Rick Adelman, as the coach, led the Trail Blazers to play well in the late eighties, but it was the Saramento Kings in the late nineties that really made him famous, the early new century, the Sacramento Kings, which was the heyday of the Lakers' "OK" combination.

Adelman's tactics to the Rockets are the "Princeton Tactics System" that made him famous, which is very complicated, but the essence is "people move the ball, the ball moves people", which means that players on the court need to keep running, reverse running, cutting, the ball can not stay in the hands of a player for too long, and a big forward or center with passing ability can do the axis and organize the team's offense. In the early days of Adelman's arrival in the Rockets, it was difficult to add this combination to the Rockets, the backbone of this team was undoubtedly Yao Mai, but Maddie sticky to the ball, and Yao Ming has been trained as an inside stump big center in the past few years after entering the league, with a certain passing ability but still far from Chris Webb's level of passing, throughout the season, the Rockets have faced contradictions between the system and the players, however, Adelman got rid of Van Gundy's slow half-court offense, The big speed on the offensive end makes the Rockets' game more enjoyable, and only when there is spectacle can there be money, which is the head coach that the owner likes.

In the 2007 offseason, the Rockets kept short center Chuck Hayes on a four-year, $8 million contract, and at that year's draft, the Rockets used the No. 26 pick in the first round to select a skinny but fast point guard, Allen Brooks, and then traded a future second-round pick and some cash for short forward Karl Landry.

Landry actually played five years of college games in college because of transfer problems, which created Landry more solid interior skills than we have seen, he is not tall, but full of explosiveness, as long as he gets the ball under the basket, it is a violent dunk, and he is tough and not afraid of death, dare to fight inside, except for his height and his knee that he once suffered a serious injury, everything is very suitable for the Rockets, this year Morey officially replaced the position of former general manager Dawson, Everyone thought that Landry was the end of the fourth spot of the Rockets, but unexpectedly, Morey once again made a shocking deal.

The Rockets bought the Spurs' 2002 57th pick with cash to sign the player, and offered him a three-year, $9.3 million contract, this player is Luis Scola, although Scola was drafted by the Spurs that year, but the latter has not given him a contract, when Scola was playing in Spain, Scola's parent team asked the Spurs for a buyout fee of up to $3.5 million, what is the concept of $3.5 million? In the NBA's contract for rookies, this number is basically the salary of the top three in the draft, and Scola is just a rookie at the end of the second round, and San Antonio is a small-ball market, and the owner is not rich, so the Spurs management thought that the asking price was too high, which was almost equivalent to giving up, but Morey decided that Scola was a talent, and he paid him a buyout fee of up to $500,000 stipulated in the league, and the remaining $3 million was deducted from Scola's first-year contract. Argentina Big Diamond Ring" players logged into the NBA to the Rockets, although this year, Scola is 28 years old, Scola athletic ability is mediocre, which makes him quite difficult to defend the "spring man", but his basketball IQ is very high, basket skills are very solid, the basket offense is a variety of turns, all kinds of hooks, all kinds of picks, feints are extremely realistic, what is more commendable is that Scola also has a very stable mid-range, the protection of backcourt rebounds is also in place, and he is also an iron man, The Rockets rarely missed games in their careers, and the arrival of Scola made the Rockets' No. 4 position worry-free for five years.

In terms of roster reinforcement, the Rockets used Juwan Howard as a bargaining chip to exchange for Rockets veteran Mike James from the Timberwolves, and then, Morey completed a signing that made everyone in the league look at it, in July 2007, the Rockets used a two-year $6 million contract to sign the former leader of the Rockets, Steve Francis, after being traded by the Rockets that year, Fernandes went to the Orlando Magic, and the New York Knicks finally returned to their roots in Houston, although Francis still had injuries at this time, But everyone had hope for him, and everyone thought that this year's rocket would be Francis's final destination.

At the beginning of the new season, the Rockets have maintained a strong fighting ability, Yao Mai have shown their dominance in their respective positions, on January 30, 2008, the Rockets sat at home against the Golden State Warriors, Maddie was suspended because of the flu, Yao Ming scored 36 points and 19 rebounds to lead the team to 111:107 to take away the victory, February 14, 2008, it was Valentine's Day in the United States, the Rockets sent a sweet gift to fans all over the world, the Rockets played against the Kings at home, In the case of establishing a 20-point advantage early, the Kings were separated and counterattacked, in the final moments of the game, the Rockets fell behind by two points, Maddy hit the inside line to attract three players to encircle, Maddy struggled to distribute the ball to the outside shooter Steve Novak, the ball passed a little off, but it didn't matter, Novak received the ball and quickly put on a shooting posture, shot, and the basketball hollowed into the net At this time, Novak, who has always been gentle and elegant, also spewed out a series of swear words starting with the word "F"!

