Looking at the schedule in front of him, Wang Yuanfei couldn't help but feel worried. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Rockets will have to go through a terrifying schedule next, playing 10 games in just 15 days, including four back-to-backs. Losing to the Heat before the beginning of this difficult schedule is really a disadvantage. And what about his main imaginary enemies, the Lakers? He is currently tied for first place in the West with 5 wins and 1 loss.

"Tracy's surgery, the pressure of the later schedule is really high." He said to himself, "I don't know if Michael can carry this burden." ”

On November 12, the Rockets played the Nets away. At this time, the Nets have a superstar backcourt combination that is well-known in the league. Kidd and Vince. Carter. For Reed, aligning Carter was a huge challenge.

The result was unexpected, Reed scored 25+10 on 5-of-6 three-point shooting, while Carter had a poor hand and only scored 16 points on 6-of-19 shooting. The Rockets built a huge lead early, and key players such as Yao Ming and Jefferson were also able to be replaced early to rest for the next day's back-to-back games. In the end, the Rockets won by 12 points.

The next day, the players arrived at Boston's North Shore Garden Arena. The Celtics were not effective in recruiting in the summer, and on paper they did not have the capital to compete with the Rockets. Kola Frenz unexpectedly exploded, and the interior player actually shot 7 of 7 three-pointers in the first half and scored 27 points in the half. With his super-level play, the Celtics ended the second quarter with a double-digit lead.

The third quarter became a turning point in the game. Bosh was so engrossed in defense that he completely blocked the hot-handed Lafrentz, while Green defender Ricky was left behind. Davis made the old mistake of playing too alone, he repeatedly forced his way into the Rockets penalty area with the ball, and did not achieve too good results under Roy's solid defense, but ate Yao Ming's two big hats. On the offensive end, Billups stepped up, and he scored 9 points and 4 assists in a single quarter to lead the team to tie the score.

(Ricky. Davis' career has been full of scandals, most notably when he tried to shoot to his own basket to grab 10 rebounds in order to get his first career triple-double. He also asked a rookie on the team to help him lift his shoes, believing that the rookie was the team's helper for him. And the young player is named LeBron. James)

In the final quarter, the Rockets played a suffocating defense, both Pierce and Al Anderson. Jefferson couldn't easily score from the Rockets' iron wall, and even Lafrenz, whose hands were hot, began to hit again and again. A fatal three-pointer from Turkoglu just before the end of the game cut off the Green Army's desire to fight back. 102:98 Rockets won hard.

On Nov. 15, the Rockets came to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves. At this time, the Wolves can be described as internal and external troubles, and it is completely impossible to see that they were still the team that met the Rockets more than a year ago. In the summer, the Wolves offered a three-year contract extension of 21 million for the veteran Sprewell, but the madman was crazy and threatened to reject the contract with "an annual salary of less than 10 million and not enough to support his family". After the Wolves repeatedly retained him, he made a big fuss: "I'd rather lie at home without a good contract." But there really is no team in the league willing to offer him a 10-million-level contract for the 34-year-old, and the madman announced his retirement in anger, in response to the Chinese proverb "If you don't die, you won't die."

Another veteran Wolves star, 37-year-old Cassel, was traded to the Clippers. Now this team, besides Garnett, the biggest name is Szczebiak. Leading such a team to challenge the defending champions, Garnett is also difficult to support. The Rockets didn't work too hard and won 105-89.

The next opponent is the old enemy Spurs. The two teams have had a lot of grievances in recent years, in addition to eliminating their opponents once in each of the playoffs, as well as Bowen's relationship with injuring Maddie and fighting in groups. Bowen is still banned for this game, but the smell of gunpowder has not diminished. The two sides continued to clash physically, and in the end, the Rockets relied on backup point guard Spanollis to shoot 3 of 4 three-pointers in the final quarter to win 92-86 and win four in a row.

The 5-game winning streak was 4-1, and the Rockets management was pleasantly surprised. However, the team just returned to the home court and was stumped, and in the back-to-back games against the Pistons on November 18, the fatigue accumulated in the intensive schedule in recent days finally exploded. The Pistons scored just 14 points in the second quarter and 12 points in the third. The final quarter had just begun, and the Rockets were already playing with an all-bench lineup. The Detroit people are still not giving up, madly abusing the Rockets' basket and seemingly avenging their two consecutive Finals losses. With Milicic's dunk, the score was fixed at 92-72, and the Rockets ushered in their worst loss so far this season.

The opponents in this period of play are very strong, comparable to the playoffs. After a day of rest, the team is back on their way to Indiana. Veteran Reggie. After Miller's retirement, the Pacers seem to have lost a sense of championship ambition, and the overall look is dull. Despite Artest, O'Neill Jr., Stephen. The five-man duo of Jackson, Crohill and Tinsley is luxurious, and they brought in Lithuanian king Jascovysius in the summer, and the lineup is worthy of the Pistons Heat on paper. But the experienced veteran Jasco Vysius seemed to be unaccustomed to the situation and failed to adapt to the NBA's style of play. In the confrontation of the point of backup point guard, Spanoulris, who is also a European rookie and is 6 years younger, suppressed the old-timers. It was he who used his control of the tempo and a good big-picture vision to help the team beat their opponents in the second team. In the end, Span contributed 14 points and 6 assists, while Jia Tianwang only scored 7+2+2 on 2-of-7 shooting. The Rockets won by seven points on the road.

The away win didn't seem to bring much joy to the players, and Bosh kept complaining: "Who made this year's schedule, I want to kill him!" ”

Amir. Although Johnson has not played much, he has adapted to the team culture quickly and has become a part of the other players. He also complained to Bosh: "I just don't want to see the next schedule. ”

"It's been a brutal schedule." Yao Ming wiped his sweat and said, "Tomorrow can only have one day off, and we have to usher in back-to-back games against the Mavericks and the Suns." ”

"I calculated, in just half a month, we beat Niu Mayang, the top three in the West, and the Heat Pistons Pacers, the top three in the East." Even the mentally resolute Billups had a bitter face, "And it's back-to-back, it's too torturous." ”

But torture is torture, and the ball always has to be hit. The Mavericks have changed little from last season, with this year's first-round pick Diop joining the rotation as a backup center. Nowitzki was in great form to beat Bosh again, and he and Terry combined for 60 points. On the Rockets' side, it was Yao Ming and Reed who stepped up to save the team, and the two combined to score 59 points. Rookie Roy exemplified the big heart trait in the final moments, hitting a quasi-killer shot to help his team win 103-101. (To be continued.) )