"Be patient!" Tang Tian saw that the players were a little depressed on their faces, and stood on the sidelines to remind loudly.

Nowitzki is on fire, but at the intensity of the playoffs, the odds of a full game are not high.

The Rockets attacked, Yao Ming continued to play inside, Dampier had a foul and didn't dare to reach out casually, Yao Ming hit the basket and scored.

The Rockets didn't have much to do with Nowitzki, but looking back, the Mavericks didn't have much to do with Yao Ming.

Kidd took the ball to the front court to find Nowitzki to block and dismantle, dismantled the back of a pass to the bottom corner, and switched hands in the air to return the ball to Nowitzki at the top of the arc.

Yi Jianlian has a good sense of the ball and is not out of position.

Nowitzki received the ball and then shot against Yi Jianlian's defense.

"Bang!"

The ball hit the rebound and bounced into the basket.

Three points, back in!

Nowitzki scored 10 points in a row in the opening game!

This hand is directly on fire!

Tang Tian turned around at this time and called Artest up.

This feeling reminded him of the unstoppable old driver in his previous life for 11 years.

If they don't make adjustments, the Rockets may really be shot to death by the old driver.

Billups advanced to the frontcourt, and the Mavericks made a key call to Yao Ming at this time, and also began to use the way of going around the front and interfering with the pass to limit Yao Ming's catch.

Carlisle's tactical level is still very good.

Yao Ming didn't have a chance to catch the ball, and Billups turned and handed the ball to Maddie.

Maddie single-handedly held the ball, directly singled out Terry, and after a series of turns, he turned 360 degrees on the spot and pulled dry.

"Huh!"

There was a crunch.

The ball is scored beautifully, and the shot is even more beautiful.

Looking back, Yi Jianlian and Nowitzki received a foul when they were scrambling in the low post.

The short whistle sounded on the sidelines, and Artest came on to replace Yi Jianlian.

Kidd wanted to get the ball into Nowitzki's hands, but Artest's front came faster and more thoroughly than Yi Jianlian, and Nowitzki was a little untenable.

He couldn't get the angle to pass the lob high.

Nowitzki couldn't catch the ball, Kidd looked back to Terry, and Terry broke through to the layup and was interfered with by Yao Ming.

The Mavericks' opening momentum was finally suppressed.

The two sides are fighting-for-tat, and the situation is extremely anxious.

With three minutes left in the first quarter, the score was 26-26 and the two teams were tied.

The two sides have entered the rotation lineup, and Nowitzki is still on the field.

The Mavericks' offense, White's three-point miss, Sun Yue grabbed a long rebound and launched a fast break, and Scola scored a layup while he was assisting.

Turning around, Nowitzki drew the bag and gave the ball to Howard, who also scored an open cut layup.

Sun Yue's three-point score was not scored, Artest grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, and scored against Bass.

The Mavericks attacked, and Nowitzki's back-to-back rooster returned independently.

The two sides staged a big battle back and forth, and Carlisle's substitution adjustment allowed the Mavericks not to fall behind in the bench period.

Nowitzki played the entire first half, scoring a staggering 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting!

It was also with his play that the Mavericks played a 57-56 match with the Rockets at halftime, leading the Rockets by one point.

The fans at the scene were excited, but Tang Tian's expression was still relaxed.

With Nowitzki playing the full half, Carlisle was tactically helpless and cornered.

"Rick, I'm sorry."

When he came back from halftime, Tang Tian glanced at Carlisle, who was frowning at half time next door, and said silently in his heart.

Coming back in the second half, the Rockets made adjustments to the starting lineup, and Artest directly replaced Yi Jianlian.

At the beginning, Billups went to the front court and handed the ball directly to Maddie, who beckoned Yao Ming to do a high block.

The Mavericks immediately caught Yao Ming and Maddy.

However, at this time, Battier and Artest were already in position in the bottom corner, one left and one right.

Maddie flicked the ball to Battier in the bottom right corner.

Battier made a three-pointer.

"Huh!"

This time he seized the opportunity and went into the net with a three-point hollow.

The Mavericks attacked, and Kidd also looked for Nowitzki, who continued the hot feeling of the first half, turning and leaning back to score.

Billups drove forward with the ball and gave it to Maddy.

Maddie looked for Yao Ming to block again, but this time he went out after the dismantle, and after retreating to the three-point line, he made a quick three-point shot.

"Bang!"

The ball was not scored, but Yao Ming covered the sky with one hand, grabbed the offensive rebound and scored directly on the board.

It can be clearly felt that the Rockets' tactics after returning from the second half are simpler and faster.

The Mavericks attacked, and Nowitzki received the ball at the top of the circle and shot at Artest's defense.

"Bang!"

The ball was a little shorter, and Artest grabbed the defensive long rebound, turned around and pushed the fast break directly.

The Rockets rushed forward on the fourth line except for Yao Ming.

The Mavericks struggled to retreat, and Maddie was a three-pointer when he got to the frontcourt.

"Bang!"

The ball didn't go in, and Nowitzki grabbed the defensive rebound.

Kidd advanced to the frontcourt to press the tempo, and the Rockets shrank to the basket at this time.

Howard has an open three-pointer from the outside.

"Bang!"

Howard's shot also missed, and Yao Ming grabbed the defensive rebound and handed it to Billups.

The Rockets are still pushing fast offense in four lines.

The Mavericks struggled to retreat from the ball, but at this moment, Nowitzki tripped himself and fell from the midcourt to the backcourt three-point line.

Artest scored on a layup in confusion.

Carlisle was walking back and forth on the sidelines at this time, looking a little restless.

As a master tactician, he quickly realized what Tang Tian had to do, speed up, play counterattacks, and speed up the pace of offensive and defensive conversion.

Just like he did in the first two games, the difference is that Tang Tian put this in the starting period.

And he also knew what Tang Tian's purpose was in doing this.

Nowitzki.

Because of the difference in strength, he had to let Nowitzki play more time, which did work, but more time also meant more physical exertion, and Nowitzki's fall just now was very telling.

The game on the field continues.

Kidd tried to keep the tempo down, but the Rockets' defense tightened and Howard had another open three-point opportunity.

"Bang!"

Howard voted or didn't go in.

After Battier grabbed the defensive rebound, the Rockets were still on a fast break and pulled up the tempo again.

Carlisle sighed helplessly at this time.

Tang Tian's opponent is too terrifying, even if he has an absolute advantage in strength, he still studies the Mavericks thoroughly.

Since the playoffs, Howard's three-point shooting rate has only been in the early 20%, and the third scoring point of a team may not be a detail that most coaches will not pay attention to, but Tang Tian is now grasping it.

Carlisle didn't dare to replace Nowitzki, but after the Rockets picked up, the difference was still visible to the naked eye.

By the end of the third quarter, the Rockets had unwittingly extended their lead to 15 points.

The fans were a little confused.

At halftime, they were still fantasizing about a bright future, but the Rockets turned around and gave them the harshest reality.