Jackson is a compliment, but in reality, Billups fully deserves it.

Paul was trying to lead his teammates, but the Rockets gave little space, and Peterson was out of shape, and after more than half a quarter, the Rockets extended the margin to double digits, as in previous games.

As the game dragged on, Paul had to go back to his old ways.

On the Rockets' side, Billups did a good job of filling the scoring gap caused by Maddy's absence, not only playing well himself, but also driving all his teammates.

In a desperate situation, Paul exploded with great energy, and West continued to continue his hot hand, and under the leadership of the duo, the Hornets and the Rockets were in a stalemate until the final stage.

With 30 seconds left in the game, the Hornets trailed the Rockets by just two points, 0-03.

Billups was standing outside the three-point line at this time and controlled the ball to press time.

All the spectators in the stadium have already stood up, and if the Rockets can score this goal, they will basically be able to pocket the game.

With about 0 seconds left on the offensive clock, Billups beckoned inside.

Yao Ming came out of the interior to do a pick-and-roll at this time, and it seemed that Billups was ready to break through at the last moment.

This is also the most correct choice, Chandler has a role in defending Yao Ming, but it is difficult to defend against Billups, not to mention what the footsteps move, but also to guard against Billups's return pass.

Yao Ming mentioned the three-point line, a solid block.

Billups borrowed the pick-and-roll, but instead of rushing inside, he suddenly pulled up and shot a three-pointer from the outside before Chandler switched defenses.

It came down very suddenly.

"Huh!"

Without waiting for others to react, a crisp sound of entering the network had instantly ignited the Toyota Center.

Cold-blooded three!

“！！”

As Scott called a timeout, the audience erupted in cheers one after another.

Billups went off the field with his right hand raised high, full of aura.

Despite the strong performances of West and Paul, tonight was destined to be a night.

After the timeout, Paul held the ball and called Chandler to block and dismantle.

With less than 0 seconds left before the end of the game, the team was trailing by 5 points, and three points were the only option.

Chandler blocked, and Paul received the ball to score three points.

"Smack!"

There was a crisp sound, and Paul's eyes were on the basket, but his hands were empty.

The cheers were deafening.

Billups, who successfully judged Paul's choice at the most critical moment, broke the ball off!

Billups broke the ball and raced forward.

The Hornets all rushed up to foul him, but Pargo was quick and got the foul just before the end.

However, there were less than five seconds left before the race.

The camera is given to Paul.

Paul gritted his braces in his mouth and looked at the score above his head, his expression very helpless.

Billups goes to the free throw line.

“VP！ VP！ ”

For the first time this season, the Toyota Center gave him a cheer of VP.

But he's a VP, and he really deserves that kind of shouting in this game.

Amid cheers, Billups hit both free throws and scored five straight points in the final minute to help the Rockets extend their lead to seven points.

This basically also sentenced the Hornets to death.

Peja hit a last-minute three-pointer but it didn't help.

In the end, the Rockets defeated the Hornets 0-04 at home to win Game 5 of the series, and thus eliminated the Hornets with a score of 4-0 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the second year in a row!

Paul contributed 36 points and 9 assists, West had 2 points and rebounds, and the two successfully applied to join the "empty slash group".

On the Rockets' side, the best performance is undoubtedly Billups, who shot 6 three-pointers in the game, contributed 30 points and 2 assists, and his statistics are not inferior to Paul, but also supported the whole team's offense, worthy of the name of the third big man of the Rockets.

At the final whistle, the crowd cheered Billups on a long run.

Billups also responded to the fans with his hands raised after hugging Paul.

Billups came off the court, and Maddie, dressed in a suit, smiled like a five- or six-year-old child, and hugged him directly and kept saying something.

After the game, Tang Tian and Billups, Yao Ming, and Morey had a press conference.

"A good game, Chauncey was very good tonight, coach, what do you think?" At the beginning of the press conference, the reporter asked Tang Tian a question.

"The fans have already commented on it, VP." Tang Tian said with a smile.

This answer immediately drew a burst of laughter from the reporters below, and this was the first time they had seen the coach say this about his players.

Billups, who was on the side, also gave Tang Tian a thumbs up.

"Is there anything you'd like to say about your opponents, the Hornets? They almost won the game. The reporter then asked.

"They're a very good opponent and have a bright future, and if they stay healthy, they'll be a very competitive team in the West next season." Tang Tian nodded and said, maybe only he knows that the Hornets will plummet next season because of injuries.

"Anything to say about P3? I noticed that at the end of the game, he looked rather frustrated. The reporter continued to ask.

"He's an incredible player, you know we did everything we could to limit him, but we still couldn't stop him from scoring, and hopefully one day, he'll be able to lead the team to meet us in the Western Conference Finals." Tang Tian continued.

He really expects this, and as he travels longer and longer, his influence on history grows, and the future is no longer fully known to him.

After the press conference, Tang Tian went to the locker room to take a look at the players who were celebrating, and then went back to the coach's office.

Reached the Western Conference finals again, but this year's opponent is no longer the Spurs, but the Lakers.

The day before this game, the series between the Spurs and the Lakers had ended, and the aging Spurs were finally eliminated by 4-1 in the face of the Lakers joined by Gasol.

Fans with a better mentality can comfort themselves with odd-numbered years to win championships, but most know that it is really difficult for this Spurs to rise.

Lakers.

Tang Tian looked at the video of the Lakers' playoff game.

The only good news for the Rockets is that Bynum has not been able to return to the playoffs after playing more than 30 games for the season due to injury.

The Lakers have one less Bynum, and Yao Ming will have a big advantage on the inside.

Just as he was thinking, there was a knock on the office door.

"Coach, it's me." Yao Ming's voice came from outside.

This really means that Cao Cao Cao arrived, and Tang Tian shouted to let Yao Ming in.

He paused the video first, but looked up to find that it was not only Yao Ming who came in, but also a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes, to be precise, a Chinese in his 50s.

"What is this?" Tang Tian looked puzzled, why did this Yao Ming bring an uninvited guest.