Training on the 21st ended early, and Coach Smith didn't want to over-fatigue the players. The team members didn't go home separately www.biquge.info they were gathered together by Yuanfei.

'I'd like to hear what people think about the first game we lost, and I'd like to ask everybody to talk about it.' Yuanfei said.

"This ......" Don't look at these players to play the ball, but most of them are not highly educated, and it is not easy for them to talk about something.

"I'll talk about it first." It was the captain Da Meng who spoke first: "The Lakers have two superstars, and we only have Tracy at the same level. I can't hold the shark now, and Yao is still too young. We will definitely suffer on these two strong points. ”

"The main responsibility for this game is on me, it was I who didn't guard Kobe Bryant to make us fall behind so much in the first half." Jefferson also took the initiative to take responsibility.

"It's that I haven't had any offensive feeling, I'm the main general, and I'm the most responsible." Maddie also reviewed it.

"Stop, stop." Yuanfei couldn't stand it and interrupted them. "I'm asking everyone to discuss what their views and countermeasures are, and I'm not going to have a review meeting. What are you all doing with your heads down? Do you want to win tomorrow's game? ”

The players were silent for a while, only Yao Ming yelled: "I want to win!" ”

"Yes, it's Yao's momentum. It's normal for us to lose the first game of this series, after all, the Lakers are strong, but the longer we play, the more advantaged we are. If we hit a tie-break (note: since 2003, the first round of the playoffs has been 7 wins and 4 wins, and before that it was 5 games and 3 wins), we will win! ”

The players looked at each other and fell silent.

"Do you think I'm talking nonsense? When did you see me say anything that had no basis? Yuan Fei deliberately sold Guan Zi and said slowly: "Kobe Bryant played 44 minutes in the last game, and it is nothing that he is young and has good physical strength. O'Neal is different, he suffered a foot injury last year, both feet have inflammation that has not healed, and he has weighed more than 325 pounds (about 147.4 kilograms), which puts too much burden on his feet. The main reason why the Lakers lost several more games than us in the regular season was that O'Neal missed too much, which is proof that he can't support back-to-back high-intensity games. ”

"What Jason means is that if you continue to play high-intensity battles, O'Neal's fitness and injuries will be a big problem for the Lakers." The wise general Billups quickly grasped the meaning of flying away.

"That's right, although we lost the first home game on the 20th, we will play the second home game tomorrow on the 22nd, and then go to Los Angeles to play away on the 24th after a day of rest. O'Neill had rested for three days before, and it was only so fierce yesterday. These two games can only rest for one day, will he still have such physical strength? Apparently not. If O'Neill only has 8 wins, our bench will destroy their bench. As long as Tracy keeps Bryant at bay, we're going to win the game. ”

"Jason was right, we lost one game, but the score was close, which shows that we are not weak. If O'Neill had played five minutes less, maybe we would have won. "Veteran Mark. Bryant also inspires the players.

"But against us, we came up and lost a home game. If the second home court is also lost, the series is basically over. If you go to Los Angeles and lose one of the 2 away games, it's 3-1, and it's hard to play later. Yuanfei continued to analyze: "So this second home game must be won, if we lose, the probability of us being eliminated is more than 90%." ”

"So we have to win tomorrow and we have to defend Compaq Centre!" Coach Smith shouted.

"Speaking of the arena, I think everyone knows that next season we will move to a new stadium to play." Olajuwon suddenly brought up the sad topic. "I've played here since I first entered the league, I've won a lot of accolades and I've had some of the toughest times for the team. If we lose tomorrow, it's likely to be two straight losses in Los Angeles and it will be the last game in this arena. ”

'We can't afford to lose this game, it's not over yet.' Wallace shouted.

"Let's defend Compaq together!" I don't know who started it, and all the players responded. "Defend Compaq! Defend Compaq! Defend Compaq! The slogan kept echoing in the stadium.

***

In the game on the 22nd, the Lakers players felt a different pressure from the first game as soon as they started.

The Rockets players are as crazy as chickens, defending hard, and running more aggressively without the ball. In particular, Maddie was very uncomfortable with Kobe, and he used his long arms to constantly harass Kobe, making Kobe unable to make movements comfortably. Although O'Neill is still pressing Yao Ming to play, his physical fitness is a little lacking, and the frequency of shots is not as high as in the first game.

OK are all difficult to play, let alone substitutes. Backup point guard Jeniro. Pargo is short (185cm) and was hit by Billups and Reed for three three-pointers in a row as soon as he got on the court. As soon as O'Neill went to rest, Yao Ming beat Hawley and Madsen off their armor.

At halftime, Kobe Bryant scored 15 points, O'Neal scored 12 points, but the Lakers only scored 43 points in total, while the Rockets Maddy scored 19 points, Yao Ming 10 points, Billups 10 points, Wallace 7 points, Turkoglu 6 points, the starting 5 scored 52 points, 43-60 The Rockets led by a large score.

"How can you be pressed and beaten by a rocket!" An angry Kobe kicked the closet in anger.

