Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Tilt of the Scales (Part II)

Not only the fans, but also Barkley and Smith in the commentary box also felt it.

It's hard to say why, but the Rockets are clearly the more dynamic ones on the court.

On the Spurs' offense, Duncan misplaced Battier, turned and hooked his hand wide, grabbed the offensive rebound, and made up for it.

The Rockets' offense, Yao Ming sent a second pass, and Maddie got a shot at a 45-degree angle of the three-point line on the right side and hit a three-point shot.

The Spurs' offense, Duncan misplaced Millsap's shot missed the board, and the rebound was collected by Yao Ming.

The Rockets attacked, Blake missed a three-pointer, but Millsap got a rebound in the scramble, and a layup caused Oberto's hitter to foul, and he hit both free throws after going to the free throw line.

The game played more than three minutes, and the Rockets dominated the game and already led the Spurs 8-4.

The footage of the scene was given to Spurs coach Popovich.

The old handsome man was restless, and from time to time he reached out to support his forehead.

The camera then gives the Rockets half court.

Tang Weather is calm.

The mentality of the two coaches reflects the situation on the court, and the Rockets seem to have an advantage all of a sudden after six big games.

The game is still going on on the court, although it is not obvious to see, but the Rockets are indeed pulling away the difference little by little.

By the time halftime was over, that lead was already visible to the naked eye, and at 58-46, the Rockets had a whopping 12-point lead.

"What happened? What happened to the Spurs? "Barkley was watching from the sidelines.

In fact, not only Barkley, but also the home fans are also confused and have no idea what is going on.

Smith also looked at the Spurs' half court in confusion at this time.

It was then that he noticed something different.

Duncan was wiping the sweat from his forehead with a towel, and Ginobili gasped for breath and coughed violently after a while.

Slowly, there was a look of sudden realization in his eyes.

"Spurs, dragged down." Smith withdrew his gaze and said with a wry smile.

"What?" Barkley didn't know why Smith had come up with such a phrase.

"The Spurs are very strong, but you and me, we all forget that Horry is 38, Bowen is 36, Finley is 34, Oberto is 33, Thiem is 31, and even Manu is 30." Smith snapped his fingers one by one, counting the ages of the Spurs' main players.

Buckley paused, then thoughtfully.

After all, it's not just the stars who are playing, the age of these role players of the Spurs is indeed a bit old.

"If you change to another team before, even if it is the Rockets before the tactical adjustment, the Spurs have an absolute chance of winning, but everything has changed since the tactical adjustment of the Rockets in the third game, the infinite air cut is not a small physical drain on the Rockets players, but it will only be greater for the Spurs who are showing their old state, not to mention that this series is now in the seventh game, look at Tim, look at Manu, this is the most difficult game of their career."

As Smith spoke, Barkley also turned his head to look at the Spurs' bench.

At this time, Duncan and Ginobili, and even Finley and Bowen, were all sitting and listening to Popovich's tactics.

One detail that has proven Smith's words to be true.

"The Rockets, on the other hand, are becoming more and more adept at new tactics, and they are getting better at one ...... other," Smith said and didn't go any further, but it didn't need to be said.

"Perhaps, these old guys still have a way." Barkley said uncertainly.

"Perhaps." Smith turned to look at the Rockets halfcourt again.

And the Spurs are two completely opposite states, a duo at the peak of their prime, a bunch of young role players.

At this time, at the mental level, if the Spurs are sunset, then the Rockets are sunrise in the east.

After the timeout, Duncan continued to scramble for frontcourt rebounds to make the final attack.

At halftime, the Spurs trailed the Rockets by 10 points, 48-58.

In the midfield interaction, the fans' interest was not high because of the home team's backwardness, and their eyes looked at the players' tunnel from time to time, expecting the home team to stage a Jedi counterattack in the second half.

Returning from the 20-minute break, the Spurs played some momentum and pushed the deficit to four points at one point.

But soon, the Rockets pulled the momentum back a little bit.

As Smith said, the Spurs made it to Game 7 and were exhausted and dragged down by the Rockets' infinite air cuts.

At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets' lead became more and more obvious, and it had reached more than 15 points.

The balance of victory has tilted in favor of the Spurs from the beginning, to gradually balanced, and now, it has begun to tilt in favor of the Rockets.

Popovich didn't give up, or he already had no other way.

As soon as the fourth quarter began, the main players of the Spurs all appeared.

This is the way to play.

Tang Tian naturally didn't give him a chance, and he also put the main force on the line.

In a desperate situation, "GDP" continued to play, attracting cheers from fans at the scene.

But the Rockets did not show weakness, and Yao Mai would never give up the victory in hand.

There was also a small episode in the process, the veteran Bowen tried to give Maddie a foot, but was dodged by Maddie, and as a result, he stole the chicken and couldn't eat the rice, and he was hit by the nose and spurted blood, and he went to the emergency treatment.

The difference between the two teams from the beginning of the fourth quarter to the halfway point of the fourth quarter remained unchanged.

It's just that this point hasn't changed, and the winner has been divided.

With two minutes left in the final game, Duncan fell off the line in the scramble and was helped to his feet by teammate Oberto, and his steps were a little staggering.

Seeing this, Popovich finally gave up and began to replace the main force off the field.

At this time, in Houston, China on the other side of the ocean was already boiling.

Team Rocket, it's going to win!

Seeing that the Spurs had the main force, Tang Tian didn't rush to kill them all, and also withdrew the main force.

The two sides played the last two minutes.

At the moment of the final whistle, the fans at the scene seemed to see it and applaud the home team.

Regardless of the outcome, this Spurs team is strong enough to be worthy of the fans.

Duncan behaved indifferently, smiling and waving to the fans.

And Parker was a little emotionally out of control at this time, holding his towel and crying there, Ginobili walked over to comfort him.

And on the other end of the court, the Rockets were already in a frenzy of celebration.

In the midst of this cheer, no one noticed that Maddie, like Parker, was also holding a towel and crying with a low head.

Tang Tian noticed it and went over and patted Maddie's head.

"I'm fine, I'm fine." Maddie kept nodding her head, her tone choked.

A scoring champion who has never broken the first round, the core of the team that was reversed 1-3, and now in the finals, maybe only Maddie himself can understand what it feels like.

Yao Ming was crazy, screaming wildly there.

He also held back for too long.

2-0 lead 2 years ago, then overturned, 1 year ago due to injury, missed the playoffs.

But now, they are 2-0 down and have reversed others!

And now, it's the finals.

At this time, far away on the other side of the ocean, I don't know how many Chinese fans are crying.

has accompanied Yao Ming for four years, experienced reversals, injuries, and finally entered the finals!

The tears of excitement are like a flood that opens the floodgates, and they can't be stopped.