Chapter 70: A New Quest (Part 3)
Maddie walked to the free throw line, met the boos from the sky, and hit the free throw steadily.
He personally played a wave of 10-0 attacks and led the Rockets to overtake the score.
And that's just the beginning of the show.
The next half quarter of the game became Maddie's solo show.
Facing the super big lever of the defense.
** Three points of dry pulling.
After the breakthrough, there was a backhand buckle on the person.
A dozen or three difficult picks.
Signature board-playing dunk.
……
In less than a quarter, he alone has swept 26 points!
The Rockets fans were all crazy, and they saw the Magic Mai in a trance! In a trance, I saw the man who killed the Spurs in 35 seconds and 13 minutes!
The Jazz fans were stunned by this momentum, and the noise was several dimensions smaller than the opening.
At this time, Tang Tian remembered a word from his previous life, which originated from "Zone" in the Japanese comic "Kuroko's Basketball".
This word refers to the fact that the player will enter a super-first-class state, all the body's reactions, feelings, and speed have reached 100% of the state, in the history of the NBA, only Jordan, Kobe Bryant and a few other people can enter this state, but at this moment Maddie is obviously in this state.
With Maddy's excellent play, the Rockets, who fell behind at the beginning, led the Jazz by double digits at 38-28 at the end of the first quarter.
And compared to scoring, the bigger change comes from the momentum on the court, and the Rockets have completely pulled back the momentum that was suppressed in the opening game.
Although the noise of the energy plan arena is still overwhelming, the Rockets players are no longer as timid as they were at the beginning, and they have regained their usual playing feel under the guidance of Maddie.
And this also allowed the Rockets to win the game step by step, just like the previous two games.
106-96, the tenacious Jazz played their style at home, but still lost to the Rockets.
Maddie ushered in a big explosion in this game, scoring 48 points on 18-of-28 shooting, setting a new high in his playoff career.
After winning this game, the Rockets have a 3-0 lead over their opponents in the big score.
Although at the post-game press conference, Tang Tian still said in a low-key manner that the series is far from over, but everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before the Rockets advance, and there has never been a precedent for a reversal when the NBA has a 3-0 lead.
The day had just ended with a regular meeting of the coaching staff, and a member of the team's staff came.
"Don, Boss Alexander wants to see you."
Leslie Alexander, the owner of the Rockets, bought the Rockets for $85 million in 1993 and has remained so ever since, and is one of the few veteran owners in the NBA.
When Tang Tian officially became the head coach of the Rockets before, Dawson took him to meet once, a very gentle and elegant old man.
Alexander was basically in Houston for most of his time, but he didn't expect to come to Salt Lake City this time, and he didn't know what was going on.
"Okay, I got it."
Tang Tian nodded in agreement, and asked Thibodeau and Cole to go to the training hall to lead the team to train first, and then got up and walked out.
In the coach's office of the visiting team, Tang Tian saw Alexander, but unlike last time, he was alone, and Dawson was not around.
"Mr. Alexander, why are you here?" After entering, Tang Tian greeted him politely.
"Come, sit." Alexander smiled and motioned for Tang Tian to sit down.
"You've been very exciting so far, but I'm here today to hope you can do one thing." Alexander said, his face slowly becoming serious.
Tang Tian looked at Alexander suspiciously.
"I hope you can finish the series in the next game." There was a hint of fierceness in Alexander's eyes.
Next game to end the series?
Tang Tian didn't expect Alexander to come to Salt Lake City specifically because of this, but he understood it after a little thought.
Since winning the championship in the first two years of buying the Rockets, the Rockets have not passed the championship in the past 20 years, not to mention winning the championship, even the first round of the playoffs.
Originally, at this time, it was said that these were all bad characters, but Tang Tian knew that sometimes, pride was more important than character.
"Don't worry, Mr. Alexander, maybe we can prepare three thousand brooms in advance." Tang Tian said with a smile.
Broom, meaning sweep, that is, the meaning of sweeping.
Hearing what Tang Tian said, Alexander paused for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing.
That's what he wants.
"I'm waiting for your good news." As he came out of the office, Alexander said with a smile.
Tang Tian also smiled and nodded.
Sending Alexander away, his expression narrowed.
Although it is arrogant, a team like the Jazz will not be willing to be swept away, and the fourth game of the series between the two sides will only be more difficult to play than the third.
He had to give his team another shot in advance.
Walking outside the training hall, there were fierce confrontations and shouts inside, and after the experience of the last game, the players trained significantly more seriously and hard.
Tang Tian entered, watched from the sidelines for a while, and then motioned to Thibodeau to call the players up.
When the team members all stood up, Tang Tian was about to speak.
"Coach, we're 3-0 up, no team has ever turned the tables this time, right?" Alston said with a smile.
"Yes." Tang Tian paused for a moment and nodded.
"Yay!"
Hearing Tang Tian's answer, the faces of the team members were full of joy, and many people screamed.
"But there is a first time for everything, and neither you nor I would want to be the first." Tang Tian continued.
This basin of cold water poured down, and the team members soon fell silent.
Tang Tian's expression became serious: "The Jazz team is a team known for being tough, this is not only on the court, but also off the court, they will definitely do their best in the next game, and once they are given a chance to breathe, the whole series will become extremely difficult, you definitely don't want this round of the series to be dragged to the sixth, or even the seventh." ”
After Tang Tian said this, the players all nodded one after another, if they were really dragged behind by the Jazz team, even if they could win, they would have taken off a layer of skin, and when the time came to play the second round, they would probably be pinched directly by the opponent as a soft persimmon.
'We have to have the confidence to win the game, but we also have to be prepared for difficulties, we have to despise the opponent in terms of momentum, but in the same way, we have to value the opponent in our hearts, that's how we win, that's our way.' Tang Tian said in a louder voice.
The players felt the momentum between the words, and the excitement on their faces reappeared.
"So, let's win the fourth, it's a task, it's a task that we have to do and will do!" Tang Tian shouted.
"Yay! Yes! ”
After listening to this, the team members shouted excitedly one by one as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.