This game was the eighth game won by the Rockets in a row, and no one thought that the Rockets would make history at this time! After that, the Rockets continued to win, defeated the Cavaliers, extinguished the Heat, captured the Hornets, and captured the Bulls, but Yao Ming retired due to injury in the game against the Bulls, and then came the bad news, Yao Ming's left ankle was found to have a stress fracture and missed all the rest of the season! Yao's stats were fixed at 22 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.0 blocks, and a shooting percentage of 50.7%

Yao Ming fell, Uncle Mu was ordered to start on the spot, the next game to win the Wizards, Uncle came on the court for 23 minutes and scored 4 points, 6 rebounds and a game-high 4 blocks, the next game against the Grizzlies, Uncle played only 18 minutes, scored 4 points, 13 rebounds and a game-high 4 blocks, in addition to Uncle Mu has a good performance, another inside player Chuck Hayes also played an impressive performance, 9 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, helping the team beat the Pacers and catch the Hornets, He scored 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals on 3-of-3 shooting, grabbed 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in 18 minutes to help the team tear up the Nets, and 8 points and 12 rebounds helped the team capture the Hawks......

The whole team came together, and after Yao Ming's downfall, the Rockets won 10 games in a row, and in Adelman's first season with the Rockets, the Rockets set the second-longest winning streak in NBA history - 22 consecutive wins!

In the middle of the season, the Rockets completed a more important transaction, first of all, to trade Bunch Wells and Mike James, who had made the conflict with the management public, to the Hornets in exchange for Bobby Jackson, Jackson is Adelman's old player in the Kings period, and his understanding of "Princeton" is very high, but he also has a conflict with Maddy, you must know that Maddie once fought with Jackson on the court when he was on the Magic team. This season, I actually became teammates, and I can only sigh that the world is amazing.

In the end, the Rockets won 55 games this season, won three more games than last year after Yao Ming fell early, and the Rockets' opponent in the first round of the playoffs is still last year's rival Utah Jazz. Compared to last year, the Jazz's roster has remained largely unchanged, except for the arrival of shooter Kyle Korver, while last year's rookie Paul Millsap was given more playing time.

The first game between the two sides started at the Toyota Center of the Rockets, and the Jazz showed stronger firepower than last year, Kirilenko, Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer both 20+, Korver scored 11 points, on the other hand, the Rockets, Battier scored 22 points on 7-of-7 shooting, Maddie scored 21 points on 7-of-21 shooting, Scola had 14 points and 13 rebounds, Uncle Mu scored 2 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, and the others had no outstanding performance, and the Rockets lost 82:93.

In the second game, because of Yao Ming's absence, the Jazz's style of play is to constantly impact the basket, which caused the Rockets' interior defense to be poor, Delon scored 22 points, Oku 16 points and 16 rebounds, Boozer 13 points and 7 rebounds, Ronnie Brewer scored 10 points, and the Rockets, Yao Ming was not there, Maddy's defensive pressure increased sharply, from these two games, Maddie played extremely hard, but the efficiency is naturally not flattering, following the last game of 21 in 7, this 22 in 9, scored 23 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists, Bobby Jackson scored 18 points, Scola scored 14 points, and Brooks, who was 1-of-7 in the last game, exploded in this game, scoring 11 points on 5-of-99 shooting, and the Rockets suffered a two-game losing streak at 84-90.

In the third game, the Rockets won the game 94-92, and in the last 3.4 seconds of the game, the Rockets only led the Jazz by one point at 93-92, and the whole court felt hot, and Deron Williams, who scored 28 points and sent 12 assists, pushed Alston away with his strong body, and was about to make a layup, when suddenly a pair of giant palms fell from the sky, knocking Delon to the ground with a racket! The important thing is that there is no whistle! That said, it's a good hat! It was none other than Karl Landry who was guarding the basket, and Landry, who completed the block, raised his arms and shouted! Since then, he has had the nickname "Divine Bird"! In fact, what is even more touching is that as early as the second quarter of this game, Landry was broken by the latter's elbow when defending Boozer, and immediately his mouth was full of blood and had to go off the court for treatment, but Landry returned to the court in the third quarter and completed what Deron said after the game "Great Block", Landry was missing a front tooth, grinning and shouting was captured by the camera, and became an immortal classic in the hearts of Rocket fans!

