Chapter 626: It's Different!
May 29, 2008, Toyota Center Arena, Houston.
The Houston Rockets and Seattle SuperSonics' fifth battle of King Mountain at home sent the entire Space City into a frenzy.
As the strongest team in the league right now, the Houston Rockets are the team that has played the most games of all playoff teams in the league this year's playoffs, and it has to be said that this is also a miracle.
And it is very interesting that the rocket has won all the battles of Tianwang Mountain so far.
Such a record made these Rocket fans at the scene even more confident.
"This is another established victory!"
"It's not a set win, it's two!"
"The Seattle SuperSonics have paid everything to win the two games that the Houston Rockets have given them."
"Then it's time for the Houston Rockets to perform again!"
Tonight in Houston, the Rockets fans were very enthusiastic and crazy.
Against the Seattle SuperSonics, against Yes, the focus of that league, they are on the verge of a near-forsaken victory.
As a former Rockets player, Kenny Smith, who was sitting in the TNT commentary box, felt the mood of these Rockets fans, and a natural smile appeared on his face.
Today's two commentators on TNT, Kenny Smith and Barkley, are both former Rockets players.
But these two people are one in favor of rockets and the other in support of hypersonics, which is also a spectacle.
Compared with Kenny Smith's grace and surplus at this time, Barkley on the side was uncomfortable at this time.
This game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Rockets, let alone the Rockets fans on the scene, even the Seattle SuperSonics fans and coconut fans do not have any hope.
Even a lot of coconut powder and coconut powder media have already started to summarize the season of Yes and Seattle SuperSonics before the start of this game.
Even Yes himself......
Just thinking about what happened in the pre-match press conference before the start of this game, Barkley sighed with some despair.
"Yes, have you heard the comments of Jonathan Fagan, a reporter for the Houston Chronicle? Words about the final result of this round of the series. ”
"I've heard of it."
"Jonathan Fagan said the final result of this series will be 4-2, what do you think?"
"What do I think? I think he's probably right. ”
That's what Yes said in an interview at the pre-match press conference.
Even Yes is already desperate.
The whole world knows what kind of person Yes is.
Yes is a person who will never tell a lie.
In the face of such a bitter question, yes is either not to say, to say. That certainly can't be a lie.
So, if someone else's answer to this question is like this, others will think it's a compliment to Fagan.
But since Yes said so, it is not a compliment, not to mention the relationship between Yes and Fagan, everyone knows, how Yes could compliment him.
If it could, Yes would never admit that there were only two games left in this series.
It's just that Yes also knows that even if he doesn't admit it, it's useless.
This is not a situation that Yes's own answer can turn around.
So Yes accepted Fagan's prediction with ease.
Barkley felt a deep sense of depression and despair when he thought of the sad and tragic looks of the reporters who supported Yes when Yes answered this question in the pre-match press conference.
Of course, Rockets fans are of course arrogant about Yes admitting that there is no seventh game of this series.
Listen to the live 'There is only one MVP in the world!' 'Cheers.
The emotions of the Rockets fans are now completely contained in their cheers.
As a die-hard coconut fan, Barkley has always wanted to believe that this series is not over, and as long as the game is not over, as long as there is a Yes, then there is still hope for everything.
This is the basic quality of being a coconut flour, that is, there is absolute faith and loyalty to Yes, everyone.
But this time even Yes himself......
If it weren't for the early victory of this game, the Rockets would have won the victory.
According to the analysis of the seven games in the first round series, the battle of Tianwang Mountain in the fifth game is particularly important.
The team that wins Tianwang Mountain has an absolute advantage in the probability of qualifying.
So, it was supposed to be an unknown battle where both teams fought for it, not a game where the outcome was already known.
It's just that when I think of the current situation of the Seattle superSonics, Barkley is extremely helpless.
Although he didn't like it when the people out there put the game on the Rockets' head in advance, the victory of this series was put on the Rockets' head.
But these people are right.
Yes and the superSonics, for the victory of the fourth game, have already overdrawn everything.
"Perhaps, as the media in Seattle reported, most of the Seattle players have started discussing their plans for next season, which is a very correct thing to do."
Barkley nodded secretly in his heart, the Seattle SuperSonics have arrived here this season, and these Seattle players should indeed work hard for next season.
With what these Seattle players have accomplished this season under Yes, they have a very bright future ahead of them.
