineup was messed up, and the Nuggets played 20:9 at the beginning.

Tang Shuai was very dissatisfied, and with a big wave of his hand, he went up and down four times, leaving only Billups in the start. In the second quarter, the bench lineup was also continued, but it had a good effect. The Nuggets' Anthony also had a bad hand, scoring only 6 points on 3-of-10 shooting in the single quarter, and the difference between the two sides was about 10 points.

But these substitutes are all players who have just played away from Salt Lake City, and they are a little difficult to get fit. Even Parker and Vallejo, who didn't play much, got their chances, and Yao Mai, who was well-rested, also came into play. With Reed's two three-pointers, the 71-64 Rockets trailed by only seven points heading into the final quarter.

The Nuggets came up with a passing error, and Maddy broke through to Bosh at the free-throw line, who hit a mid-range shot, 71-66.

Nene received a wonderful pass from Miller and turned and forced a foul on Bosh and made 2 of 2 free throws.

Yao Ming singled to attract the bag and then went to the outside, and Parker hit a three-point shot, 73:69.

Nene had to play hard again, and after eating a big hat from Maddie, Parker scored the ball quickly and easily counterattacked, 73:71 was only 2 points away!

Boykins forced the inside line and ate a big hat from Maddie! Maddie raised her arms and motioned for the audience to chant, and the audience cheered him on.

But he was so proud that he forgot that the ball was still a throw-in from the Nuggets. The Nuggets served quickly and Miller hit a short mid-range shot from the low post.

Maddie felt a little embarrassed and couldn't shoot a shot in return. After the Nuggets hit the iron, he still missed the three-pointer. The Nuggets countered again, and the 77-71 margin opened up.

Jefferson hit a key three-pointer to stop the bleeding, but then the Rockets still missed a series of shots and missed the opportunity. In the end, the Nuggets conquered the Toyota Center Arena 90-86. The Nuggets Twin Towers played well, Kenyon. Martin 19+13, Camby also has 15+14, Andrew Brown. Miller contributed 20+7+8. On the Rockets' side, Maddy made 0 of 4 shots in the last quarter, and only 1 of 11 shots in the game scored 14 points on free throws, and Yao Ming was only 11+8, completely suppressed by the Nuggets inside. The two teams met in the first round of the playoffs last season, and the Nuggets were no match for the Rockets at all. And now the away win over the Rockets has made the players feel like a dream.

And the nightmare of losing streak is not over, on November 30, the Rockets lost to their old rival Pistons by 20 points at home, and Maddie was in a mediocre state with only 16 points. The Pistons' Big Ben was sidelined due to injury, and McDyce started the game without being affected by the lineup, with all five players scoring in double figures and a relatively comfortable victory over the Rockets.

At the end of the first month of the game, because the Nuggets, Timberwolves and Kings, who had a poor start before, have all won some games recently, the Rockets have slipped to 12th in the West with 8 wins and 8 losses (I have to complain about that era when the West was strong and the East was weak)! This ranking surprised everyone. (To be continued.) )