In this game, Landry scored 7 points and 11 rebounds on 3-of-4 shooting, including 7 frontcourt rebounds! Maddy had 27 points and seven assists on 11-of-26 shooting, Alston scored 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting, Scola had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Jazz had 28 points and 12 assists, Boozer had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Oku had 12 points and 11 rebounds.

The Rockets were eliminated by the Jazz last season, and Maddy said after the game, "We were just a rebounding gap from the second round. And in this game, the Rockets also died on a crucial frontcourt rebound!

In the last minute of the game, Scola made one of two free throws for the Rockets to chase the score to 74:82, and then Landry stole Oku, Maddy assisted Battier to shoot a three-pointer, Jazz Korver missed a three-pointer, Alston added another three-pointer, in just thirty seconds, the Rockets chased the score to 80:82, with only 12.5 seconds left in the game, Battier made a tactical foul on Korver, who hit both free throws, Bobby Jackson hit a two-point iron at a critical moment, and Landry desperately grabbed the rebound in the front court and dunked it, 82: 84, and then Alston made a tactical foul on Delon, and what was surprising was that at such a critical moment, DeLong missed two free throws to give the Rockets hope of a comeback, but the backcourt rebound worth a thousand gold after DeLong missed the free throw, but was grabbed by Oku, Battier had no choice but to foul, and Oku hit both free throws, killing the game. Maddy scored 23 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists in the whole game, but the efficiency was still not high, 9 of 25 shots, Alston 15 points, Landry scored the most 13 points off the bench, the Jazz six scored double-doubles, Deron scored 17 points and 9 assists, Oku 14 points and 18 rebounds, and Boozer 14 points and 14 rebounds.

In the fifth game, the Rockets had no way to retreat, and after returning to the Toyota Center, they regrouped and beat the Jazz 95-69 in one go, Maddie played the most efficient game of the series, scoring 29 points and 5 assists on 13-of-26 shooting, Scola scored 18 points and 12 rebounds on 7-of-12 shooting, Alston had 14 points and 6 assists, Uncle Mu scored 5 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Jazz team was in a slump, Boozer scored 19 points and 10 rebounds on 8-of-18 shooting, Oku finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds on 4-of-11 shooting, while Delon had just 13 points and six assists, with no other players scoring in double figures.

In the first half, Maddy shot 10 of 16 and scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, leading the team to bite the score 54:58, but in the second half, the Rockets suddenly suffered Waterloo, scoring only 11 points in the third quarter, while the opponent Delon scored 13 points in the third quarter alone! In the end, the Rockets lost to the opponent 91:113, and were sent back to their hometown by the Jazz for two consecutive years, the Rockets Maddy scored 40 points on 13-of-26 shooting, he was injured in the game but refused to go off the court for treatment, and insisted on playing the court with a closed heart, and his strong performance made the MVP cheers on the Jazz home court, Scola scored 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting, and no one else scored double-doubles, but what about the Jazz? Seven players scored in double figures, Delon had 25 points and nine assists, and Oku and Boozer combined for 34 points and 23 rebounds.

This season's Rockets are unlucky, because of their misfortune, so it is a failure, Yao Ming was injured in the middle of the season, whether the season reimbursement is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster has been impossible to examine, the once hopeful Boss Ford has only played 10 games a season because of injuries and conflicts with coach Adelman this year, averaging only 5.5 points per game, "Little Black Bean" Brooks is still completely a trick, With an average of only 11.9 minutes of playing time per game, although the Rockets did not achieve the expected results, the Rockets at this time, first Landry lost his teeth to block Delon, and then Maddie played a closed and forced play, and they unknowingly injected a new spirit into the Rockets, that is, the spirit of Xiaoqiang who could not be killed! Since then, the Rockets have opened one of the most well-known "Xiaoqiang eras" in history by Chinese fans - you can beat me, but you can't knock me down, although we don't have superstars, but we won't be afraid of an opponent standing in front of us!