The Rockets, who can make fouls for everyone, gave the Spurs quite a headache for a while.

The team's two outside gates have eaten fouls one after another, which shows how strong the Rockets' ability to make fouls is now, Popovich rarely stood up with emotion and yelled at the court.

This game has just begun, and I have eaten two fouls on my side, if it goes on like this, how can I play this game?

It doesn't matter if the Rockets have a Harden who can touch porcelain, and now, this newcomer seems to have won Harden's personal inheritance and touches porcelain.

"Danny, don't underestimate this rookie, this year he has a fierce momentum, and his performance is far better than that of his peers!" Parker didn't forget to remind Danny Green.

As a veteran of the team and the current commander of the Spurs on the court, Parker always goes up to comfort his teammates when he feels his emotions fluctuate.

With Cheng Lei's two free throws, the score gap with the Spurs was narrowed.

At this time, Aldridge suddenly erupted.

I always thought that Aldridge did not live up to the level that fans expected, but he was able to contribute a good stat per game.

Aldridge in the big forward position is staggering.

After a flickering step on the same side, relying on the advantage of footwork, he pushed through Anderson's defense, smashed into the basket, and scored two points with a small throw.

In retrospect, Aldridge directly interfered with Paul's ball that was hoisted inside.

This time, he directly beat Anderson with his back, and his skillful footwork, coupled with his stable mid-range shooting ability, allowed him to score two points again.

Leonard and Danny Green's defense became extremely cautious, and Harden and Cheng Lei tried to make a few fouls, but they did not succeed as they wished, but pursued fouls too much, and disrupted the rhythm of their side.

Gasol, who has always been biased towards mid-range shooting, seems to be very excited today, and after Aldridge broke out, this guy actually broke out.

This makes it even more uncomfortable for the Rockets' weak interior line.

After Aldridge broke out, Capela consciously leaned in Aldridge's direction, ready to make up for it at any time.

However, Aldridge also has a very good pass.

After attracting Capela to take a step, Aldridge immediately passed the ball to Gasol, and Gasol took a big stride before Capela came up, entered the basket, and used half of his body to push Capela to complete a strong board goal.

"Is Popovich also ready to get off the inside of the Rockets?" Van Gundy Jr. said.

The Rockets' weak interior line is a fact that almost all teams know, and the Spurs' interior duo, although the interior confrontation ability is not the top, but both of them have a good mid-range shot, as well as skillful footwork, and the score is still relatively confident.

The Spurs' sudden outburst on the inside, coupled with the defense of the outside two, is now on track, and Popovich's face is just starting to return to normal.

Ginobili was on the bench, leading a group of substitutes, constantly waving towels to cheer on the players on the field.

De Shuai frowned, this situation, he also predicted before the game, if the Spurs can't play in the first half, in the second half, as their physical fitness continues to decline, they will fall into passivity.

Fortunately, Capela's rebounding protection is still for you, and after Paul shot the iron, Capela struggled to grab the rebound in the crowd.

Directly flicked the ball back to the outside.

After Harden received the ball, after a few quick disguises under his crotch, his body pulled back a small step, and several times he did not touch the porcelain successfully, this time, Harden chose to face Leonard and force a three-point shot.

Swish... Finally made a three-pointer.

The whole team of the Rockets also breathed a sigh of relief, if at this time, if the three-point shooting is not in it, it will look very passive.

"Very good, that's how you want to play, the Rockets' goal is three points, this is the way to play with the Rockets!" Van Gundy Jr. commented.

This Rocket team, although it is not what he likes, but it does have a better record than when he led the team.

Harden's three-pointer greatly boosted the morale of his teammates.

Cheng Lei smoothly interfered with Danny Green's three-point shot, and Capela under the basket forced the rebound on Gasol's head.

In terms of offense, Capela is definitely not as good as Gasol, but when it comes to rebounding, Capela is a good player.

After receiving the ball, Paul immediately accelerated, rushed towards his own frontcourt, could not stop, and gave Parker a chance to defend himself.

Parker desperately chased Paul behind, but Parker was no longer the Parker he used to be, and there was no way to stand in a defensive position in front of Paul who was moving at full speed.

If you force your defense, you might have to pay for a defensive foul.

The only option was to see the time and block from behind Paul after he jumped.

However, Paul didn't give Parker a chance to block at all, and after rushing to the basket, he didn't choose a normal layup, but directly used a small throw to end the chase.

The two sides began to fight together, and both used their own scattered plays, and the scores of the two pairs began to rise alternately.

Leonard showed what is called a real death entanglement, Harden tried to force a breakthrough to Leonard, but the man passed smoothly, and the ball was slapped off by Leonard.

Parker and Danny started to go down quickly, Leonard picked up the ball, threw it at Parker, and then quickly rushed towards them.

The Spurs formed a standard frontcourt three-two, three-person constant guidance, so that the retreating Paul and Cheng Lei did not have a good way, and finally, Leonard completed a one-handed dunk.

Although the Spurs scored this goal, the Rockets still hope that the Spurs will play more of this kind of ball, the faster the rhythm, the more the Rockets like it, and winning in chaos is what the Rockets are best at.

No, in the future, Cheng Lei realized free throws for the first time, and Paul accelerated the dribble past the half.

Whenever he gets the chance, Paul will definitely find a way to speed up the attack.

Compared with the Spurs' constant guidance to find opportunities, the Rockets' offense is now simpler, that is, blocking and dismantling, and scoring three points directly after the opportunity.

Anderson finally seized a chance from outside the three-point line, and after receiving a pass from Cheng Lei, he hit a three-pointer.

Today, the Rockets' three-point overall feel is good, except for Paul and Capela, the other three have already scored three-point scores.

In the first quarter of the game, the two sides were so anxious until the end, and the Spurs led the Rockets by two points at 28:26.

"The Rockets have a really good card right now, they have so many ways to attack!"

"Well, the current trend of the league is biased towards small lineups, and the current small lineup of the Rockets, in fact, is very good in terms of configuration!"

When the players are resting, there is a constant discussion in the commentary bench about the current trend of basketball.