On the morning of March 7, Beijing time, the Rockets, who had won 15 consecutive games, visited the Thunder.

If they can win, they will equal the record for the longest winning streak of any NBA team this season.

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Jump ball.

Capela jumps the ball with Adams.

Adams flicked the ball into Westbrook's hands, who pushed it forward and gave it to Carmelo Anthony, but the latter walked in violation of the rules.

In turn, James Harden made a layup and was blocked with a 24-second violation.

The Thunder split the ball in the middle corner and was intercepted by the Rockets. The Rockets pass the ball after blocking and dismantling, and the Thunder break the ball. Adams passes straight up front and is intercepted by Ariza.

Both teams started off with a very tight start.

It wasn't until Chris Paul passed the ball to Ariza in the bottom corner, who broke through to the basket and distributed the ball to Tucker in the other corner, that the latter opened the deadlock with a rainbow three-pointer.

After that, the two sides fell into a bitter battle again, Harden was covered by a layup, George hit the board and threw a shot wide, Tucker shot a hollow outside the basket, George made a bad pass, Ariza came out of the empty three-point basket, and finally Paul stepped up and hit the outside. With four minutes played, the Rockets took a narrow 8-4 lead.

The Thunder took the first timeout.

After the timeout, the Thunder's Big Three carried the offensive banner, melon Anthony hit a three-point shot, Westbrook half-turned and stepped back to shoot a two-point jumper, Paul George hit a three-pointer after blocking and dismantling the defense without the ball, and Anthony made two fouls and then pulled three points after making two free throws - not only surpassed Jerry West to rise to 20th place in the NBA's total scoring list, but also helped the Thunder to overtake 17-8.

It's bound to be a tug-of-war!

Fortunately, the Houston Rockets still have a bearded brother. He hit a 2-plus-1 breakaway shot to make it 11-17. The rocket substitution, Yang Yiming and Bamot appeared in advance, and the rocket switched to a small lineup!

This is after the tactical weight of Yang Yiming in the last game against the Celtics has risen, and this game is several minutes earlier than the normal rotation time!

Yang Yiming lived up to the weight of head coach D'Antoni, and first faced Antony at 45 degrees on the right side after coming on the field. Yang Yiming bet that the latter's forehand confidence skyrocketed, and he would definitely get the ball and shoot, so he directly blocked the shot line. Anthony was interfered with, his shot was missed, the Rockets switched from defense to offense, Yang Yiming quickly went down again, and by the time Harden dribbled to the three-point line, he was already stuck at the end of the free throw line in advance. Harden understood, three big steps swept past Yang Yiming, the defender was blocked and couldn't find the north, and Harden made an easy layup.

If one round isn't enough, then another round.

It was the Rockets' shift from defense to offense, Harden did not rush to break through, Yang Yiming went down to the restricted area from the 45-degree oblique 45-degree single-block cover of Bamot, and in the face of Adams' defense, he retreated to advance, and a feint of the upper limbs nailed the bulky opponent center to the ground. When Harden arrived at the ball, Yang Yiming poured his hands into the basket. And Anthony, who was eager to rebuild his advantage, forced a layup against three people, and was spotted by the last Rockets inside and slapped the ball on the rebound.

It's none other than the yellow-skinned Yang Yiming!

At the end of the first quarter, relying on the power of the bench, the Rockets overtook by two points 26-24.

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The real improvement of "Dr. Yang's" role on the court depends on his continuous flash performance in the second, third and fourth quarters.

In the second quarter, 10 minutes and 14 seconds, Gordon blocked and dismantled at the top of the arc and inside, jumped up to assist Yang Yiming in the bottom corner, and hit a three-point shot.

At 9 minutes and 41 seconds in the second quarter, Bamot and Yang Yiming's blocking and dismantling cooperation ended, and the latter went down strongly. Bamot blew a pass, and Yiming arched again, just outside the three-point line Eric Gordon ran out of space, and Yang Yiming assisted to score.

At 6 minutes and 45 seconds in the second quarter, Harden and Yang Yiming blocked and dismantled, attracting a second pass behind the double pack, and the latter strode and threw easily in the restricted area. Yang Yiming's strength seemed to be a little bigger, but fortunately, the direction was correct enough, and he scored in the basket after hitting the rebound. It's still a whistle! The Rockets then sent a 12-0 attack wave, 38-30.

Yibian fights again.

Yang Yiming and the bosses are connected.

At 5 minutes and 11 seconds in the third quarter, Paul handed his hand to Yang Yiming, who responded, Yang Yiming faked a throw, and Paul faked a run. The two of them shook the Oklahoma City Thunder's defensive team with a single cautious eye. Paul drilled the basket and was completely unguarded, Yang Yiming picked up the ball just right, and Paul scored two points.

At 3:09 in the third quarter, Harden singled out Wei Shao. The reunion of the two old friends of OKC has long been different. Harden was probably afraid that Wei Shao was familiar with his offensive routines, and he didn't dribble under his crotch repeatedly, only used his body to protect his left hand, and after a few steps of probing, he was bored and killed inside. Wei Shao was not ambiguous, beckoning his partner Adams to face the attack, who knew that Harden had already thought of a change, his left hand was thrown over the top, and the basketball head was long and long, flying towards Yang Yiming, who was oblique at 45 degrees, and assisted three points.

At 1 minute and 15 seconds in the third quarter, Yang Yiming received a basketball in the bottom corner and couldn't shoot, and casually transferred it to Paul, who was one step away from the 45-degree three-point line. St. Paul looked up at the frame and hesitated for half a second before meeting the Thunder's "Pickled Pepper" Paul. You can even get an assist!

87-74, the Rockets continued to lead after three quarters.

At 11 minutes and 19 seconds in the fourth quarter, Paul came to reciprocate. He dribbled to attract the defense, and Yang Yiming made a big stride to the Thunder penalty area. Paul flicked the little spinning top and passed the ball with a cannonball; Yang Yiming licked the basket easily and expanded the difference to 15 points.

Since then, although the Thunder Triumvirate fought to the death and chased the score to 10 points in the last three minutes, Yang Yiming, who was no longer a spectator at the decisive moment, once again affected the situation. 3 minutes and 16 seconds in the fourth quarter, 110-99, the backward Thunder launched a fast attack, Westbrook burst forward, and center Steve Adams just didn't have time to retreat in the previous round, but then took advantage of the position in the restricted area.

Yang Yiming, who was still blocked behind Adams a second ago, found an opportunity to twist the opponent's arm and stabbed it diagonally. Adams was caught off guard and grabbed Yang Yiming's shoulder with his arm, but he lost his center of gravity in the air and still slapped Wei Shao's pass away with one hand.

The volley is taken by Paul!

The success of small defense and big goes around! Isn't this exactly the maneuverability of the inside line that the rocket is seeking!

With Yang Yiming's stable output, in the last minute, Coach D'Antoni even put him on the court for the first time with peace of mind, replacing Capela, who was relatively bad at free throws. Paul, Harden, Gordon, Ariza, the Rockets' lineup can defend three-point shooting on the outside (defensive focus), and the rebounding ball on the inside is guarded by Yang Yiming (two-point shooting can be relatively abandoned). As long as everyone can stand at the free throw line and hit two points when they get the ball, they are completely unafraid of the Thunder's foul tactics.

Sure enough, although the Thunder also scored a few extreme goals in the end, the Rockets still had the last laugh!

122 to 112.

Sixteen wins in a row!