Although the Pacers fought hard in the third quarter, it didn't have any good effect and was never able to chase the score, and in the fourth quarter, the Pacers continued to work hard for half a quarter, and the score didn't widen.

There was no hope of winning, and the Pacers removed the main team ahead of schedule and replaced them with newcomers in the team to give them a chance to hone their skills.

Since the opponent has withdrawn the main force, of course, the Rockets will not leave the main force on the court, and they will all be replaced.

The goal of opening the third quarter was completed, and the Rockets had already slaughtered their opponents in two consecutive games after being killed by the Cavaliers, and this rebound ability made all teams dare not underestimate it.

In this game, Cheng Lei played as the main force, although the performance was not as good as Harden's, but in terms of data, it was still very good, as usual, very comprehensive, 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals and 6 assists, now Cheng Lei will have steals in almost every game, and the number of steals has surpassed Paul and ranked in the forefront of the league.

The game was over, and in the end, the Rockets took a 23-point lead over the Pacers.

Cheng Lei attended the press conference when he first came to the Rockets, and until now, De Shuai has not participated in the post-game press conference, this time, De Shuai asked Harden Paul and Cheng Lei, the three of them attended the post-game press conference together.

This is like the first message from the outside world, and in the future, the Rockets' trident lineup will be made up of these three.

The reporters are also keenly aware of this, and after Cheng Lei answered a few questions officially, the rest of the matter was handed over to Paul and Harden.

Cheng Lei was still a rookie at the post-game press conference, Paul and Harden were old birds, and they dealt with various questions from reporters with ease, and soon, the post-game press conference was coming to an end, and the three of them returned to the locker room.

"I'm rubbing, it's harder to deal with reporters than to play ball!" Cheng Lei wiped the sweat on his head and said.

"It's good to get used to it, you haven't gotten used to it yet, and it will be fine in the future!" Paul said with a smile.

The team rested for a while, and did not stop at the arena for long, but went straight back to the team's bus, drove to the airport, and flew directly back to Houston, where the Rockets will host the Raptors two days later.

The Raptors led by the garbage brothers, now with the first record in the East, are steadily suppressing the Cavaliers, although in the playoffs, they will habitually drop the chain, but in terms of the regular season, they are still very powerful and should not be underestimated.

What is surprising today is that on the plane to Houston, everyone did not close their eyes and rest, but chatted excitedly.

"Coach, do you want to come to my house for dinner later!" Paul also invited Deshuai.

"You're going to have a dinner treat?"

"The teammates simply get together, right in my house, coach you don't know, Cheng Lei's barbecue is a must!" Speaking of barbecue, Paul couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

"Well, you can go, but don't drink too much wine, I have something else to do later!"

De Shuai knew that if they went by themselves at this time, they would probably not be able to let go, and there would be no need to disturb the young people's party.

"By the way, do you want me to buy meat?" Harden suddenly said that it was his purchase last time.

"No need, I deliberately prepared it in advance, and now the cold storage at home is full of ingredients, and I have everything I want to eat!" Paul said.

"What about the wine?" Harden looked at De Shuai, saw that he was not looking at this side, and asked with a mouth shape.

"Wine is going to ask Thunder!" Paul replied in the same way.

When they were chatting, Cheng Lei was wearing a headset and was watching a funny video with a smile.

Harden stabbed Cheng Lei in the shoulder from behind, took out his mobile phone and showed it to Cheng Lei, making Cheng Lei cry and laugh.

This guy edited the night's drinks directly on the memo and left it to you to arrange! I also told him, and others knew it.

After Cheng Lei made an OK gesture, Harden returned to his position and chatted with Paul again.

After getting off the plane, Paul took the rest of his teammates and drove home non-stop to get ready to go, as for Cheng Lei dragged Harden and asked him to drive him to the apartment to get a drink.

As soon as I got home, I started to get busy, although the meat was ready-made, but it needed to be taken out and cleaned, plus the barbecue grill, all of which needed to be cleaned.

Fortunately, there were a lot of people, and they simply assigned the task, and before Cheng Lei and Harden felt it, they prepared everything.

In order to prevent rain, Paul actually found a special roof for the open-air yard, which can be retracted and lowered, and when it is not in use, it will be automatically put away, and when it rains, press it once, and it will be automatically released, just like the convertible of a convertible car, which is very convenient to retract and put it with one key.

The old rule, two boxes of wine, all drunk more than half a catty per person, drinking so well, not drunk, but also to achieve the effect of drinking.

After Cheng Lei and the two arrived, the post-game party officially began.

A group of people were cutting slices of meat there, and a group of people were skewering, with a clear division of labor, which looked very harmonious, and Cheng Lei wore this big bib and began to prepare for the barbecue.

The meal, in a joyful atmosphere, lasted until the second half of the night, when everyone dragged their tired bodies home.

"Knock knock... Knock knock..."Early in the morning, Cheng Lei was woken up by a hurried knock on the door, and when he opened the door, he saw that it was Hicks.

"How can you kid have time to come over today, isn't the store busy?" Cheng Lei said sleepily.

Yesterday I was too late at Paul's house, obviously not getting enough sleep.

"Look what this is!" As he spoke, Hicks handed a piece of paper to Cheng Lei.

Cheng Lei yawned while looking at what was written on the paper, and soon, the drowsiness was gone.

"Where did you find this paper?" Cheng Lei asked solemnly.

"As soon as I opened the store in the morning, I found this on the ground, no, I came to you quickly!"

"Did we offend someone in the store lately?"

"No, we've been open for business!" Hicks shook his head.

Cheng Lei sat on the sofa and pondered, could it be the Jo Maqi who bought the car last time? It shouldn't be difficult to find this store by knowing his name, but looking at the way he looked at that time, he should be really scared, and he shouldn't have done such a thing.

"Have you seen the surveillance?" Cheng Lei asked.

Because in North Carolina, there was a situation where the store was smashed, so this time, Cheng Lei deliberately installed two cameras on both sides of the store, one on the left and one on the right, facing the door of the store.

"Not yet, I'll be here right after I saw the paper!"

Cheng Lei is still anything casual now, and suddenly sobered up, "Let's go, let's go to the store now!" ”

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At such an early time, the shops on the side have not yet opened, Hicks is now used to getting up early, every time he arrives at the store on time at six o'clock, and then he is busy for a while, doing some of his own things, and the store does not officially open until eight o'clock.

When the two arrived at the store, after closing the door, they came to the computer in the office, turned on the computer directly, and checked the monitoring.

Soon, I found a video, which was half past two in the middle of the night, a man wearing a sweatshirt and wrapped all over his body very tightly, from the man appeared in the surveillance, the paper was raced, and the disappearance of the surveillance screen again, it was just over a minute away.