The cheers at the scene shook the sky, and the Rockets pulled back the momentum with one offense in the past.

Artest's effect on the pitch was immediate.

"This substitution is timely." Smith opened his mouth and complimented.

"Yes, if Artest doesn't fight, he's still a top 10 small forward in the league." Barkley said with a half-amused smile.

Artest's play allowed the Rockets to pull back the momentum little by little, and by the time there were about two minutes left before the end of the first quarter, the Rockets had erased the trailing score and chased it to a 26-26 tie.

At this time, the two sides also began to enter the rotation one after another.

On the Cavaliers' side, only one James was left in the starter, "Brazilian actor" Vallejo, "knife guard" Daniel Gibson, Joe Smith and Szczebiak were replaced one after another.

On the Rockets' side, Jordan Jr., Scola, Morrow and Sun Yue also followed, counting Artest, who was not replaced, this is a full bench lineup.

As soon as the Cavaliers attacked, James beckoned Vallejo to come over to block the demolition, which was not taking advantage of the front, and he no longer had a hard time with Artest.

After the disassembly, Vallejo brought Artest to the far end and James faced Scola.

The Rockets' defensive rotation was fast, and Morrow was the first to wrap it up.

James hit the ball in a covert way, and Gibson received the ball and scored a layup.

Jordan Jr.'s defense was a little stunned, and his defense was much slower.

"What are you doing?! Defend the forbidden area! That's your job! Artest yelled directly at little Jordan.

Jordan Jr. was stunned, and so were the rest of the Rockets.

The fans at the scene also didn't react at once.

Artest didn't care about the reaction of the players, and directly gave free throws to Sun Yue when he got to the bottom line, and then ran forward.

Sun Yue advanced to the front court with the ball and handed the ball to Scola to respond in the high post.

Jordan Jr. blocked one for Morrow, Scola hit the ball to Morrow, man to the ball, Morrow received the ball and made a three-point shot.

"Bang!"

The shot was a little heavier, and the ball hit the back of the basket and bounced high on the rim.

Jordan Jr. rushed over to grab it, but Joe Smith's experienced position was stuck and didn't let him pass.

James rushed in from the weak side to grab this defensive rebound.

But at this moment, a strong figure jumped first.

The jump is not high, but the judgment is very accurate, and he directly pockets the ball.

Artest!

James was going to come and grab back and forth at this time, and Joe Smith also came over to wrap up, which was to force him to make a mistake.

But at this moment, Artest threw the ball into the air and shouted: "DeAndrew! ”

Smith went to the bag, Jordan Jr. was unguarded, and then he heard a shout, looked at the basketball that flew into the air, he took a step and jumped.

He's not good at anything else, but it's his job!

"Bang!"

With a muffled sound, Jordan Jr. scored directly with an empty dunk.

"God! DeAndrew's take-off! Barkley shouted.

"That's all! That's it! Artest rushed out at this time and waved at little Jordan.

The two of them hit a chapter hard.

Little Jordan also roared excitedly, and it could be seen that he was directly excited.

The Cavaliers' offense, James looked for a block again, this time Artest went around the front in a timely manner, and Vallejo's block was unsuccessful.

James distributed the ball to Gibson and then cut to the basket.

This is forced to play without the ball.

However, this off-the-ball effect is very good, Gibson has a heart to hit the ball, James catches the ball and throws off Artest to make a layup.

Little Jordan stood under the basket and waved his palm.

"Bang!"

The ball is fanned straight out of the field.

Little Jordan covers James!

James paid most of his attention to Artest, who was chasing the defense, and without paying attention, he ate a big hat full of firepower from Jordan Jr.!

The cheers at the scene exploded directly, this ball is simply handsome!

Little Jordan was also quite excited after the block, roaring and screaming, and had a chest bump with Artest.

The Cavaliers sent the sideline ball, James was strictly guarded by Artest and had no chance to catch the ball, Gibson was also forced to death by Sun Yue after receiving the ball, and the last reluctant shot directly threw a three-point non-stick, and there was a 24-second violation.

The cheers were even louder.

The Rockets attacked, Sun Yue missed a three-point shot after blocking the frontcourt, and Scola snatched the rebound from the Cavaliers' two-man cluster.

James was in place at this time, and Scola's second attack missed.

But Jordan Jr. jumped high at this time to grab the frontcourt rebound and distribute it directly to the outside Moreau.

Morrow received the ball and adjusted it before throwing.

"Huh!"

Three-point hollow into the net.

Back on the defensive end, James misplaced Scola and rushed to the basket, and when he was about to be strong, Morrow stood up in advance and directly created a "little emperor" with the ball to hit people.

Moreau yelled excitedly after being pulled up by his teammates.

The emotions of the audience were also completely aroused, and there was no need for DJ shouting at this time, and they had already begun to cheer for the home team.

"Come on, Team Rocket!"

Sun Yue advanced to the front court with the ball, passed to Scola in seconds, and Scola shook off Joe Smith with Argentine dance steps, and hit the board with a whistle.

After the hit, the mild-mannered Scola also roared angrily and high-fived Sun Yue and Artest one by one.

The Rockets beat the Cavaliers 7-2 in the last 2 minutes of the first quarter!

The audience was indescribably excited.

This Rockets team is strong, but both at the beginning of the season and before it, it feels like something is missing.

When Artest first came on, they didn't feel much, but with the excellent performance of this substitute, they knew what it was.

Spirited, tough, excited, morale!

This Rockets team, Yao Ming, Maddy, and Billups are all top players in the league and are strong, but it has to be said that their temper is very gentle most of the time on and off the court.

Take the mistake of Jordan Jr. on the defensive end before, and the most they can do is to remind them.

But Artest is different, where can he not help his violent temper!

And that's what makes the Rockets' performance tougher.

That's what Team Rocket lacks the most!

Tang Tian also nodded at this time.

Needless to say, last season because of the weak opponent, and because of Millsap last season, the Rockets had no shortcomings in the balance of the lineup, most of the time they played tailwind, and although they encountered some resistance to winning the championship, they were generally smooth.

But this season is different, with competitors strengthening one after another, plus this is the third championship, it is the hardest year, you can imagine the intensity of the playoffs, and it is not impossible to be cornered.

But this toughness brought by Artest can really make the players fearless.

It's like he reprimanded a player who had lost his heart at the beginning of the season.

It is better to die standing than to lie down and live!