The main thing is not that the potential of these people gives them a bright future.
It's Yes' ability to force a mediocre player into an All-Star or even a superstar, and it's their ability to make their teammates look like they have a very bright future.
The game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Houston Rockets was considered the least suspenseful game in the history of the NBA's Western Conference finals.
Even Yes himself admitted that there was no seventh game in this series, so it was naturally impossible for the Seattle SuperSonics to win this game.
"What a disparity!"
Feeling the atmosphere of the Rockets fans and watching the huge boos that sounded as the Seattle SuperSonics appeared on the court from the tunnel led by Yes, Barkley felt that such boos were probably the biggest he had heard in his entire career!
"Before the start of this game, many people said that the Rockets won the championship this year will be the greatest championship in NBA history, and Yes and Supersonics are the brightest jewels in this crown!"
"Now, Rockets fans can't wait to get this gem in their hands and set it in that future crown!"
"The more than 20,000 Rockets fans at the scene are already extending their eager hand to Yes and to the Seattle SuperSonics!"
"In the face of such an incredible predatory atmosphere, it is difficult for anyone to stay cold in such an atmosphere!"
"I don't want to speculate if the Seattle SuperSonics will be scared to feel the atmosphere after they come out on the court at this time, and we can all see that the Rockets and Houston are determined to win this game!"
"Win this game, and the Houston Rockets win everything!"
Winning this game, the Houston Rockets won everything.
Kenny Smith's words on TV embarrassed the Celtics off-TV.
Their only chance of winning the championship is for the Seattle SuperSonics to beat the Rockets with a 3% chance.
It can be said that most of the public opinion in the NBA has now ignored them.
"This kid is really unlucky......
Looking at the 'little fat man' on the TV whose camera has been pointing at him, Garnett really feels a little distressed for this guy who doesn't like it very much.
He's seen many, many unlucky guys in the NBA.
Even he felt that he himself was an unlucky one.
Garnett has always felt that if he hadn't been ill-fated and unladylike, his achievements would definitely be more than that.
The position of the all-time number one striker was also not decided so early.
But I really want to compare my luck with Yes......
Garnett felt that he was indeed much better.
At least, he is in the NBA and has never been the 'gem' that others crave the most!
Yes has really become the target of all the strong now.
It was as if hunting Yes would add to their accomplishments.
Of course, this is indeed the case.
If the Seattle SuperSonics make it to the Finals, their Boston Celtics will also want to hunt down the guy who could make them famous.
Just Kenny Smith's words are yes, the brightest jewel in the crown of champions.
Garnett doesn't think there's a problem, and most people around the world think it's okay.
And when the whole world thinks that there is no problem with this sentence, this sentence is the biggest problem!
When beating a player is as important as winning a championship, or even a jewel on the top of a championship, how high is that player's prestige and status in the NBA?
The NBA is a place where the law of the jungle is king.
If you don't have enough strength, even if you are the scoring champion, you are an All-Star, you are the best team player, you are the best rookie, you can't get recognition!
And Yes is so hugely recognized, how much strength does it take?
"For Yes, even if he admits the defeat of this game before the game, he will not get any sympathy from the Rockets, and even becoming delicate Yes will make the Rockets fans, the Rockets players, and even everyone in Houston more excited and excited, just like the Rockets fans are doing now."
In a vacation home in Los Angeles, four brothers, including James, Anthony, Wade, and Chris Paul, finally come together again.
The four brothers had been short of James before, and James came here to join the brothers after dealing with the mess in Cleveland.
Cleveland's affairs are almost dealt with, and his future will be announced at about the same time as it needs to be announced.
As for Merlot's previous betrayal.
Well, isn't it too cruel to still dwell on Merlot's previous betrayal?
0-3 turned......
It is said that all three brothers are victims of Yes.
Compared to Merlot, in fact...... They don't seem to be that miserable either.
"He's going to drown in the red stream of Houston!"
Chris Paul is the only one of the four in the room who knows how powerful the Houston Rockets are.
He wasn't surprised by the results of this series.
He was surprised that Yes could still win two games under the pressure of such an all-out rocket.
Of course, he can see that the Rockets' defensive level against the Thunder and Lakers and the SuperSonics is increasing layer by layer.
The Lakers are under more pressure than the Thunder, and the SuperSonics are under more pressure than the Lakers.
If the final score is 4-2, wouldn't it be ......