"Kobe, you have to be calm." The team's Dinghai Shenpin "Zen Master" Jackson spoke, and Kobe Bryant suddenly became honest. "Don't forget that we were still 1-0 up. Even if we lose this game, we have three home games left and the advantage is already in our hands. So we can afford to lose this ball, and since we can afford to lose, we must have a correct mentality and play calmly. ”

"yes, we're still ahead." O'Neill agreed with a hippie smile. "The Houstonians want to win us, but they have to pay a price. Let them know in the second half that we're good. Fisher, you have to contain the opposing French point guard in the third quarter, he is the core of the Rockets' small lineup. ”

"I will, Boss!" Xiaoyu agreed.

In the home team's locker room on the other side, the Rockets players didn't communicate much.

"Defend Compaq! Defend Compaq! "Under Olajuwon, the players shouted slogans. At the moment, all they think about is winning.

***

Fisher tried to follow Parker, the "French sports car", but his steps were a little chaotic. "This guy is so fast, I've defended Iverson, they're both fast, but they're completely different. Sengo is a sudden burst of lightning type, and this Parker quickly adjusts the pace with small steps, as if he will pass the ball in the break at any moment. ”

Sure enough, Parker slammed into the ball, and the ball didn't know when it had reached Reed, who hit a three-point shot. At 45:66, the Lakers are falling behind more and more.

This time, even the optimistic O'Neill couldn't laugh, and he roared angrily, eating Oku raw like a wild bear in a row. The strong Turkish guy could not form an effective defense in front of the stronger fat man and was completely defeated. O'Neal scored 10 more points on 5-of-7 shooting in the first quarter. But 10 points is a drop in the bucket compared to the Rockets' sharp offense, and the Rockets are constantly expanding their lead under Parker's organization. Maddy hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer in the third quarter, 66-92. The Rockets led by 26 points heading into the final quarter, and there was no suspense in the game.

In the fourth quarter, both sides replaced their main players. Johnson came off the bench to score four points. Among the 12 players on the Rockets who have not played, only Wang Zhizhi is the only player. Jefferson dominated the fourth quarter, scoring 18 points in a single quarter. 85:120 The Rockets got a hearty victory.

The game was not over yet, and the audience was already cheering. The young Rockets toppled the treble, a topic that had been a lot of media coverage for a few days. The same was true on the bench, where Billups put his arm around Wallace's shoulders and laughed, making Wallace laugh. Only Wang Zhizhi was silent.

"Wang, isn't it a little upset that you didn't play?" The voice of Yuanfei came, and this time he came to the away field with the team.

Dazhi turned his head and smiled, and said, "It's good to win, it doesn't matter if I don't play." ”

"Even though you've been in the league for a few years, you've never played against the Lakers in the playoffs. They don't know you very well. Yuan Fei looked at Dazhi sincerely and whispered: "I told the coach not to let you play, you are our secret weapon." When you get to Staples, there's a chance for you to show. ”

Dazhi's eyes widened in surprise, many words were about to come up but were gagged, and he didn't know what to say.

"Thank you!"

The bell rang for the end of the game.

"I'm in for a treat tonight, let's have a good meal. Tomorrow I'm going to go to Los Angeles and kill them! Olajuwon yelled at the players. This big brother is deeply loved by the little brothers, and he also gives back to the little brothers with his heart.

***

But 2 days later, it was Dameng's turn to laugh.

The Lakers, who returned to Staples Arena, were too ferocious, and O'Neal scored 15 points and eight rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting in the first quarter. You must know that Yao Ming's average of the entire regular season game is 13+8, and Yao Ming's data in the Ao Fat section of Fawei played one game. And Kobe Bryant didn't feel good but played smartly, causing Maddy to foul one after another, and Coach Smith could only replace Maddie early to rest. And Jefferson, who was replaced by defense, was also fouled by Kobe Bryant. In the second quarter, Bryant made 10 of 10 free throws and scored 13 points in a single quarter.

Without Maddy, the Rockets were halfway off on the offensive end and could only rely on Billups' playmaking and Yao Ming's singles. And O'Neill also fought hard in the first half, and he didn't rest for a minute, and in the face of the crazy shark, Yao Ming couldn't take advantage of it at all. At 43:58, the Rockets ended the first half with a double-digit deficit, and the OK duo contributed 21 points each.

The tactics of the Rockets have been the old spicy Phil. Jackson figured it out. What the Rockets rely on is nothing more than Cheng Biting Jin's three-board axe: first, he came up and relied on Maddie's super personal ability to bite the score; the second is to take advantage of the weakness of the Lakers' short interior line, and let Yao Ming beat the Lakers' substitute center as soon as O'Neal rests; The third is to fight a small lineup in the third quarter, if the Lakers go to the bench lineup, they will open up the point difference, and if the Lakers go to the main lineup, they will use up their physical strength. Now that Maddie has come up and carried 3 fouls, O'Neal has not rested much but has consumed Yao Ming almost, and a small lineup may not be able to catch up with so many points in the third quarter.

"Use a new tactic!" Yuanfei finally couldn't help it.