The Lakers are better than their Thunder, and he's willing to take it.
He is also willing to accept that supersonic speed is stronger than the Thunder.
But it's really hard for him to accept that the supersonic strength is above the Lakers!
If that's the case, how will he get revenge next season?
Chris Paul forced himself to take a deep breath and calm his mood a little.
Regardless of the beating of Yes and the SuperSonics next season, the most important thing now is to see if Yes is humiliated!
Of the four brothers, three can't wait to see how Yes is humiliated by the rockets.
And Anthony kept sighing in his heart, why bother......
With the game between the Rockets and the SuperSonics about to start, many people who are following this game at this time have different moods.
In Chicago, Michael Jordan, like Chris Paul and others, had poured a glass of red wine and was ready to enjoy the hunt.
In Detroit, Reddick's inferior bottled red wine is also ready, and watching his sworn enemy be humiliated in front of him is so happy and at the same time a little empty and boring.
In Los Angeles, Bryant was curious, confused, and had a trace of sympathy and envy.
In other places, I don't know how many pairs of eyes, how many hearts are thinking about all kinds of things for the 'little fat man' who is getting fatter and fatter in this round of the series on TV.
"It's time for the suspense of this round of the series to end!"
Listening to the boos and cheers of the Rockets fans, and looking at the supersonic standing in the center of the court, Morey has put all his previous worries back in his stomach.
He was right to gamble!
Yes, this round of the series did not break out!
And his slogan has already resounded all over the world!
'There's only one MVP in the world!' Did the slogan Yes keep this round of the series from exploding?
Of course not!
It's because the group of excellent defensive players on the outside of the Rockets makes Yes unable to explode!
However, those who like to attract attention will choose to be blind, and they will say, 'There is only one MVP in the world!'" I am associated with the play of Yes.
They will put the credit for defeating Yes on him!
That's his plan!
A perfect harvest plan!
A harvest plan destined for success!
As long as supersonic can't win the rocket.
As long as Yes can't be like Randolph's strongest chain defense that almost crushes the rockets.
He's steady!
Now, even Yes himself has admitted defeat, and his stability is no longer in any problem.
Although it is very difficult to say this now.
But Morey feels that he doesn't have to pretend now, he has a showdown, and he is the general manager of the rocket!
After this round of the series, no one can take away his position as general manager!
Even the current general manager, Dawson, can't help it!
His current influence among Rocket fans is against the sky under his harvest!
Now how enthusiastic the cheers of the Rockets fans are, how powerful his influence is!
He, Darrell Morey, the general manager of the Rockets, the finisher of Yes!
In Morey's almost rhapsodic thoughts, the referee on duty, Javi, threw the basketball in his hand high in the air.
The fifth game of the West showdown between the Houston Rockets and the Seattle SuperSonics, the battle of Tianwang Mountain, has officially begun!
Amid the huge boos from the Rockets fans, Seattle SuperSonic's center Milicic easily defeated Yao Ming when Yao Ming was not ready to really jump, and got the SuperSonics their fifth first attack opportunity in this series.
The Rockets' starters for this game are Yao Ming, Gerald Wallace, Maddy, Artest and Roy.
The starters on the SuperSonics' side are Milicic, Millsap, Durant, Yees and Rondo.
There have been no changes to the starters of both teams.
After receiving Milicic's jump ball, Rondo didn't launch a fast break like he did in the regular season.
The defense of the rocket, launching a fast offensive is looking for death.
Don't you see that even Yes, who is now chubby, is now slowly walking towards the front?
Seeing the Yes who was walking slowly to the Rockets' three-point line under Artest's closeness, Rondo always wanted to complain.
What a good figure Yes was before!
He and Durant are still Yes, but they are known as the Seattle Three Musketeers by many SuperSonics fans.
It's not to say that their offense is sharp.
This means that their stature is as slender as a Western sword.
It's good now, there is no Yes Three Musketeers, and there is still the attraction of Mao!
He didn't want to be tied with Durant, even if the nickname of the Three Musketeers was much better than his other nicknames.
This series with the Rockets is a very unfriendly series for Rondo.
The Rockets' defensive system makes any tactics, any intrigue useless.
So as a great playmaker, he, like his successor, Kidd, played very hard against the Rockets.
Of course, Kidd is much more uncomfortable than him, after all, Kidd is older than him, and his prestige is also high in the Lakers, and after Kobe and Randolph are weak, Kidd has to stand up and attack by himself.
As for Kidd's outcome against Roy's onslaught......
Well, it's just a little bit better than him.
But he only attacked Roy one game like he did in the last game, and Kidd was going to force Roy six times!
How do you look at this, Kidd is still worse than him and more embarrassed than him.
Anyway, now against the Rockets, he has really become a dribble guard.
and Durant blocking, the defender in front of him became Maddy.
and Yes blocking, the defender in front of him becomes Artest.
and Millsap to block and dismantle, and the defender in front of him is Gerard Wallace.
Is there a difference?
Perhaps the only difference is that when he blocks Milicic, he has air in front of him.
It's too TM bully!
"At the beginning of the game, the offensive rhythm of the Seattle SuperSonics was very slow, and this offensive rhythm was completely different from the rhythm of the Seattle SuperSonics in the regular season."
"The Seattle SuperSonics have lost their rhythm since the first game of this series!"
In the regular season, the Seattle SuperSonics' offensive tempo was very fast, not to mention comparable to the Nuggets and Suns, at least definitely not the way it is now.
Seriously, Kenny Smith is actually more sympathetic to Nelson Sr. than Yes and the other SuperSonics players right now.
Old Nelson has been a head coach for so many years, when has he ever played basketball like this!
Seeing the slow appearance of Rondo and the other SuperSonics players, Kenny Smith even wanted to laugh.
"Now Rondo has two choices, the first is to hand over Durant to singles, the second is to hand over Yes singles, the previous four games, Yes put the first singles in Durant's hands, Yes himself is carrying too much defensive pressure, the same is to attack with the ball, Yes and Durant are facing completely different pressures, Durant is really one-on-one singles, and Yes, is a one-to-four singles!"
I don't want to pass the ball to Du Fifteen!
But I can't help but pass it on to Du Fifteen!
It was in such a tangled mood that Rondo completed the previous four games.
Although he said that he didn't want to pass it on every time, he had to pass it on to the best every time!
This Nima is so painful!
Rondo pushed forward two steps beyond the three-point line with Roy's defense from two meters away and came to a stop.
Rondo is ready to pass the ball to Durant from outside the three-point line as usual.
But just when Rondo was about to pass the ball, he saw two steps in the 45-degree three-point line on the right side of the middle distance, Yes stuck Artest behind him, and when he opened his hand to ask, Rondo was startled and almost dropped the ball with a shake of his hand!
Fortunately, the palm is big and the wrist is soft!
"Huh?! Rondo didn't pass the ball to Durant, he passed the ball to Yes?! ”
The whole world thinks that Rondo will find Durant for the first offense.
Even the cameras and TV images on the scene are all on Durant.
No way, this is the regular routine of hypersonics.
Everyone had pulled their pants down, but the direction of Rondo's pass had changed!
Seeing Rondo's passing direction, Barkley even almost scolded directly!
"What the hell is Rondo doing!"
It's no secret that Rondo and Durant are at odds.
But at such a critical moment, playing such infighting, this is not right?!
Yes What kind of situation is now, doesn't Rondo know?
Why does Yes play a four?
After hitting one after another, it is clear that the rocket is not trapped.
It's because Yes can't play alone with his back when facing Artest!
If Yes has the strength to play Artest with his back to Artest, the Rockets will either let Artest be beaten by Yes, or they will only be able to flank it!
Artest's power confrontation is too BUG for Yes, don't you see how tightly Artest sticks up to Yes and Kobe Bryant? Not at all afraid that Kobe Bryant Yes will break through him.
If you want to play Artest alone with your back, you must rely on strength to carry it, and even Kobe, who may be the strongest in the league, can't use his strength to carry Artest, as for the skills, Artest's experience and his sticking so tightly, playing a girl's skills, can only face the hard pull!
Just as Barkley was about to scold, suddenly the air in the entire Toyota Center seemed to freeze.
"Am I right?!"
"Yes stuck Artest with force?!"
Catch the ball, lean on, and collect it again!
When Artest was stunned and threw himself forward, the supersonic fat man who was leaning back from a long distance had already thrown the basketball in his hand.
Brush it up!
The ripples in the silence make the silence even more silent.
"This?!"
For the first time, Adelman, who had been paralyzed, was surprised that he was no longer so paralyzed.
"No, it's different......"